Knightdale homeowners received a second notice about uranium in tap water; the utility says recent tests are lower, but residents say mixed messages keep them uneasy.

Durham County handed out 175 free gun locks Monday as part of NC S.A.F.E., with officials and a pediatrician warning that unsecured firearms put children at risk. The event included tips and year‑round availability through county offices.

From pill production in the Triangle to a brief Medicaid U‑turn, North Carolina is now the center of debates over access, cost and safety for GLP‑1 weight‑loss drugs.

Wake Forest researchers analyzed the U.S. POINTER trial and found coach‑led diet and exercise programs produced measurable reductions in frailty over 24 months.

Livingood Daily agreed to a $50,000 Prop 65 settlement after tests found lead and PFOA in several supplements; the deal imposes warnings, testing and sales limits for California customers.

Doctors say lone star tick bites are fueling a rise in alpha‑gal, a red‑meat allergy that can trigger delayed anaphylaxis in North Carolina.

Wake County Public Health urges washing and chilling produce as Memorial Day gatherings begin. Officials warn Cyclospora cases climb in summer.

A $12.9M PCORI-funded trial co-led by Duke and UNC will test linaclotide against MiraLAX for constipation in autistic children, recruiting 320 participants across 30 sites.

State hospitals are keeping psychiatric beds unused while unpaid family caregivers pick up clinical work and strain. New data show the pressure is statewide.

New state data show dozens of rural North Carolina counties lack psychiatrists and many adults who need substance-use treatment don’t get it. Loan repayment dollars and a federal rural plan aim to rebuild the workforce.

A global analysis links DEHP and similar phthalates to nearly 2 million premature births and roughly 74,000 newborn deaths in 2018, and U.S. studies point to tens of thousands of domestic cases.

UNC Health unveiled plans to build a community hospital near South 17th and Shipyard in Wilmington, aiming to add cardiology, emergency and oncology services and target a 2030 opening.

A new review of hospital data finds central North Carolina hospitals — led by Duke University Hospital — have the state’s longest emergency room waits. The gap far exceeds the statewide median.