During Black History Month, WRAL Heath Reporter Grace Hayba looks at how activism and health advocacy are not a new combination - but one the Black community has been practicing for decades.

Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) last week released a new report, Live Long and Well, outlining the City’s commitment to close Boston’s long-standing life expectancy ...

Access to quality health care is important, but that doesn’t mean it’s always available to everyone who needs it.

More than two decades ago, when gay men and lesbians were prohibited from serving openly in the U.S. military and no state ...

Improving health equity is essential for both individual wellbeing and societal prosperity. However, health opportunities are not equally distributed, with life expectancy varying substantially across ...

February is Heart Health Month. In addition to helping save lives ... donors who give and are opted-in to the Vitalant Donor Rewards program will receive a $10 gift card of their choice. The next ...

The results, also known as the Nation's Report Card, were released Wednesday by the National Center for Education Statistics, a federal organization. Every two years, the center estimates national ...

New data from the Nation’s Report Card reveals that despite some signs of improvement, many American students continue to struggle in both reading and math. In addition, the gap between the ...

Private equity acquisitions of hospitals have raised ... poor patient experiences are associated with greater health care use, slower recovery from illness, and nonadherence to treatment regimens.

Here is Part 10 of our annual series of player report cards. As we’ve done for about 15 seasons, the grades are viewed through the lens of the salary cap. Why? Because the financial component is ...

CONCORD, N.H. -- Here’s a spot of good news: New Hampshire students scored above the national average in math and reading, according to data from the Nation’s Report Card released Wednesday by ...