It’s basketball’s biggest month and colon cancer awareness month. That's why it's the perfect time for former Charlotte Hornet Jamal Mashburn (aka “Monster Mash”) to want to score big off the court… by driving those 45+ to screen for colon cancer.
Attorney General Josh Stein and local leaders speak in Charlotte as they address efforts to combat the fentanyl crisis in North Carolina.
After a reported increase in illnesses at the MCDCC, the Health Department determined there was a gastrointestinal outbreak.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools families at many Title I schools are benefiting from a Meaningful Medicine program, a partnership established by Atrium Health and Bank of America.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools families at many Title I schools are benefiting from a Meaningful Medicine program, a partnership established by Atrium Health and Bank of America.
Beginning March 21 at 7 a.m., all Novant Health hospitals will lift visitor restrictions that were put in place on Dec. 19, 2023 for those under the age of 13.
After observing a steady decrease in respiratory virus cases, Atrium Health is lifting visitor restrictions and modifying masking policies.
President Joe Biden will address a joint session of Congress tonight, delivering his annual State of the Union address. For Atrium Health Levine Cancer nurse Kris Blackley, it will provide a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to join First Lady Jill Biden as her invited guest and be seated in the first lady’s viewing section at the U.S. Capitol.
Ground cinnamon sold by U.S. discount retailers is contaminated with high levels of lead and should be discarded, federal health officials said Wednesday.
Public Health leaders report an alarming trend with mpox in Mecklenburg County. Since the start of the year the number of reported mpox cases has risen steadily in the region.
s part of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ ongoing effort to respond to the rise in syphilis and congenital syphilis cases and increase access to treatment, NC Medicaid will now cover an additional treatment for syphilis and congenital syphilis, Extencilline.
Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to stay in isolation for five days, U.S. health officials announced Friday.
Researchers at the University of North Carolina say they have made a groundbreaking discovery that could help the millions of Americans with Alzheimer's disease.
American Heart Association celebrates 100 years with Nation of Lifesavers initiative
Researchers are testing deep brain stimulation as a treatment for people with a severe form of depression.
The Department of Health and Human Services is launching a new Peer Warmline which will give callers the ability to speak with people living in recovery with mental illness and/or substance use disorder.
Stars of the national tour of MEAN GIRLS—the record-breaking new musical comedy adapted from the hit Paramount Pictures film—visited patients at Charlotte’s Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital today.
Keep your resolutions all the way through 2024! Rachael talked with the one and only, Doctor Oz, about how to start and maintain healthy habits.
Putting your body in miserably cold temperatures have physical effects beyond a lot of goosebumps. Dr. Payton Fennell says the chilly water causes your muscles and skin to contract and then dilate once you get out.
Ohio's proposals for gender-affirming care could leave thousands of transgender adults scrambling to find medical providers who would be able to offer hormones and other services they rely on.
NCDHHS released an updated policy paper about the Children and Families Specialty Plan as it aims to improve youth behavioral health in North Carolina.
Feces, toilet paper, and maggots cover parts of a home in Cabarrus county. It's been like that for more than a month. Jeanine Hughes says she is overwhelmed by the filth as she goes through cancer treatment.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today updated its weekly Respiratory Virus Summary Dashboard, which shows high volumes of people being seen in hospital emergency departments with respiratory illness symptoms across North Carolina.
South Carolina is one of two states with the highest flu cases in the country, according to the CDC.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it has seized “thousands of units” of counterfeit Ozempic.
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