The U.S. News & World Report has ranked Onslow Memorial as "High Performing" in three treatments, meaning the hospital did better than the national average.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services says there are four reported human cases of the West Nile virus, double the average number of cases at this point in the year.
The plan will increase access to treatment and supportive services, including increased awareness and education about mental health, depression and suicide.
The NCDEQ has approved a permit for a granular activated carbon (GAC) water treatment system to remove PFAS from the water contaminated groundwater at the Chemours Fayetteville Works site.
Riley’s Army is an organization in Greenville focused on providing support to children with cancer and their families. The nonprofit is actively helping 30 families at a time.
President Biden called for the nation to “end cancer as we know it” in his administration’s Cancer Moonshot initiative on the 60th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s famous speech.
AmeriHealth Caritas North Carolina hosted a free nutrition workshop, Cooking with Carmen, to help improve students' and parents' daily nutrition throughout the school year.
The Craven County Opioid Task Force held a special opioid and meth exposure training for community members to help them spot the signs of a potential overdose.
From gas cards to rent, and constant support, Riley’s Army has helped provide resources to more than 400 families dealing with cancer over the last 14 years.
Staff members at CarolinaEast Rehabilitation Hospital started a food pantry for food insecure patients. "...you could help one family by just giving. It’s better to give than it is to receive."
Mitzi Byrd, the mother of ECU baseball commit Parker Byrd, says her son has been moved out of the ICU at ECU Health Medical Center into a step-down room.
The closure of Express Care Pharmacy in Otway means many people in the Carteret County community have to travel at least a half hour to get their medications.
“The fact that our community has just still been here, I think that does give us hope..." Carnie Hedgepeth's daughter says. "...it means so much to my mom.”
The order is the latest in a series of executive actions from the Biden administration since the constitutional right to an abortion was eliminated in June.
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein and U.S. Rep. Deborah Ross reinforced their support for abortion rights in the state during a press conference in Raleigh Wednesday.
“Right now we are in need of a miracle but I know my God is in the miracle business. I pray that his will be done and whatever that may be, we (especially P) will accept that.”
A total of 86 students were presented with their white coats to begin their medical school journey at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine.
Mitzi Byrd, Parker Byrd's mom, shared that he had a successful surgery Friday, and his fifth surgery is planned for Sunday. "We love and appreciate you all.”
Attorney General Josh Stein and a bipartisan group of attorneys general announced Friday a second agreement in principle with a drug manufacturer to address the opioid crisis.
Public Health Director Dr. John Silvernail says the monkeypox case was not acquired in Pitt County and there are currently no exposures in Pitt County.
The state Department of Health and Human Services says there are 34 cases of monkeypox in North Carolina, ten of which have been reported since Thursday.
Stein: "We notified them that [my] office will not take steps that further restricts women’s reproductive rights. It’s happening all over the country, In state after state, women are losing their right to an abortion, even in cases of rape and incest. And my office does not want to be part of that movement,”
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