The first step to accessing a wider array of intensive mental health services is to apply for Medicaid . You can apply in person at your county Department of Social Services office. Linked is a map ...

By Rachel Crumpler As last year’s state budget stalemate stretched into January of this year, N.C. Department of Adult Correction Secretary Leslie Cooley Dismukes laid out the crises facing her ...

A Wake County program collects unopened cafeteria items instead of the landfill, cutting waste and methane, advocates push to add dairy.

The NC Health News team shows off their 2025 NC Press Association awards. Front row from left: Editor and founder Rose Hoban, Will Atwater and Rachel Crumpler. Back row from left: Jennifer Fernandez, ...

Want to catch up with your lawmakers are doing? It’s challenging, given that the modern streaming era has come slowly to our state legislature compared to neighboring states, such as Virginia, South ...

Cyclospora infects the small intestine, and usually causes watery diarrhea with frequent, sometimes explosive bowel movements. Other symptoms can include loss of appetite, substantial loss of weight, ...

In North Carolina’s largest jail, hundreds of people sleep on the floor on portable bed platforms. As of July 16, 2,146 people were in custody in Mecklenburg County’s uptown Charlotte jail — 242 ...

A new rule change would allow agencies to terminate federal grants for political reasons — without a reason or appeal.