According to many medical authorities, including those with the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, there are many reasons…
A South African girl born with the AIDS virus has kept her infection suppressed for more than eight years after stopping anti-HIV medicines. Doctors say…
A study suggests that changes to your speech may indicate you're developing thinking problems. More pauses, filler words and other verbal changes might be an…
Certain medications, anxiety and “fear of the unknown” are known to contribute to the insomnia that cancer patients experience. Less known are ways of dealing…
By Donna Stephens Johnson, LMBT, MMP, Owner of Utopia Spa in Aberdeen, guest columnist “Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who…
FirstHealth of the Carolinas has been recognized as one of the nation’s “Most Wired” hospitals for the seventh year. Technology is making it easier for…
Pinehurst Medical Clinic and Moore County Sheriff's Office Collaborate for the well being of the community. Moore County Sheriff Neil Godfrey provides File of Life Kits to…
PINEHURST – When the nurses and therapists of FirstHealth Home Care go into patient homes, they sometimes encounter heartbreaking situations. Patients choosing between medications and…
PINEHURST – FirstHealth of the Carolinas achieved a unique milestone in its near 90-year history with its successful July 1 conversion to Epic information systems…
Joined by members of Britny Puryear’s family, Governor Roy Cooper signed several domestic violence prevention bills into law today. Governor Cooper signed Senate Bill 600: Britny's…
CHICAGO – At a poolside press event, hosted at a Boys & Girls Club in Chicago, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) Pool Safely campaignand the Michael Phelps…
While it’s a subject that most women would prefer not to discuss, overactive bladder (or urgency urinary incontinence) affects as many as 40 percent of…
Dr. Jason Guevara, Dr. James Marino, and staff welcomes Dr. Richard Slusher to Pinehurst Orthopedic Group. Dr. Richard Slusher will be seeing patients beginning Wednesday, July…
Christopher Richberg, M.D., entered medical school planning on a career as a pediatrician. The baby he delivered on the first night of his OB/GYN rotation helped…
PINEHURST – During a recent vacation in the United Kingdom, a FirstHealth physician found himself a witness to the aftermath of one of the biggest…