Atrium Health’s reinvestments into the communities it serves continues to grow. In its first year as part of Charlotte-based Advocate Health, Atrium Health provided a record amount of community benefits, totaling $2.97 billion during calendar year 2023.
Its cardiovascular team became the first in the Carolinas to use a new, FDA-approved device for drug-coated balloon treatment of coronary in-stent restenosis (ISR).
In this week's healthy headlines WCCB's Jacinda Jacobs chats with Dr. Tomas Luley to discuss hot flashes and new drugs to help women combat the episodic sensations caused by menopause.
In a triumph for the communities served by Lake Norman and Davis Regional Medical Centers, a federal judge granted Novant Health permission to move forward with purchasing the facilities and their related businesses.
New ion robotic technology is changing how quickly and efficiently doctors in Charlotte are able to see and diagnose lung cancer.
New robotic technology and A.I. programs at Novant Health are working to help catch and treat lung cancer in patients far more quickly.
New research shows that weekly injections of semaglutide medication, like Ozempic and Wegovy, cut the risk of severe outcomes from diabetic kidney disease.
A new study shows that prescriptions for weight loss have skyrocketed 600% in the last three years. The biggest jump was seen in young women and adolescent girls.
Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, an Oscar nominee whose most famous work skewered American food and diets and who notably ate only at McDonald’s for a month to illustrate the dangers of a fast-food diet, has died. He was 53.
Novant Health nurse navigator Lisa Hamilton explains the process of aiding cancer patients through a potentially complicated health care system.
Public Health leaders are warning the community that short-term rentals of residential swimming pools are not allowed in Mecklenburg County.
South Carolina health officials are investigating a case of tuberculosis that has been confirmed at Chester High School.
Public Health leaders are seeing a worrisome trend, an increase in pertussis or whooping cough cases in Mecklenburg County.
In honor of Women’s Health Week, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is celebrating the expansion of contraceptive services in independent and chain pharmacies across the state.
In this week's Healthy Headlines, Jacinda Jacobs talks with Dr. John Marcel of Novant Health about hammer toe.
Dr. Rodney Villanueva with Atrium Health explains how you can take care of your mental health.
On this week’s Healthy Headlines, Dr. Larry Martin of Novant Health, joins Rising to discuss meniscus tears.
Federal health officials say three women who were diagnosed with HIV after getting “vampire facial” procedures at an unlicensed New Mexico medical spa are believed to be the first documented cases of people contracting the virus through a cosmetic procedure using needles.
On this week’s Healthy Headlines, Dr. Philip Lee of Novant Health, joins Rising to discuss atrial fibrillation.
Check your fridge! The U.S. Department's Food Safety and Inspection Service says ground beef products from Greater Omaha Packing Company tested positive for E. Coli.
A warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration about dangerous counterfeit versions of Botox.
Medical marijuana can now be legally purchased in North Carolina with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians opening its long-planned dispensary this weekend on tribal land.
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