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Animal Care And Enforcement Confirms 15th Case Of Rabies In Gaston County

Animal Care and Enforcement has confirmed Gaston County's 15th case of rabies after a dead skunk tested positive for the disease earlier this week.

Novant Health Healthy Headlines: Antibiotics

This week is World Antibiotic Awareness Week and here to help us to better understand antibiotics and why it is vital to use them correctly is Novant Health family physician Dr. Genevieve Brauning.

3 Tips to Avoid Travel Sickness During Thanksgiving

Dr. Tony shares three tip to avoid getting sick while traveling.

Atrium, Novant Joining Blue Premier Network Of Health Care Providers

Two additional North Carolina health care providers are joining five other state health systems and an insurer in a deal designed to help lower medical costs.

Novant Health Healthy Headlines: World Diabetes Day

Today is World Diabetes Day, which hopes to raise awareness of the impact of diabetes. It is a chronic health condition that affects how your body turns food into energy. More than 30 million American adults have diabetes, which is the leading cause of kidney failure, lower-limb amputations and blindness.

Juul Halts Sales Of Mint, Its Top-Selling E-Cigarette Flavor

Juul Labs said Thursday it will halt sales of its best-selling, mint-flavored electronic cigarettes as it struggles to survive a nationwide backlash against vaping.

‘NO SWIMMING’ Advisory Lifted For A Cove On Lake Norman

A NO SWIMMING advisory was lifted today for a cove on Lake Norman.

Novant Health Healthy Headlines: Millennials' Health

Millennials - that’s people ages 18 to 34 - do not visit doctors the way other age groups typically do. Here today to discuss this is Dr. Mishal Patel, a Novant Health family practitioner.

Doctors Try CRISPR Gene Editing For Cancer, A 1st In The US

The first attempt in the United States to use a gene editing tool called CRISPR against cancer seems safe in the three patients who have had it so far, but it’s too soon to know if it will improve survival, doctors reported Wednesday.

Health Officials Disclose Another Romaine Outbreak, Now Over

U.S. health officials disclosed another food poisoning outbreak linked to romaine lettuce, but they said it appears to be over.

Local JDRF Chapter To Light Wells Fargo’s Duke Energy Center For World Diabetes Day And National Diabetes Awareness Month

JDRF, the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research, invites the Charlotte community to join in celebrating National Diabetes Awareness Month (NDAM) this November by raising awareness of the urgent need to accelerate life-changing breakthroughs to cure, prevent and treat T1D and its complications.

Dr. Tony: Enjoying the Fun While Having a Healthy Halloween

Dr. Tony joins Laresa in the Rising kitchen to talk about that sugar fix that kids and adults both indulge in on Halloween.

Health Officials Confirm Mecklenburg County's 13th Case Of Rabies For 2019

CMPD Animal Care & Control says the Mecklenburg County Health Department has confirmed the county's 13th case of rabies for 2019.

State Health Officials Announce First Flu-Related Death Of 2019-20 Season

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Public Health has announced the first flu related death of the 2019-20 flu season.

NC Based MawMaw's Chicken Pies Recalls Products Due To Misbranding, Undeclared Allergens

MawMaw’s Chicken Pies, a Kernersville, N.C. establishment, is recalling an undetermined amount of chicken pie and meatloaf products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Friday.