Flu activity is at its highest level in a decade, and one official says we might be experiencing the peak in North Carolina right now.

The Jones County Regional Water System says their tests show the water supply is free of bacteria after a water main break earlier this week. People do not need to boil their water anymore.

A federal judge will soon decide whether your next tank of gas or bottle of soda comes with a free apology from the Marlboro man and Joe Camel.

The tax hikes already on the books, taking effect in 2013, fall mainly on people who make lots of money and on the health care industry. But about half of Americans benefit from the tax-free status of employer health insurance.

The New England Compounding Center of Framingham, Massachusetts filed for bankruptcy and pledged to establish a fund to compensate victims

Belmont Abbey in Gaston County says it's happy with a ruling by a federal appeals court on its challenge of rules that could require the school to provide free contraceptives to employees.

According to State Health Director Laura Gerald, flu activity across the state is at the highest levels recorded in the past decade. Twelve flu-related deaths already have been reported in our state.

A new federal study says that teenagers' perception of the dangers of marijuana has fallen to the lowest level in more than 20 years.

Health experts say, and statistics back them up, that the flu season is hitting harder and earlier than usual.

While adults await the latest information on the tragedy of an elementary school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, Dr. Michael Brown at East Carolina University said it is best for parents to be mindful of the media their children consume. He shared that and other pieces of advice on talking tragedy at home.

Vidant Health completed its first mandatory influenza vaccination program in November. More than 99.9% of employees received the vaccine.

Just two years after a hepatitis B outbreak killed six of its residents, a Wayne County assisted living care center says they've corrected their problems, and are better than ever.

Legislators say they don't expect any obstacles when they consider a bill allowing workers to make sure their employers carry workers' compensation insurance on them.

The federal government has asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta and other religious institutions seeking to overturn a provision in the federal health care law that requires group health plans to provide free birth control.

We have a health alert that parents will want to hear, especially considering statistics say 70 percent of American kids have TVs in their bedroom.

Your medical plan is facing an unexpected new fee. It's to help cover people with pre-existing conditions under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.

The deaths of five infants is prompting the government to take action against the maker of a baby recliner.

Social media such as Facebook may provide a new way to combat childhood obesity, a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association says.

A 115-year-old woman in Iowa has become the world's oldest living person.

Dozens of people gathered for the annual Lights of Love ceremony at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville Tuesday night.

It's health care brinksmanship, with hundreds of billions of dollars and the well-being of millions of people at stake.

Health insurance companies will have to pay to play in new health insurance markets coming under President Barack Obama's health care law.

Saturday is World Aids Day, and a Greenville church was already getting involved Friday night with an interfaith service.

North Carolina officials say two people in the Triad have died in the state's first deaths of the 2012-2013 flu season.

The largest hospital system in Eastern Carolina reported a $112 million profit in fiscal 2012, compared to $90 million last year.