State officials say Vibrio infections—including dangerous V. vulnificus cases—rose in 2025. People with liver disease or weakened immunity should avoid raw shellfish and open wounds.

The North Carolina Medical Board reprimanded a Powellsville physician after finding gaps in opioid monitoring that preceded a patient’s 2024 overdose.

State health officials say Legionnaires cases rose last year in North Carolina and urged households and facilities to flush pipes and maintain water systems.

UNC Wilmington asked the UNC Board to authorize planning for a four‑year medical school with a three‑year option, pitching it as a way to ease long waits and a projected doctor shortfall.

A raccoon and a cat in Orange County tested positive for rabies this week; health officials are evaluating exposures and urging pet owners to check vaccinations.

Therapists say rising ACA premiums and high deductibles are pricing patients out of therapy across North Carolina.

The USDA will scatter edible rabies‑vaccine baits across East Tennessee and nearby states in mid‑April; residents may see low‑flying aircraft and matchbox‑sized packets on the ground.

The Duke Endowment is investing $9.8M over four years to launch Bridge to Health, funding hospital-based clinics to stabilize high-risk patients across North Carolina.

A new North Carolina foster‑care Medicaid plan briefly put an 8‑year‑old's CAR T‑cell treatment in limbo as networks and records scrambled. Families say rollout hiccups forced delays.

Dr. David Zaas will return to lead Duke University Health System on May 1, 2026, following a national search. The hire comes after last year’s leadership change at DUHS.

Wake County asked schools to name health liaisons and set aside isolation rooms as North Carolina tracks about two dozen measles cases; parents may see more testing and outreach.

Duke researchers are testing whether a tiny nasal brush that samples the olfactory lining can reveal Alzheimer’s-related changes years before symptoms. Early results are promising but preliminary.

Children’s ER visits tied to hemp‑derived THC have surged in North Carolina, prompting arrests, new federal limits and warnings from officials.