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Researchers recommend “awe walks,” where you take time to note the many wonders in the vast outdoors around us, “to promote prosocial positive emotions in older adults.” They can also be an antidote ...

Challenge to constitutionality of certificate of need law, regulating medical facilities expansion, could be headed back to NC Supreme Court.

As Christmas nears, many children will be anticipating a visit from Santa. But despite drops in North Carolina’s unemployment rate and a slowly recovering economy, many of North Carolina’s children ...

A planned apartment complex in Atrium Health’s medical innovation district includes affordable housing. Critics say it’s not ...

Caldwell and other sheriffs told NC Health News that they believe Iryna’s Law can improve public safety, but that it shouldn’t be considered a solution to the revolving door of crime. They said the ...

Lawmakers are currently debating whether to extend health insurance subsidies in the middle of open enrollment.

After years of planning, the state has launched a specialized plan to reduce strain on families and county agencies working in child welfare.

A Moore County lawsuit claims sexual abuse at Jackson Springs Treatment Center, spotlighting issues in background checks and oversight of NC youth psychiatric facilities.

Gov. Josh Stein put an end to North Carolina’s Medicaid brinkmanship Wednesday, restoring funding and abandoning efforts to reduce payments to health care providers brought about by the legislature’s ...