Health

Nurse midwife joins Novant clinic in China Grove

CHINA GROVE — Residents of south Rowan and the China Grove area have a new face in town ...

Health

Open house Wednesday for Novant psychiatry and recovery centers

SALISBURY — Novant Health Psychiatry and Novant Health Psychiatric Recovery and Counseling are now open and hosting a ...

Health

Dr. Magryta: Overscheduled kids

A parent’s ultimate goal is to raise a capable, energy filled and happy child into a responsible, honorable ...

News

Long-term care residents take in a ‘Sand and Sea’ adventure

SALISBURY — For Barbara Neely, who is only a recent assisted living resident of Brookdale Salisbury, the “Sand ...

Columns

Dr. Magryta: Vegans at risk for deficiencies

Every person or entity that provides you with information has an agenda, know what their agenda is before ...

Columns

David Freeze: Gotta Run

It has been six weeks since I finished the Run/Walk across North Carolina. It still seems impossible in ...

Columns

Dr. Magryta: Mission Critical: Part 5

If all of the suppositions discussed over the last few weeks come to fruition as the science evolves, ...

Columns

Mary, Michael and Karen: April results prove positive

At the end of March, I was disappointed in the results of our wellness group. Karen Leonard had ...

Columns

Dr. Magryta: Mission Critical in five parts: 4

Part 4: The following section is a posited belief about the mechanism of allergy/autoimmune development and is still ...

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Dr. Magryta: Mission Critical in five parts: 3

Part 3 in a series If the immune system wants to learn which ingested proteins are good and ...

Columns

David Freeze: Gotta Run

Boston Marathon and blood clots Every year on the 3rd Monday in April, I do my best to ...

Columns

Ester Marsh column: Are you a health nut?

Do you think you need to be a “health nut” to eat healthy? Most health nuts believe that ...

Health

Novant Health hosts fifth annual Ladies’ Night Out in Salisbury

SALISBURY — Novant Health is offering a night of shopping and free health screenings Thursday at its fifth ...

Columns

Dr. Magryta: Mission Critical in five parts: 2

The mission critical cells in this tolerance process are the Treg cell and the dendritic cell. We will ...

Columns

Dr. Magryta: Mission Critical in five parts

Part 1 It is time to get barefoot and deep into the weeds about the current concepts of ...

Columns

David Freeze: Michael, Mary and Karen — ready to regain momentum

For several reasons, results have not been what was expected at this point. I asked each of the ...

Columns

David Freeze: Gotta Run

Do you need a gait analysis? A gait analysis is something that I have never had. On the ...

Health

Ester Marsh column: How does muscle weigh more than fat?

You hear the statement that muscle weighs more than fat — of course a pound of muscle “weighs” ...

Columns

Dr. Magryta: Bone health, part II

What are the known risks for bone loss and osteopenia? 1) Inactivity or lack of weight bearing movement ...

Health

Rowan County Public Health releases State of the County Health report

SALISBURY — Rowan County Public Health this week released its annual State of the County Health Report. The report describes health ...

Health

Ester Marsh column: Healthy spirit, mind and body

With this crazy weather, none of us knows what to do anymore! One day, we can wear shorts ...

Columns

Dr. Magryta: Bone health, part 1

  As soon as you are conceived, the process of growing new bone begins and continues for many ...

Columns

David Freeze: Gotta Run

Do you need supplements? Runners are just like everyone else in one major way. They look for an ...

Health

Despite improvements, disparities remain in Rowan health outcomes

SALISBURY — Rowan County is now rated 62nd in terms of health outcomes among North Carolina’s 100 counties. In 2017, Rowan ...

Health

Ester Marsh column: 9th Annual Buck Hurley Triathlon is in two months

We are two months away from our 9th annual Buck Hurley Triathlon presented by Cloninger Ford and Toyota! ...

Columns

David Freeze: Gotta Run

The Beginning Runners Program, a partnership between the Salisbury Rowan Runners, Novant Health and Salisbury Parks and Recreation ...

Columns

David Freeze: Mary, Michael and Karen: Working the kinks out

As February ended on Wednesday, I felt good that our new Salisbury Post wellness group was making progress. ...

Columns

Dr. Magryta: Parenting 101

Parenting effectively is an art form needed for kids in modern America, as it has been for generations ...

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