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Chatham County Church Launches Campaign to Relieve $1.8 Million of Local Medical Debt

Posted by Emma Cooke | Jun 6, 2026 | Health, Nonprofit

A local church is working to pay off nearly $2 million of personal medical debt belonging to Chatham County residents.

UNC Health announced on Tuesday its selection of Min Lee to become president of UNC Hospitals later this summer.

Posted by Henry Taylor | May 29, 2026 | Health, Safety

Things are hot, and they’re only going to get hotter. Here’s what officials had to say on mitigating the danger heat poses.

Posted by Henry Taylor | May 27, 2026 | Health, Safety

Orange County Animal Services said Wednesday it confirmed a positive case of rabies in a raccoon...

Two people are receiving treatment after they were bitten by a fox Friday afternoon. Animal Control officers are active in Chapel Hill.

Posted by Michael Koh | Apr 27, 2026 | Health, Safety

Orange County Animal Services has confirmed a positive rabies test from an incident involving a...

Posted by Emma Cooke | Apr 23, 2026 | Health, UNC

On Saturday, community members and college students alike met on UNC’s campus for a mile-long walk to destigmatize suicide prevention.

Chatham County Sheriff Mike Roberson and his office are warning the community about illegal THC-infused products that imitate popular snacks.

Posted by Aaron Keck | Apr 15, 2026 | Health, Technology, UNC

A new AI-based program called the SHIRE is enabling UNC researchers to analyze mountains of medical data – without privacy violations.

Posted by Henry Taylor | Apr 9, 2026 | Health, Safety

Orange County Animal Services shared a release Thursday detailing two local incidents in which animals tested positive for rabies.