Public Health

The state reported 63 additional flu deaths this week, bringing the season's total to 134 deaths. That's much higher than last year at this point.

State health officials in South Carolina have confirmed 99 new cases of measles since Tuesday. The state health department says the post-holiday surge had been expected, given travel and family gatherings.

Court ruling could restore flow of federal dollars for SNAP food program that many in NC rely on. But disruption still expected.

The Trump Administration's cuts to foreign aid and scientific research have led to the termination of public health efforts to combat tuberculosis and neglected tropical diseases. Durham-based nonprofit FHI360 ran those programs.

Roy Cooper is a fellow at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Housing Authority CEO Monique Pierre says team did the best they could and people who can’t flush toilets should “live somewhere else until this chaos is over.”

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.