The importance of mindful eating in a fast world
In the digital age it's easy to forget how important it is, for health and well being, to slow down enjoy each meal.
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Encore: A study of this champion's heart helped prove the benefits of exercise
More than a 100 years ago, doctors thought that too much running or other vigorous activity could harm us. Marathoner Clarence DeMar proved them wrong.
1 in 4 inmate deaths happens in the same federal prison. Why?
The Butner federal prison complex in North Carolina is where a quarter of federal inmate deaths occur. It includes a medical facility but inmates aren't getting needed care, there or at other prisons.
A study of this champion's heart helped prove the benefits of exercise
More than a 100 years ago, doctors thought that too much running or other vigorous activity could harm us. Marathoner Clarence DeMar proved them wrong.
Restaurants join the effort to reduce opioid overdoses by carrying Narcan
A growing number of restaurants are stocking the overdose antidote Narcan and training staff on how to administer it.
CDC recommends RSV vaccine in late pregnancy to protect newborns
The shot will help shield newborns from RSV in the early months of life, when they're especially vulnerable to severe illness.
A Beyoncé fan couldn't fly to a show due to his wheelchair size, so he told TikTok
Jon Hetherington, 34, couldn't fly to Seattle to see Beyoncé on her Renaissance World Tour because his wheelchair was too tall. However, he was invited to see her Dallas show.
Uptick in COVID cases slows in Guilford County
The upward trend of COVID-19 cases in Guilford County is slowly decreasing just as the updated vaccines are becoming available.
World's oldest wooden structure defies Stone-Age stereotypes
Archaeologists dug into a riverbank in Zambia and uncovered what they call the earliest known wood construction by humans. The half-million year-old artifacts could change how we see Stone-Age people.
Medicaid expansion to begin soon in North Carolina as governor decides to let budget bill become law
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced Friday he would let the state budget bill coming to his desk become law without his signature, opening the way for Medicaid coverage for 600,000 low-income adults, with some receiving the government health insurance soon.