Editorials and other Opinion content offer perspectives on issues important to our community and are independent from the work of our newsroom reporters. By Ned Barnett Special interest groups and ...

Suzanne Wertman used to work as a certified nurse-midwife at a private practice in Wilmington. But in a day, that changed.

Abigail Blythe Batton/ Staff Correspondent Amanda McGee, director of the Cherokee County Department of Social Services, is ...

Dr. Mandy Cohen, who worked in the Obama administration, led North Carolina’s pandemic response as NCDHHS Secretary.

Gov. Roy Cooper is likely to receive a budget that includes new income tax relief he dislikes, continues a corporate tax ...

North Carolina has become the 40th state to expand Medicaid. The proposed plan from Roy Cooper addresses mental health, specifically in youths ages 10-18, as suicide attempts have doubled, increasing ...

Nirav Shah, former leader of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, had been a top contender for the position.

Members of the North Carolina House Health Committee, who may or may not support legalizing medical marijuana, now have a ...

Imagine a North Carolina where everybody has access to high-quality ... The N.C. General Assembly brought us closer to that goal in March with passage of Medicaid expansion, a wonderful step that will ...

The Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust said Tuesday it is providing $350,000 to nonprofit health care advocacy group Care4Carolina toward its initial Medicaid expansion efforts.

Two Senate committees approved legislation to legalize mobile and some in-person sports betting in North Carolina, and the ...