Health

The City of Southport has announced that a boil water advisory has been lifted for residents located on Frink Drive between Long Leaf Street and E Moore Street.

To register for either of the events or for more information, you can call Mt. Calvary’s office at (910) 300-6322.

An adult in western North Carolina died during the third week of October, per the NCDHHS.

The Mt. Calvary Center for Leadership Development has announced a free mobile dental clinic for people with or without insurance on Friday, Nov. 11 and Saturday, Nov. 12 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

There was an informational meeting Saturday at the Wilmington American Legion that invited veterans to learn about a new law that may change their lives.

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is joining 11 other attorneys general calling on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) not to include the COVID-19 vaccine on the list of child immunizations.

Between sponsors, donors and other supporters, the 13th Annual Dosher Foundation Golf Classic raised $50,000 for the hospital on October 14.

She now takes pills for her cancer treatment, which her doctor, Dr. Lindsey Prochaska, refers to as maintenance therapy. But this hasn’t stopped her from living life as if things were normal.

Getting a hearing aid just became easier, anyone with mild to moderate hearing loss can now buy hearing aid devices online or in-stores without a prescription.

Leaders representing Novant Health spoke before New Hanover County commissioners Monday morning to put concerns surrounding the quality of care at NHRMC to rest.

Chemours announced on October 14 that they filed an appeal of the pollutant discharge permit that was recently approved on September 15.

CFPUA says the alert is due to a water main leak at the intersection of Carolina Beach Road and Piner Road.

‘Mammo-Glam Party,’ ‘Tailgate for Prostate’ health events to be held in Columbus Co.

New Hanover County’s Assistant Health Director Carla Turner says the biggest concern for this flu season is that people are not taking precautions like they were last year in the height of the pandemic.

The new booster is becoming available in North Carolina following the FDA's emergency use authorization and the CDC’s recommendation.

The mobile mammogram unit in Wilmington this week is a convenient way to get your annual checkup out of the way.

An anonymous Wilmington family gifted $500,000 for patients at the Novant Health Zimmer Cancer Institute, per a Novant Health release.

Devices that were once only accessible in settings such as a doctor’s office are becoming more accessible for individuals to have in their own homes.

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - On Tuesday, community leaders gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking of a $10 million project funded by NBA star and Wilmington native Michael Jordan.

No PFAS compounds have been detected in water treated by Granular Activated Carbon filters at the Sweeney Water Treatment Plant, according to CFPUA.

The Pandemic Operations Center is continuing to provide initial COVID-19 vaccines as well as the updated Pfizer and Moderna bivalent boosters.