Health

Dental students and professor provide low-cost dentistry option close to home

The mouth is the “gateway to the body,” and regular dental care is essential for overall health, according ...

Health

Dr. Agner receives hospital foundation’s philanthropic award

Dr. Christopher Agner, senior shareholder at Rowan Diagnostic Clinic, with his wife, Dianne, by his side, received the ...

Health

June 14 is World Blood Donor Day

The American Red Cross, in partnership with Nexcare Bandages and supermodel Niki Taylor, will celebrate World Blood Donor Day ...

Health

Marsh column: Staycations can be good fun, too

Because of any number of reasons, not all people are able to go on a trip during the ...

Columns

Chris Magryta, MD: On flossing

Flossing has been a cornerstone of Dentistry for years, yet very few Americans floss on a daily basis. ...

Health

Kannapolis researcher debunks running myth

KANNAPOLIS — An Appalachian State University professor at the North Carolina Research Campus says he has debunked a myth ...

David Freeze

TWAM 5K and Badin Triathlon set for Friday and Saturday

The Tenth Annual Teens With A Mission Splash Run and Walk 5K for First Presbyterian Church, one of ...

Health

Marsh column: Vacation and exercise

Seven days of school left! Most of it is testing and finishing up this school year. Lots of ...

Health

Cross-country runners dominate East Rowan Music Run 5K

Six East Rowan High cross-country runners lined up on the front row of the start, ready to battle ...

Health

Beware of ticks; two tested for Lyme disease in Rowan

By Elizabeth Cook elizabeth.cook@salisburypost.com Tick season is well under way, and though no cases of Rocky Mountain Spotted ...

Health

Lavender Garden field day set for June 13

SALISBURY — The public is being invited to a field day from 1-5 p.m. June 13 at The ...

Food

Your microbiome becomes you

By Dr. Chris Magryta For the Salisbury Post I have been reading about human health and the gut ...

Health

Bike ride and 5K both available Saturday

Two events are on tap for Saturday, May 31. Cyclists can enjoy non-competitive riding while those who want ...

Health

Marsh column: Are you hydrating properly?

Hydration is important any time of the year, but it is even more so with the rising temperatures. ...

Business

Doctor is pilot who examines other pilots

By Linda Bailey Miller Davis Agency Salisbury doctor Sean Malone has a unique understanding of what airline pilots ...

Health

Cool morning makes for fast times at Bare Bones 5K

Great temperatures helped runners achieve some fast times on Saturday morning at the 14th Annual Bare Bones 5K. ...

Health

MURDOCK Study teams up with Intimidators

KANNAPOLIS — Duke University’s MURDOCK Study has teamed up with the Charlotte Hounds and Kannapolis Intimidators for a ...

Health

YMCAs offer many programs for summer break

It is hard to believe that school is almost out. With prom this past weekend and end of ...

Health

David Freeze: Running for research, and friends Bare Bones 5K

Deborah Howell’s friends plan to join her for the 14th Annual Bare Bones 5K on Saturday, May 23. ...

Health

Free hearing health fair at Salisbury VAMC May 21

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing ...

Health

Marsh column: Your body needs sleep for a healthy mind, body, and spirit

First of all, I want to thank everyone for participating, volunteering and/or sponsoring the 6th Annual Buck Hurley ...

David Freeze

Freeze column: Brent and Norma are finding their second wind

When last I reported on Brent Parks and Norma Honeycutt, they had finished a good March and both ...

Business

Rowan Medical Center working to improve patients’ experience

By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com When someone has to go to a hospital, it’s rarely an in-and-out process. Patients have ...

Health

The wait is over: The farmers market is back

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — For many people, everything is right with the world again, because the Salisbury-Rowan ...

Columns

Ester Marsh: Stand straight and notice Posture Awareness Month

Did you know that May is Posture Awareness Month? I didn’t, either. Someone asked if I could do ...

Health

Carillon, Gentiva offer talk on preventing falls

The majority of falls people hear about will be for those age 65 and older. One out of ...

Health

Buck Hurley Triathlon cranks up Saturday, May 2

In less than two weeks, we will have the first part of the Buck Hurley Triathlon. The event ...

Health

MURDOCK study hires data specialist, two others

KANNAPOLIS — Duke University has hired three additional staff members for the MURDOCK Study, a medical research project ...

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