The U.S. winter flu season is off to its earliest start in more than 15 years. An early barrage of illness in the South has begun to spread more broadly, and thereβs a decent chance flu season could peak much earlier than normal, health officials say.
Without a doubt, the holiday season is filled with temptations β tasty food, parties and other distractions that can derail your fitness goals. But, it doesnβt have to be a lost cause. Here to offer some tips on how you can stay fit during the holidays is Dr. Eric Warren, medical director of Novant Health Sports Medicine.
Go ahead and rinse your cranberries, potatoes and green beans. But food experts say donβt β repeat donβt β wash the turkey before popping it in the oven on Thanksgiving Day.
The USDA says Missa Bay of Swedesboro, New Jersey, is recalling over 75,000 pounds of salad products that contain meat or poultry because the lettuce may be contaminated with E. coli.Β The salads were sold at Target, Aldi, Walmart and other stores.Β
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.Β
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.
Dr. Tony shares three tip to avoid getting sick while traveling.
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.Β
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 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.
A NO SWIMMING advisory was lifted today for a cove on Lake Norman.
Millennials - thatβs 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.
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 itβs too soon to know if it will improve survival, doctors reported Wednesday.
U.S. health officials disclosed another food poisoning outbreak linked to romaine lettuce, but they said it appears to be over.
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 joins Laresa in the Rising kitchen to talk about that sugar fix that kids and adults both indulge in on Halloween.
CMPD Animal Care & Control says the Mecklenburg County Health Department has confirmed the county's 13th case of rabies for 2019.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Servicesβ Division of Public Health has announced the first flu related death of the 2019-20 flu season.
MawMawβs 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 Agricultureβs Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Friday.
Juul Labs will stop selling fruit and dessert flavors for its electronic cigarettes.
Novant Health is expanding access to care across North Carolina through its partnership with Tyto Care, creator of the healthcare industryβs first all-in-one modular device and telehealth platform for on-demand, remote medical exams.
The Matthews Board of Commissioners recently voted to expand the townwide ban on coal tar sealants.
Don't miss your chance to support a great cause at this yearβs 2019 JDRF Hope Gala happening Saturday, October 26th at The Westin Charlotte in Uptown to benefit type 1 diabetes research.
A NO SWIMMING advisory has been issued for Nance Cove on Mountain Island Lake.
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