John Caliri, director of FirstHealth Fitness, has been recognized as the 2017 winner of the Hank Boerner Pioneer Award by the Medical Fitness Association (MFA).…
Tim Moore wasn’t looking for a quick-fix diet when he decided to lose weight. He wanted a program that would provide support and accountability, and…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Big Tobacco companies return to TV this weekend, decades after they were banned from the airwaves. The tobacco industry is under court…
New limits on opioid prescriptions and an overdose prevention law passed by the North Carolina General Assembly were reviewed by a joint committee on healthcare…
First Pioneer Insurance Agency in Aberdeen was recently recognized as one of this year’s Open Enrollment high performers by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid…
A bill was introduced and passed in the Senate of the 114th Congress to help families locate missing loved ones with Alzheimer's disease, autism, and…
Invisible and odorless, carbon monoxide poisoning has proven to be a dangerous threat to American families with 400 people killed and 21,000 sent to emergency…
St. Joseph of the Pines has dedicated its Caritas Center, a $1.9 million residential expansion that will soon be home to residents in the early…
Every holiday season the FirstHealth Hospice Foundation sets aside a time to share remembrances of those who have passed on and to honor those who…
Contributed An updated resource for fighting cancer in North Carolina is now available to citizens and medical professionals through the N.C. Department of Health and…
North Carolina is making nearly 40,000 more units of life-saving medication available to help fight the opioid epidemic, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The state…
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Health officials say two adults died from flu in October, the first deaths this influenza season in North Carolina. Officials with…
FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital and FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital – Richmond have both earned an “A” grade on Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades that were announced…
Statewide monitoring shows that North Carolina continues to be in full compliance with national air quality standards as the 2017 ozone season ends today. Since…
By Donna Stephens Johnson LMBT, MMP, Owner Utopia Spa, guest columnist. As the population ages, more caregiving is being provided by people who aren't healthcare…