Cancer patients increasingly are having their care guided by gene tumor boards, a new version of the hospital panels that traditionally decided whether surgery, radiation or chemotherapy would be best.
Republican and Democratic senators joined in announcing a plan Tuesday aimed at stabilizing America’s health insurance markets in the wake of President Donald Trump’s order to terminate “Obamacare” subsidies.
Catawba County officials say they have confirmed the fourth case of rabies in the county so far this year.
In a brash move likely to roil insurance markets, President Donald Trump will “immediately” halt payments to insurers under the Obama-era health care law he has been trying to unravel for months.
Dr. Erin Washburn from Novant Health Pediatrics stops by to discuss flu season.
October is breast cancer awareness month, and you can start fighting it by looking at what's on your plate.
Police need help identifying a robbery suspect accused of robbing a gas station on University City Boulevard.
When it comes to explaining tragedies to children, should parents be completely honest, or should they sugar coat their answer?
In this week's Men's Health, editor Paul Kita talks about a fitness competition he held against his father, who's 25 years older than he is.
Dr. Nicole Abinanti, from Novant Health, stops by to talk about the importance of mammograms in light of breast cancer awareness month right around the corner
Facing assured defeat, Republican leaders decided Tuesday not to even hold a vote on the GOP’s latest attempt to repeal the Obama health care law, surrendering on their last-gasp effort to deliver on the party’s banner campaign promise.
Novant Health South Park Family Physicians is pleased to welcome Dr. Jason Boothe to the clinic. Dr. Boothe is board-certified in family medicine and sports medicine.
Mold concerns have risen again at Forestview High School after parents and teachers contacted WCCB Charlotte complaining about getting sick.
In a quest to end cookie-cutter health care, U.S. researchers are getting ready to recruit more than 1 million people for an unprecedented study to learn how our genes, environments and lifestyles interact — and to finally customize ways to prevent and treat disease.
It’s childhood cancer awareness month and the St. Jude Affiliate Clinic at Novant Health Hemby Children's Hospital is saving lives every day. Dr. Jessica Bell, an oncologist at the clinic, is here with us this morning.
The Food and Drug Administration issued new warnings Wednesday about the dangers of combining medication for opioid addiction with anti-anxiety medicines and other drugs that also slow breathing and brain activity.
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Novant Health Matthews Children’s Clinic is pleased to welcome two new pediatricians, Drs. Scott Thomas and Meredith Davitte. Both physicians are accepting new patient appointments.
A second confirmed case of the West Nile virus has been reported in York County.
Despite years of public health campaigns, many American parents are still putting their babies to sleep in an unsafe position, a new study finds.
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A puzzling study of U.S. pregnancies found that women who had miscarriages between 2010 and 2012 were more likely to have had back-to-back annual flu shots that included protection against swine flu.
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