Finally some good news about cholesterol and kids: A big government study shows that in the past decade, the proportion of children who have high cholesterol has fallen.

A cancer drug is turning out not to be the miraculous treatment for Alzheimer’s that many had hoped. Two papers out Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine warn families of Alzheimer’s victims not to seek treatment with Targretin (generic name: bexarotene).

Romney accused President Obama of cutting Medicare "to pay for Obamacare," launching a strong counterattack to Democratic charges he and running mate Paul Ryan would radically remake the popular health care program that serves tens of millions of seniors.

The State Treasurer's Office announced this week the State Health Plan's trustee board approved awarding some of the contracts to someone other than Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina -- the state's dominant health insurer.

Wayne County officials say a resident has become North Carolina's first death from West Nile virus this year.

A faulty vending machine caused smoke alarms at Lenoir Memorial Hospital to activate this afternoon, putting the facility on Code Red.

Is a gun like a virus, a car, tobacco or alcohol? Yes, say public health experts, who in the wake of recent mass shootings are calling for a fresh look at gun violence as a social disease.

A health clinic in Bethel that many people say is vital to the community, will close in three weeks and move 15 miles away to Greenville.

Washington County Hospital is open once again after having to lock down for nearly five hours Wednesday.

A new study about autism finds 30% of one-year-olds considered at risk for autism received a confirmed diagnosis of the disorder at age three.

It's the season for state and county fairs, and health officials are reminding fairgoers to be careful around pigs because of a new flu spreading from the animals to people.

Kenosha Beef International Ltd. is recalling nearly 19 tons of frozen bacon-cheeseburger patties because they may contain pieces of gasket material.

A local Greenville doctor, William A. Ballance, Jr., M.D., was recently named in the US News and World Report as one of the top 249 pathologists on the list of US News Top Doctors.

Nurse burnout may be responsible for some hospital-related infections.

Two men unlucky enough to get both HIV and cancer have been seemingly cleared of the virus, raising hope that science may yet find a way to cure for the infection that causes AIDS, 30 years into the epidemic.

People are inventing so many new ways to get high that lawmakers can't seem to keep up.

Parents at a New Bern Head Start Center are being urged to get their kids tested after lead paint was found on the center's front porch.

The Food and Drug Administration is warning people not to eat raw or partially cooked shellfish harvested from New York's Oyster Bay Harbor because they have been linked to cases of foodborne illness in several states.

Whooping cough is causing the worst epidemic seen in the United States in more than 50 years, health officials said Thursday, and they’re calling for mass vaccination of adults.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the new weight loss drug Qsymia on Tuesday, adding to a very skimpy arsenal of drugs Americans can take to battle severe obesity.

A Pitt County woman gets a diabetes service dog and says it's changing her life.

The vote came two weeks after the Supreme Court ruled that the law -- Obama's signature domestic achievement -- was constitutional.

It's tomato time in gardens around the east, but there's something you should know to protect your bounty this year.

The Supreme Court's decision to uphold most of President Barack Obama's health care law will come home to roost for most taxpayers in about 2 1/2 years, when they'll have to start providing proof on their tax returns that they have health insurance.

Highway Patrol officials in Onslow County told us as of 11:30 a.m. this Fourth of July, they have already made three drinking while impaired arrests.