North Carolina's (mostly free) mental health crisis services are expanding. Here’s what they do and how to find them.

Funding reductions proposed by Congress threaten hospitals, children’s health and local economies in rural communities.

Gambling is becoming increasingly prevalent in North Carolina, starting with the lottery in 2005 and expanding to online ...

Dr. Devdutta Sangvai was sworn in Jan. 12, 2025 as the 19th secretary of North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services, becoming the first Indian American cabinet member under a North ...

In his ninth executive order since taking office, Governor Josh Stein issued a state of emergency on Tuesday ahead of winter weather that he said “will make a mess of our roads” across ...

Governor Josh Stein declared a state of emergency on Tuesday as emergency officials prepare for winter weather to impact the majority of the state.

CHARLOTTE — Two children have reportedly died from complications of influenza, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. It marks the first pediatric deaths in North ...

Most of the NC Department of Health and Human Services' budget comes from the federal government. North Carolina’s biggest state agency — which receives most of its $40 billion annual budget ...

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services confirmed more deaths related to Hurricane Helene, five months after the storm devastated much of Western North Carolina.

NORTH CAROLINA (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — The flu is spreading widely throughout the state and is likely to peak in the coming weeks, the NC Department of Health and Human Services said. NCDHHS reports ...

Starting on Feb. 24, North Davie Street will be closed from East Friendly Avenue to Abe Brenner Place for sidewalk streetscape work along North Davie Street. The closure lasts from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

When North Carolina lawmakers drafted a Medicaid ... just see how this all plays out,” she said. The state’s health and human services department said that while it was “monitoring potential ...