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Cancer

Cervical cancer patient faced 4 big hurdles. She cleared them all.

A cervical cancer survivor shares her story and explains how she overcame big challenges, including her mother’s stroke and caring for her son.

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February 4, 2025

He never knew he wanted to be a nurse, but a friend told him it was his calling

February 4, 2025

He never knew he wanted to be a nurse, but a friend told him it was his calling

January 31, 2025

4 decisions that helped a mom lose 93 pounds.

January 31, 2025

4 decisions that helped a mom lose 93 pounds.

January 15, 2025

This former paramedic is improving treatment time in the emergency room

January 15, 2025

This former paramedic is improving treatment time in the emergency room

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Quiz: Test the "strength" of your exercise IQ here

Countless doctors agree: If you could put exercise in pill form it would be the ultimate wonder-drug. And so: How much do you need? Which muscles should you focus on? How many daily steps increase your chances of living past 75? Take our quiz to find...

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Cold & Flu

It’s RSV and flu season: Where should you seek medical attention?

Battling a cold, RSV, flu, covid or other virus? Urgent care and walk-in clinic are likely to be far faster. Here’s what you need to know.

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Holiday travel: 5 tips for taking off with prescription medications

Here's how to pack and travel with your prescriptions.

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Tik Tok is wrong. Wrist weights will not tone your arms.

TikTok videos about using wrist weights to tone your arms for muscle definition won’t make your arms more toned. They’ll just make them bigger.

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Multiple myeloma survivor: ‘I’m a walking miracle.’

Editor's note: This is one in a series of stories exploring the survivorship journeys of Novant Health Cancer Institute patients. You'll find all the stories here. We celebrate our survivors and share their stories to showcase how surviving - and ...

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Making A Difference

Trapped on hurricane-ravaged mountain with a breech baby due at any moment

It was Sept. 29 and Courtney Mosser, of Black Mountain, North Carolina, was 40 weeks pregnant, due for her C-section that very day. The baby was breech. She was nervous. And now she had no idea how she was going to get to the hospital in Asheville ...

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