Health

The bill won’t go into effect until a state budget is approved.

The walk/run serves as the premier event for the Colon Cancer Coalition in Charlotte, bringing colon cancer patients, caregivers, friends and family together.

The bill passed in the Senate will now be sent back to the House of Representatives for concurrence, if that happens it will be sent to Governor Roy Cooper for final approval.

EPA Administrator Michael Regan, formerly the Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality announced the plans on Tuesday morning in Wilmington --- a city impacted by PFAS due to exposure of the substances into the Cape Fear River and ground water basin.

The return of Cabarrus County’s Hearts and Heroes in-person event brought out nearly 300 community members to celebrate lifesaving care.

South Carolina legislators are hearing a bill that would make abortion punishable by death.

The drug is not currently approved for weight loss.

Sometimes it feels like no matter how much Chapstick you put on, your lips are still dry and chapped.

Medication Take Back Week happening in Rowan County

The City of Kannapolis has announced that the Run Kannapolis 5K Series is back.

With help from Veterans Administration, student doing Cystic Fibrosis research

More whistleblowers are coming forward to detail allegations of fraud and financial mismanagement at CW Williams Community Health Center. A former doctor and a former chief financial officer at the clinic spoke with WBTV about what they experienced working there. And a third former employee has filed a lawsuit alleging she was fired minutes before she was scheduled to detail her concerns to the board.

The hospital system is starting a violence intervention program after years of gun violence escalation in Charlotte.

Cooper Health Services opens its doors, providing free health services to the Beatties Ford community.

Kannapolis Fire Marshals Shane Pethel and Don Gray have a lot in common – they are firefighters, have a great sense of humor, love their families – and both had heart attacks in their early 50′s

One Charlotte woman went from paying $103 a month to $35 for her insulin.

Cabarrus Health Alliance (CHA) has been recognized by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) for its ability to plan for, respond to, and recover from public health emergencies.

The Rowan-Cabarrus Community College (RCCC) nursing program, under the leadership of Dr. Emily Fink, has been selected as one of ten national finalists in the 2023 Bellwether College Consortium Award competition

Not all women have symptoms so they may not even know they have them.

Improvements are on the horizon at Atrium Health Cabarrus that will improve its ability to serve behavioral health patients.

This will hold Charlotte’s first four-year medical school.

In collaboration with the North Carolina Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) and the Cabarrus Public Health Interest (CPHI), the Cabarrus Health Alliance (CHA) will host the CHAsm Summit: Closing gaps on disparities, opening paths for equity - on Friday, March 24

Run Jen Run 5K & Festival is back! WBTV is proud to be the media partner of this great event that helps raise breast cancer awareness.

A Pineville nursing home saw its rating drop dramatically following a WBTV investigation. In October, WBTV investigated Pineville Rehabilitation and Living Center, which still had a five-star rating from federal regulators. After our story, that rating dropped to one-star.

The county already experienced a surge of cases after Thanksgiving.

The South Carolina Supreme Court struck the proposed 6-week abortion ban in 3-2 vote Thursday.

The newest variant is responsible for about 40% of the cases in the U.S.

Iredell-Statesville Schools has secured a grant for over 17 million dollars that will offer school-based mental health services to students over the next five years.

It’s something health experts have been warning about all month.

On Tuesday, CVS and Walgreens announced they were limiting the amount of children’s medicines parents can buy.