The U.S. Department of Agricultureβs (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing food safety recommendations for those who may be impacted by a severe winter storm moving through the southern U.S.
Have you checked your medicine cabinet? Some medicine you give your baby could make them sick.
More U.S. beef is being recalled because it may be contaminated with salmonella.
Itβs OK to eat some romaine lettuce again, U.S. health officials said. Just check the label.
To all the world, it looked like breast implants were safe.
Avoid all romaine lettuce, but donβt worry about your turkey.
Health officials in the U.S. and Canada on Tuesday told people to avoid eating romaine lettuce because of a new E. coli outbreak.
Give the gift of good health this holiday season. It's a great opportunity to show how much you support your loved one's healthy lifestyle.
Cabarrus County health officials say tests results from the Center for Disease Control have confirmed the source of what made hundreds sick following a church BBQ on November 1st in Kannapolis.
People who work at an Olive Garden in Gastonia are being tested for tuberculosis after an employee tested positive, according to the Gaston County Department of Health & Human Services.
Jennie-O Turkey recalled packages of ground turkey in a salmonella outbreak, and regulators say additional products from other companies could be named as their investigation continues.
A top U.S. health official on Thursday pledged to try to ban menthol from regular cigarettes, outlaw flavors in all cigars, and tighten rules regarding the sale of most flavored versions of electronic cigarettes.
Move more, sit less and get kids active as young as age 3, say new federal guidelines that stress that any amount and any type of exercise helps health.
Mecklenburg County Health officials say an employee with Hepatitis A handled food at a restaurant in SouthPark.
A new version of the once-popular asthma inhaler Primatene Mist will soon return to U.S. stores.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed the first death related to an ongoing outbreak of hepatitis A affecting parts of North Carolina.
Drug overdose deaths hit the highest level ever recorded in the United States last year, with an estimated 200 people dying per day, according to a report by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Most of that was the result of a record number of opioid-related deaths.
Officials with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Servicesβ Division of Public Health today announced the first reported flu-related death of the 2018-19 flu season, which occurred last week and involved an adult in the central part of the state.
Twenty-two local health departments in North Carolina will receive a share of $1.8 million to implement high-impact, community-level strategies to address the opioid crisis based on the NC Opioid Action Plan.
Charlotte clinician Justin Perry writes about Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and joins WCCB News Edge Morgan Fogarty in studio to discuss it.
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will conduct a National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, October 27 from 10 a.m. β 2 p.m. local time in each state.
A severe viral outbreak at a rehabilitation center in New Jersey has left six children dead and 12 others sick.
Mecklenburg County will not be fined after exposing health department patient information.
Several ready-to-eat meat and poultry products found in Harris Teeter and Trader Joe's stores nationwide are being recalled due to possible salmonella and listeria contamination.
It's a rare polio-like illness with no treatment or vaccine.
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