The 2026 Emerging Issues Forum brought together decision-makers and advocates to share their challenges, ideas and solutions for the state’s aging water infrastructure.

Chatham County’s family physician-led maternity unit offers a possible blueprint for filling maternity care gaps.

A legislative committee examining the failures of North Carolina's mental health system is considering strengthening the state's outpatient commitment law.

A ruling frees up billions for EV charging, offering hope to West End residents living with highway exhaust even as I‑77 toll lane plan looms.

In Asheville, a housing crisis is colliding with mold, a poorly understood health threat that ballooned in the wake of Helene.

N.C.'s Perinatal Quality Collaborative lost funding in a budget fight between the GOP-led General Assembly and Democratic Gov. Josh Stein.

In North Carolina’s Buncombe County, home to Asheville and Mission Hospital, health officials had counted seven measles cases by mid-February and anticipated many more, according to state ...

People with mental illness cycle in and out of hospitals, ERs and jails. NC lawmakers on an involuntary commitment committee want to stop that, but it’s easier said than done.

Jay Ludlam’s departure comes as North Carolina's Medicaid program faces some of its biggest challenges yet. But he believes it’s in good hands.

A yearlong review by Disability Rights NC found stark differences among facilities, with some teens locked in their cells more than 22 hours a day.

Federal and state actions seek transparency and fair reimbursements from pharmacy benefit managers, as rural communities lose local drugstores.