Health Care

A couple of bills under consideration at the General Assembly this year could dramatically loosen regulations for two of North Carolina's largest health care institutions.

Dr. Carolina Benitez directs the behavioral health programs at the Camino Health Center. Many of her department’s clients are newcomers to the Charlotte area. So, her work often focuses on helping people adjust to the community.

In a victory for animal rights advocates, drugmakers can take their products to human clinical trials using alternative testing methods that don't involve animals.

The disease, which predominantly affects patients of color, can damage the body in ways that can make it difficult to have a child. But patients don't always have access to fertility care.

The findings are a concern for Black women, researchers say, who are far more likely to report using straightening products such as relaxers.

Colon cancer specialists worry that results of a study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine could be misconstrued, and keep patients from getting lifesaving cancer screening.

These devices measure blood oxygen levels and can help identify when patients are dangerously ill. But research shows they can deliver misleading results for people with darker skin.

A leaked, draft opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court shows that Roe v. Wade may be struck down this summer. We discuss what the potential impact on abortion rights in North Carolina and beyond.

Tens of millions of infections and hundreds of thousands of deaths from COVID-19 have ravaged the U.S. Why was the nation so unprepared for a pandemic? And what must be done to prevent catastrophe should another pandemic arise?

Tens of millions of infections and hundreds of thousands of deaths from COVID-19 have ravaged the U.S. Why was the nation so unprepared for a pandemic? And what must be done to prevent catastrophe should another pandemic arise?