public health

A new study looks at lives saved by USAID in the past and what the future without the agency will look like.

July 1 is the official end date for the agency that President Trump dismantled. We talk to four former top officials about this milestone event.

Charlotte’s always been hot in the summer. In July 1970, the average temperature high was 89 degrees. Now, though, those average highs are at 91 degrees, and extreme heat is officially Charlotte’s number one climate risk.

Smokers are no longer allowed to light up in public parks, at swimming pools, or at beaches, or "anywhere children may be present," said French health and family minister Catherine Vautrin.

The heat index on Tuesday is predicted to reach the mid-100s locally as a high-pressure system moves in from the Midwest, coinciding with a high relative humidity. Heat is the number one weather-related killer in the United States — every year, high temperatures drive hundreds of people to the emergency room in Mecklenburg County, and is among the counties with the most heat deaths.

The social media platform TikTok recently banned a hashtag called #SkinnyTok after European regulators warned it was promoting extreme weight loss. But eliminating this kind of content is not easy.

At a conference in Charlotte on Wednesday, county officials gathered community input and highlighted some of the most pressing health concerns for residents and ways to improve outcomes.

Laid off workers were told their notices of an upcoming reduction in force were "revoked." Officials didn't explain why HHS appeared to be restoring hundreds of jobs it previously called duplicative.

The Mecklenburg County Public Health Department marked a milestone Thursday in its Edible Landscapes program.

Federal health officials have changed the game for COVID vaccine access. Pregnant moms and others who rely on them to protect a high-risk family member are scared.