President Donald Trump declared Wednesday that the U.S. is βvery, very readyβ for whatever the coronavirus threat brings, and he put his vice president in charge of overseeing the nationβs response.
The Mecklenburg County Health Department sent a letter to parents at Elizabeth Lane Elementary School, in south Charlotte, after someone at the school tested positive for Pertussis, which is also known as Whooping Cough.Β Β
Paramount Pictures on Monday halted production on the seventh βMission: Impossibleβ film due to the new virus, as Hollywood began to more drastically adapt to the growing global outbreak.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday that they expect the Coronavirus to spread in the United States.Β
Another 15 people have died of complications from the flu in North Carolina, raising the death toll during the current season to 90, state health officials reported on Thursday.
Cancer affects millions of Americans, but a recent study has shown that the cancer mortality rate has dropped 29 percent in the past three decades. Dr. Joseph Merriman, a Novant Health medical oncologist, joins Rising to discuss why more people are surviving cancer and how treatments are improving.
Mecklenburg County Public Health (MCPH) is working with the NC Division of Public Health to investigate two potential cases of tuberculosis (TB) at UNC Charlotte.
Are you dealing with a stuffy nose, headaches, or pressure? Dr. Daron J. Smith, MD from Queen City Ear, Nose & Throat joins Rising to discuss sinusitis and treatment options that can help with your sinus discomfort.
Fifteen people in the United States have tested positive for the Coronavirus as of Thursday evening. Cabarrus county, North Carolina joins the list of local counties monitoring people for possible exposure.
The coronavirusβs impact in China could be felt by furniture companies in North Carolina.
Cabarrus Health Alliance staff are monitoring residents from Cabarrus County who recently traveled to or through mainland China for the Coronavirus, according to a news release.
Dr. Megan Donnelly, a Novant Health neurologist, is on Rising this morning to discuss new treatment and how it can help you if you battle migraines.
Gov. Roy Cooper says a new state panel monitoring a new virus that has killed over 1,000 people in China will help keep North Carolina residents safe and informed about the disease.
Union County officials say the Division of Public Health is monitoring a small number of people for the coronavirus.
North Carolina has failed to do enough to ensure people with certain disabilities receive access to services in their communities, a judge has determined.
According to city officials, four people who recently returned from China to Charlotte are being monitored for coronavirus symptoms.
Dr. Tony explains the best supplements to take in order to defeat the winter blues
Ashe County Schools will be closed on Friday, February 7 due to an increase of the flu outbreak at all schools in the county.
February is American Heart Month, a time to raise awareness of cardiovascular disease, especially among women. Here to discuss how women can become more heart-healthy is Dr. Sandy Charles, a Novant Health cardiologist.
The U.S. advised against all travel to China as the number of cases of a worrying new virus spiked more than tenfold in a week, including the highest death toll in a 24-hour period reported Friday.
Health officials Thursday reported the first U.S. case of person-to-person spread of the new virus from China.
Dr. Rajani is the first pediatric allergist at Novant Health and one of the only allergy and immunology physicians in the Charlotte area who specializes in pediatric allergy.
The U.S. has five confirmed cases of the new virus from China, all of whom traveled to the city that is the center of the outbreak, health officials said Sunday.
The NC Division of Public Health (NC DPH) has reported that the patient who was tested for the 2019 coronavirus does not have the potentially fatal virus.
A Chicago woman has become the second U.S. patient diagnosed with the new pneumonia-like virus from China, health officials announced Friday.
