Health Care

North Carolina is home to more than 150,000 farmworkers — but only one in five have health care.

While no cases have been reported in Western North Carolina, health departments across the state have been monitoring the outbreak and urging residents to check their vaccination status.

North Carolina's State Health Plan stopped providing coverage for GLP-1s for weight loss last year. A new agreement with CVS Caremark lets the plan negotiate directly with manufacturers for the medications.

School-based telehealth services are becoming increasingly widespread — a movement fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the final installment of a three-part series exploring chronic absenteeism in the region, WFDD’s Amy Diaz visits a Guilford County school where officials say telehealth is making a difference.

Triangle-based Duke Health has crossed into the Piedmont region, expanding its footprint into Atrium Health and Novant Health territory. Duke acquired Lake Norman Regional in Mooresville in April and will rebrand the hospital as Duke Health Lake Norman. What will this mean for health care?

When RFK Jr. announced he would cut funds from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, he cited "vaccine safety," referring to a 2017 study from Guinea-Bissau. We asked vaccine researchers to assess the study.

The Justice Department announced charges in what officials describe as the largest health care fraud bust in DOJ history.

After expanding state Medicaid programs to cover people in the country without legal status, Democrats are considering changes that would reduce immigrant access.

The North Carolina House passed the proposed legislation this week.

Recent statistics from the American Cancer Society reveal an increase in diagnoses of breast cancer among young women. We hear from two experts and a survivor about this trend, early detection, treatment and more.