By Jennifer Fernandez Finding a way to fight pancreatic cancer is personal for Kirsten Bryant. She was studying cell biology at Cornell University and considering cancer research during the last year ...
By Anne Blythe Cheerwine, a cherry-flavored soda brewed in Salisbury for slightly more than a century, has become widely known as the “nectar of North Carolina.” On May 17, the Rowan County city held ...
By Jaymie Baxley and Rose Hoban Sally Herndon has spent more than three decades working to get North Carolinians to quit smoking. As head of the state Health Department’s Tobacco Prevention and C...
By Rachel Crumpler Demand for pasteurized donor breast milk is rising. More than 10 percent of babies born in North Carolina are premature, according to state data. In 2023, that meant 12,885 prematur...
This is the sixth and final post covering the Healthy Aging Checklist, a set of six core activities that will help any older adult maintain the best possible health while aging. They are: Promote bra...
This is the fifth in a series of posts covering the Healthy Aging Checklist, which is my list of six fundamental activities that will help any older adult maintain the best possible health while aging...
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The U.S. Alzheimer’s Association provides critically important support services, education, programs, and referral services to countless individuals living with dementia, their families, and care prof...
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The phenomenon of harmful resident-to-resident incidents in long-term care homes is largely invisible. While over 40 studies examined it to date, the voice of family members of residents who died afte...
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The story is told from the perspective of a 10-years-old African American girl about her grandmother who lives in advanced stages of Alzheimer’s disease in a nursing home. The granddaughter is told th...