Public Health

Immigrant advocates say community health workers will be instrumental in disseminating accurate information about HB10.

Five Western North Carolina counties now have confirmed pertussis, or whooping cough, cases. Health officials emphasize the importance of vaccines and vigilance during summer vacation.

Immigrant health advocates are sounding the alarm bell about HB10, a controversial bill making its way through the General Assembly.

North Carolina environmental regulators say it could take until the end of the year to determine how to clean up lead contamination at five public parks in Durham.

Backyard spraying is a common quick fix for dealing with pesky mosquitoes. But this short-term solution may come with some unintended consequences, including making some mosquitoes harder to kill.

A group that represents North Carolina's 130 hospitals has joined a growing number of organizations and governments that have declared racism to be a…

In an email to leaders at all 17 UNC System campuses, UNC Board of Governors Chairman Randall Ramsey asked each chancellor to prepare a proposal that…

In an email to leaders at all 17 UNC System campuses, UNC Board of Governors Chairman Randall Ramsey asked each chancellor to prepare a proposal that…

If a drug proven to reduce coronavirus transmission by 50% to 85% existed, would you take it? Masks offer that kind of protection for public health, and…

If a drug proven to reduce coronavirus transmission by 50% to 85% existed, would you take it? Masks offer that kind of protection for public health, and…