Many people assume obesity is caused by inactivity and burning fewer calories. But our diets — and excess calorie intake — may actually be the cause.

Dr. Melina Kibbe is currently chief health affairs officer at UVA Health and dean of the University of Virginia School of ...

Researchers provide a debrief about how their mapping of key locations, including private wells, septic systems and service ...

North Carolina's stricter abortion law, which took effect in July 2023, bans most abortions past 12 weeks in pregnancy. The ...

A report on President Donald Trump’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda is in conflict with early Trump administration ...

A lengthy crime bill signed into law July 9 will limit access to certain autopsy records. Critics say it adds barriers to ...

Budget cuts threaten SNAP-Ed programs in North Carolina, impacting community gardens and education for healthy eating.

North Carolina Children’s Health (NC Children’s) in the US has announced the town of Apex as the site for its new campus, which will house the only independent, freestanding hospital in the Carolinas.

Overall, four people die by suicide very day in North Carolina, she said. “That’s just overwhelming,” Crosbie said. State ...

APEX, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s first standalone children’s hospital will be built in a bedroom community near the state capital, the project’s health systems announced Thursday, creating a campus ...

The vulnerabilities stem from the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) allowing Medicaid providers with license limitations, suspensions, or other credential issues to remain on the ...

We look at what Senator Thom Tillis' decision to not run for re-election means for North Carolina politics, and for Democratic dreams to capture that seat in 2026.