People living with a-fib are at greater risk of having a stroke. Dr. Hank Marks, with Novant Health, spoke with WECT to explain a new treatment option for the condition.
Novant Health recently lead an effort to help teach more people how to do CPR and stop bleeding and worked to put automatic external defibrillators (AED) at local churches.
Groups in North Carolina filed an opening brief with the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday to reverse the dismissal of their case against the Environmental Protection Agency.
The N.C. Department of Human Services is cautioning the public about having open wounds or cut in saltwater or brackish water due to reports of three deaths from Vibrio infections in the state this year.
As those staffing shortages have gotten greater, we’ve seen the amount of complaints go up 27% since 2016, according to the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services.
With the hot summer sun and humid days, it’s important to reapply about every two hours, but keep in mind, if you are sweating a lot or going in and out of water, you might need to reapply more often.
The summertime heat might not feel like the traditional flu season of the fall and winter, but health officials say this does not mean respiratory viruses will go away.
“I mean, there are concerns with any drug, but the research for the Alzheimer’s Association is going to continue," Lisa Roberts with the Alzheimer’s Association said.
“Parents should still have the right to consent to life-saving medical care for their children whether or not my next-door neighbor thinks that,” said Margaret Bilodeau, whose 15-year-old son is transgender.
A bill environmental lawyers describe as a “polluters’ wish list” is set to move forward at the General Assembly, potentially making it harder for the state to regulate so-called “forever chemicals” in drinking water supplies.
The Pender County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to finalize an agreement with Novant Health during a special called meeting on Friday, June 16.
Dr. Francis O’Donnell, headache specialist Novant Health Neurology, sat down with WECT’s Bill Murray to discuss the differences between headaches and migraines, and how to treat them.
The use of immunotherapy may prove successful for some patients, and combining this new practice with traditional treatments has shown a lot of promise.
Novant Health is one of six applicants that have filed a certificate of need application with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services for mobile MRI scanners.
Medical bills are a common stressor but one woman has been living a nightmare ever since she was blindsided with $42,000 in bills she thought had already been paid.
“I will be working to capitalize upon existing partnerships to begin hosting support groups and formalized group therapy sessions for adults in the community," said Renae Floyd, PCU's new licensed clinical therapist.
New Hanover County will begin offering vaccines for international travel at its Health and Human Services International Travel Clinic on Tuesday, May 9.
“The funds will be used to execute the first phase of a comprehensive study on the biometrics of people in treatment for OUD,” states an announcement from OpiAID.
“I think in everything, prevention should be the first approach. Because if we prevent somebody to get cancer, it’s better than just trying to get the person treated after the cancer is there."