Lincoln County confirms second case of rabies after fox attacks human
LINCOLN COUNTY, N.C. — Lincoln County officials confirmed the county's case of rabies in 2025 after a fox tried to...
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NC children die from flu complications, doctors stress importance of vaccines
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina health officials reported the state's first two pediatric deaths from this flu season, prompting renewed...
Airlines increase mental health resources amid aviation crashes
Multiple recent plane crashes are now leaving many workers on edge, prompting widespread discussions about safety in the skies. Flight...
Health data disappears as Trump administration targets gender ‘ideology’
The websites no longer available included information about contraception guidance, transgender people and years of data on diseases including HIV,...
How Mooresville, NC group helps vets, first responders with trauma
OPTIVets is a nonprofit geared toward helping veterans with therapy tools. MOORESVILLE, N.C. — A Charlotte-area nonprofit is taking an...
Effort to transition veterans into the healthcare sector
NORFOLK, Va. — Virginia faces a growing healthcare workforce shortage. Veterans need jobs. Now, a new statewide initiative could fix...
North Carolina’s Sen. Tillis endorses RFK’s nomination as health secretary
The Republican senator from North Carolina announced Monday on X he would vote in favor of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s...
Duke University studying football impact on Black men’s brain health
The research pays a particular focus on Black males who are twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s or other types...
Lawsuit filed in challenge to Trump’s gender-affirming care ban
Trump's transgender policy represents an abrupt change from the Biden administration, which sought to explicitly extend civil rights protections to...
SC Supreme Court heard arguments on how restrictive abortion ban should be
Lawyers for the state and Planned Parenthood return to the state's highest court Wednesday to argue how restrictive the abortion...