A Republican budget writer has told Gov. Beverly Perdue's administration to avoid broad provider rate cuts and eliminating medical services not required by the federal government to close a projected $139 million shortfall in North Carolina's Medicaid program.

Registered Greenville Dietitian Christie Nicholson joins April Davis for a trip to the grocery store for some basics on healthy eating for Week 2 of Losing It!

North Carolina officials have tracked down less than three dozen of the thousands of residents forced to undergo sterilizations between 1929 and 1974.

The death toll in an outbreak of listeria in cantaloupe has reached 29 after federal health authorities say an eighth person has died in Colorado.

A study suggests that women who drink just three alcoholic beverages a week face a slightly higher chance of developing breast cancer when compared to women who don't drink.

Doctors say that Ritalin and similar medicines that millions of children and teens take to curb hyperactivity and boost attention do not raise their risk of serious heart problems.

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State health officials are now investigating 24 possible E. coli cases that have been unofficially linked to the N.C. State Fair. Now, two of those cases are in Eastern Carolina.

On a bus or in a bar, cell phone conversations can lead to major frustration. But it's not just volume or poor reception that makes it so hard to hear the person on the other end of the line, according to a new study.

Offer apples to trick-or-treaters and risk having your house get egged - maybe even by your own kids.

While indulging our sweet-tooth may be a time-honored Halloween tradition, there’s one tasty morsel that could turn out to be more of a trick than a treat for some of us, the Food and Drug Administration warns.

A city in the east has a new medical unit that can transport more than 20 people at a time.

Up to 90 people may have been exposed after a case of whooping cough was confirmed at a Lenoir County elementary school. A temporary clinic is now open for those who need treatment.

People with a rare genetic condition may lower their chance of developing colon cancer by taking aspirin.

Good news for seniors: The government says Medicare's basic monthly premium will rise less than expected next year, by $3.50 for most.

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Most of the cases come from Wake County, which has seven confirmed and four suspected.

The government says Medicare's basic monthly premium will go up significantly less than expected next year.

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North Carolina's Medicaid program is struggling to reach $356 million in cuts required by the state budget written by the Republican-led General Assembly.

The Wake County Health Department says an outbreak of E-Coli has infected nine people and most of them have something in common.

State and local health officials are investigating seven E. coli cases in Wake County that sent four people to the hospital and sickened at least three others.

The government's promise of lifetime health care for the military's men and women is suddenly a little less sacrosanct as Congress looks for ways to slash trillion-dollar-plus deficits.

Heavy cellphone users worried that they might be setting themselves up for cancer can breathe easier.

A new report says healthcare workers suffer an estimated 800,000 needlestick injuries every year in hospitals across the country.