StarMed Healthcare, the leading provider of accessible medical care in the Charlotte area, has announced the consolidation and relocation of its East and Gastonia clinics to the StarMed Freemore Clinic on Tuckaseegee Road.
Mecklenburg County has issued an advisory for heat-related illness due to extremely high temperatures across the United States.
President Joe Biden’s administration has announced new rules meant to push insurance companies to increase their coverage of mental health treatments. The new regulations announced Tuesday would require insurers to study whether their customers have equal access to medical and mental health benefits and to take remedial action, if necessary.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper says he tested positive for COVID-19.
Do you experience heart flutters? In this week’s Healthy Headlines, Dr. Sameer Chaudhari, a cardiologist at Novant Health in Monroe, North Carolina discusses the feeling of your heart skipping a beat or even worse.
While the nastiest air is staying to our north, the Queen City smoke is certainly no joke.
A no-swim advisory has been issued for a portion of Lake Wylie near Moores Chapel Loop in Charlotte due to a private sewer spill.
LGBTQ+ Affirming Healthcare encompasses a range of services for patients where the increase of inclusion and equality helps patients feel safe and understood so they can receive the healthcare they need. Dr. Cramer McCullen from Novant Health discusses more about what this means for healthcare professionals and patients in the LGBTQ+ community.
Intense Canadian wildfires are blanketing the northeastern U.S. in a dystopian haze, turning the air acrid, the sky yellowish gray and prompting warnings for vulnerable populations to stay inside.
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in Raleigh NC has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ground Level Ozone for several North Carolina counties.
Atrium Health broke ground Wednesday on its newest hospital, Atrium Health Lake Norman.
Keith Clinic Estramonte Chiropractic and StarMed Healthcare will continue their annual Memorial Day tradition of giving back to the community by distributing over 800 cheeseburger meals on Monday, May 29.
The South Carolina Senate approved a bill Tuesday that would ban most abortions after around six weeks of pregnancy -- before most people know they are pregnant – and sent it to the governor who has promised to sign it.
Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S., and it is also one of the most preventable. Dermatologist Scott Paviol stopped by Rising to share ways you can protect yourself in the sun.
U.S. health regulators on Friday approved a new type of drug for women dealing with uncomfortable hot flashes caused by menopause
Student athletes are rarely “off” from playing, practicing or conditioning – except if they are injured. Dr. Christian Turner, a pediatric sports medicine physician at Novant Health, offers some tips on how athletes can prevent sports-related injuries.
A dead bat was located at Ardrey Kell High School one day after officials allowed students back on campus following a two-day school closure for bat eviction.
A bus driver and 8 students went to the hospital after a medical emergency on a Rowan-Salisbury school bus.
A federal appeals court has blocked President Joe Biden’s order that federal employees get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services says utility workers were boring under Morehead St when an equipment failure caused about 150 gallons of hydraulic oil to spill. Between 20 to 30 gallons of oil went into Little Sugar Creek around Medical Center Dr.
On Monday, the legal team representing residents filed a lawsuit saying harmful chemicals beneath the mill are being dumped in the Catawba river.
Botox is the one of the most common non-surgical procedures in the world. However, if you received a COVID vaccine, Botox may not have the same effect.
Error message appeared on Atrium Health's website for hours during nationwide hospital hack.
North Carolina had the 4th highest enrollment compared to other states with more than 800,000 people enrolled.
Friday marks the 3rd anniversary of the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the United States. Since then, the U.S. has reported more than 102 million cases. That's the most in the world.
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