The National Academy of Sciences is presenting its 2026 Public Welfare Medal to Staunton native Francis S. Collins, a former director at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), for his pioneering ...

Upon arriving at UNC Hospitals, Steve was experiencing severe head and chest pains, as well as a racing heart rate. In the ...

Childhood health is foundational to lifelong well-being. A new National Academies report makes recommendations on how NIH and ...

How students, scientists and gardeners are working to support pollinators by protecting habitat and food sources.

As caregiving demand has expanded nationwide, federal lawmakers have approved new funding aimed at caregiver support. The 2026 fiscal appropriations bill passed by the U.S. House allocated $200 ...

The agency plays a key role in tracking disease spread and vaccination rates. Last year, it seemed to back away from some of ...

The National Academy of Sciences is presenting its 2026 Public Welfare Medal to Francis S. Collins, former director, National Institutes of Health (NIH), for his pioneering research in human genetics ...

The National Institutes of Health failed to protect brain scans that an international group of fringe researchers used to ...

UNC Charlotte’s new NDI3 institute integrates AI, cybersecurity and health research to accelerate mission-ready solutions for ...

Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill is bringing in a public health professional from North Carolina to serve as New Jersey Commissioner of Health. Dr. Raynard Washington, currently the director of the Public ...

(The Center Square) – The FBI and several police departments foiled another New Year’s Eve terror plot, this time in North Carolina, officials announced on Friday ...

What is the Affordable Care Act? Signed into law in 2010 by then-President Barack Obama, the Affordable Care Act expanded health care coverage for millions of Americans. The law created tax credits to ...