In recognition of National CPR and AED Awareness Week, representatives from the American Heart Association stopped by WCCB Rising to demonstrate the basics of hands-only CPR and the importance of quick action during a cardiac emergency.
Health officials say a deadly Ebola outbreak has the potential to become the largest on record.
According to the American Heart Association, about 70 percent of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests happen in homes.
Charlotte City Council weighs a moratorium on allowing data centers until they can get more information on the impact it's having.
The World Health Organization has declared an Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency.
President Donald Trump has wrapped up a three-hour visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for what the White House describes as preventive medical and dental exams. In a social media post after Tuesday's visit, the 79-year-old Trump said, “Everything checked out PERFECTLY.”
May is Preeclampsia Awareness Month, bringing attention to a serious pregnancy complication that can have lasting effects on a woman's health long after delivery.
The World Health Organization has upgraded the Ebola outbreak risk to "very high" as the disease keeps spreading.
Monday, Governor Josh Stein proclaimed May 18-22, 2026, North Carolina Heat Safety Week to raise awareness about the dangers that high temperatures pose to people’s health.
The World Health Organization has declared an Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern.
The food label may say something is healthy, but you shouldn't take that at face value.
Passengers evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship have started flying home aboard military and government planes after the vessel anchored in the Canary Islands.
The U.N. health agency says two patients with hantavirus and one suspected of infection were evacuated from a cruise ship at the center of a deadly outbreak.
A suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has killed three people and sickened at least three others.
A federal appeals court has restricted access to one of the most common means of abortion in the U.S. by blocking the mailing of mifepristone.
The Wake County Board of Commissioners will vote Monday on a merger between Atrium Health and WakeMed.
The measles outbreak in upstate South Carolina, the largest in the U.S. in decades, has ended. State health officials made the announcement Monday.
Drugs like GLP-1s, insulin and collagen all fall under the peptide category. But there are hundreds more that haven't been studied or tested enough to get federal approval.
That bill would eliminate existing exceptions for rape, incest, and fatal fetal anomalies. It would also criminalize women who have an abortion, as well as their healthcare providers.
Whooping cough has been confirmed in Stanly County. The county health department is urging awareness about the recent cases.
Officials say they were found on Five Points Road in Shelby
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - In honor of National Kidney and Autoimmune Disease month, Myrah Lykes, CEO & founder of Steps 2 Destiny is hosting a symposium next weekend. It's happening at the Hilton Garden Inn…
The Get Your Rear in Gear Charlotte 5K returns March 21 at First Ward Park, bringing the community together to raise awareness about colorectal cancer, support patients in treatment and provide cancer screenings for those with limited or no health insurance.
If you struggle to fall asleep at night or wake up in the morning, you're not alone. In an all new 'What the Tech?', consumer technology reporter Jamey Tucker takes a look at two popular apps designed to improve your sleep routine.
The proposal would have prevented unvaccinated students from enrolling in k-through-12 schools and colleges, but Republican state senators Thursday blocked it.
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