April Stewart had never done a breast self-exam until one of her two daughters told her about a high school class discussion about breast health.…
NEW YORK (AP) — A puzzling study of U.S. pregnancies found that women who had miscarriages between 2010 and 2012 were more likely to have…
Denita Thomas, assisted living medical records coordinator at St. Joseph of the Pines, has received the Hero Award from the North Carolina Assisted Living Association…
Right at Home - Sandhills announces that Katie Meier has joined Right at Home Sandhills as Community Liaison. Katie will be responsible for all aspects…
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a condition that develops when the arteries that supply oxygen-rich blood to the internal organs, arms and legs become completely…
Governor Roy Cooper today signed a proclamation declaring September 2017 Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month in North Carolina while visiting a local treatment center. …
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) today announced additional measures to fight the opioid epidemic, recognizing the important role of health…
When Sharron Wood’s fallopian tube cancer recurred last fall, her FirstHealth medical oncologist suggested a treatment option that hadn’t been available at the time of…
Like many young men, William Clifford “Cliff” Kitchens, M.D., looked to his father’s influence as he was choosing a profession. Both father and son are…
There currently is no generally accepted standard of care for pancreatic cancer that has migrated to other parts of the body, but a current clinical…
Utopia Spa is celebrating their 3rd anniversary by offering 20% off Door to Spa September appointments. Door to Spa assisted ride service is a health…
It’s a common justification made for behaviors that may fall outside the realm of healthy. Whether it’s a drink or two or indulging in a…
WASHINGTON, The U.S. Senate passed the FDA Reauthorization Act and with it, the RACE for Children Act. Now, new cancer drugs will be developed not…
FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, including its Richmond and Hoke campuses, has once again been recognized as one of the state’s best hospitals by U.S. News…
Chris Ashworth (third from left), of Hallmark, and Keyana Cotton (third from right), of the Daphne’s Hallmark store in Southern Pines’ Pinecrest Plaza, deliver “Itty…