As North Carolina begins to undergo The Pollening, Raleigh residents might just see the worst of it.

N.C. Department of Health and Human Services officials reiterated their request for $319 million in state funds for Medicaid during a legislative oversight committee meeting on Tuesday.

New study discovers tiny molecules found in blood called piRNA could predict whether older adults are likely to survive two or more years.

Wake County Emergency Management Services plans to make a number of changes, including implementing triage service and using lights and sirens less frequently.

UNC Health System will integrate the radiation technology into their main campus in Chapel Hill in 2028 to help treat cancer patients. The cost of the project is $40 million.

More court-ordered patients, fewer staffed beds and longer stays have strained a system struggling to keep up with demand for treatment.

Measles exposure in Wake, Durham and Orange occurred at various locations on Feb. 5 and Feb. 6. Johnston County also reported a measles case Wednesday — the first it's had since 2018.

The alleged perpetrators of three high-profile murders in recent months are believed to have been suffering from mental illness. Stein says, "We have a real problem."

The legal battle between Duke Health and WakeMed over a cancer-fighting linear accelerator has a David vs. Goliath flavor.

The measles outbreak in South Carolina has surpassed the recorded case count in Texas' 2025 outbreak. Health officials have logged almost 600 new cases in just over a month, for a total of 789. The U.S. is at risk of losing its measles elimination status, earned in 2000. Measles is caused by a highly contagious virus that's airborne and spreads easily when an infected person breathes, sneezes or coughs. A vaccine can prevent it.