Health

Miss Rowan County Scholarship Pageant to hold breast cancer awareness event

SALISBURY – Novant Health Rowan Medical Center announced that the "Uncork Your Support" fashion show and wine tasting ...

Business

Novant Health, DSI and China Grove work to turn the county pink

SALISBURY — Novant Health Rowan Medical Center, Downtown Salisbury, Inc. and the China Grove Board of Trade are ...

Health

Mammograms offered at First Calvary; deadline Oct. 14

The Delta Xi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. is joining with Novant Health Breast Center ...

Health

Tips for an autumn health tune-up

By Sharon Owen Rowan Health Department As the weather begins to turn cooler and the leaves begin to ...

Health

Ester Marsh: Can I eat healthy yet still have my forbidden foods?

The other day, someone told me that they could never be a health nut because they weren’t able ...

Columns

Dr. Magryta: Exercise and disease

Exercise is like a drug for many Americans and clearly a way to obtain clarity when one feels ...

Health

Salisbury VA director touts recent improvements, raises possibility of employment changes

By Josh Bergeron josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — More employees may be removed from their current position or fired as ...

Health

Dukeville residents mostly happy about settlement to remove coal ash

DUKEVILLE — Dukeville residents say they are happy about the recent announcement that all coal ash in Rowan ...

Columns

Barbara Garwood: A caregiver’s life

A fall can be dangerous for an older adult We’ve all seen the commercial. An elderly woman is ...

Faith

Support Groups September 2016

Abuse Adult survivors of childhood abuse: Support group for those surviving emotional, physical, and/or sexual: meets twice a ...

Health

Ester Marsh column: Can I eat healthy yet still have my forbidden foods?

The other day, someone told me that they could never be a health nut because they weren’t able ...

Health

The tie that binds: Women rely on friendship and a ‘medical dream team’ to conquer breast cancer

SALISBURY — Ann Eidson and Janet Haynes have a lot in common. They both attended East Rowan High ...

Health

Ester Marsh column: Cardio before weights or vice-versa?

Someone asked me the other day, “What is better, cardio before weights or after?” There are people who ...

Business

Novant Health offers cardiac care close to home

SALISBURY – When facing cardiac arrest or stroke, every second counts. That’s why it’s so important that Novant ...

Health

Red Cross urges blood and platelet donations during National Preparedness Month

WINSTON-SALEM — The American Red Cross urges eligible donors to give blood and platelets this fall to help restock ...

Health

Ester Marsh column: Fall allergy season

With the temperatures as high as they are, it doesn’t feel like fall, which starts this week. But ...

Health

MURDOCK Study to host free health and wellness festival Sept. 24 in Kannapolis

400 runners expected for Duke Dash 5K & Healthfest featuring free yoga, dance classes, health screenings and more ...

Columns

Dr. Magryta: Allergens and asthma — let the kids get dirty!

Hygiene hypothesis and the biome depletion theory  I could not contain my excitement after reading a New England Journal ...

Health

Conference for parents of children with cancer is Saturday

A Childhood Cancer Caregiver Conference will be held Saturday at Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center in Winston-Salem, ...

Health

Salisbury VA improves prosthetic device access

SALISBURY — Six months ago, a group of Salisbury VA Medical Center employees sat down with a common ...

Business

Local orthopedics clinic gives Rowan County man pain-free mobility

SALISBURY – Novant Health Orthopedics & Sports Medicine – Salisbury and its Spine Center of Excellence program has ...

Health

Ester Marsh column: Running and weight loss

Last week’s “runner’s knee” column sparked lots of conversations. Several people have asked me if running can make ...

Columns

Dr. Magryta: The blessing and the curse of sugar

Sugar — what a blessing and a curse. What is the history of this favorite food? I remember ...

Health

With dire cancer diagnosis, Rowan family hopes for help finding a doctor

By Josh Bergeron josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE — Danielle Wilkes was sitting next to her mother after a day ...

Health

Ester Marsh column: What to do about runner’s knee

Happy Labor Day! The YMCA is closed today and we wish you a wonderful day with family and ...

Columns

Barbara Garwood: A caregiver’s life

Hospital stays: Plan ahead Let’s face it. We don’t go to the hospital because we feel great. We ...

Columns

Dr. Magryta: Grain or grass fed meat?

Meat is always in the news. It is sometimes demonized and other times praised. When it comes to ...

Health

Are you living, or just existing?

By Pam Allman Rowan County Health Department It’s our choice to live or to just exist.  What I ...

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