How to protect yourself during Cyclospora outbreak? N.C. extension suggests buying local

Health | Spectrum News 1 7/16 6:44A Courtney Davis

The N.C. Cooperative Extension says the parasite can be linked to contamination during shipping, handling or the growing process.

How to protect yourself from the bad air caused by wildfires

Health | Spectrum News 1 7/16 6:11A Associated Press

Experts say people should take precautions such as wearing an N95 mask while outdoors or heading inside and closing the windows.

One nonprofit is offering cancer patients a free spa day

Health | Spectrum News 1 6/23 7:47A Erin Billups - National Health R

From yoga to facials, Mondays Cancer Care offers patients a chance to be pampered.

Living with POTS, an underdiagnosed but potentially debilitating condition

Health | Spectrum News 1 6/3 8:25A Jatrissa Wooten

Experts said people with POTS can exercise and are recommended to do horizontal or seated cardio and strength training.

N.C. resident quarantined from hantavirus cruise ship. Here's what the experts say

Health | Spectrum News 1 5/12 7:45A Patrick Thomas

A person from North Carolina is in quarantine at the University of Nebraska being monitored for hantavirus. They were evacuated from the cruise ship.

South Carolina outbreak tied to North Carolina measles cases is over, officials say

Health | Spectrum News 1 4/27 10:20A Michael White, Associated Press

North Carolina saw 24 infections during the South Carolina outbreak, the nation’s largest in 35 years.

How the war in Iran impacts mental health of war veterans

Health | Spectrum News 1 4/23 1:00A Kennedy Chase

War veterans and a clinical therapist reflect on how the war in Iran impacts military mental health.

'It is a lifelong journey': Grieving parents launch campaign after stillbirth

Health | Spectrum News 1 4/17 6:00A Sydney McCoy

Measuring the placenta is not a common prenatal protocol but it could save a baby's life, according to a Yale researcher.

UNC researcher works to make AI more reliable in health care

Health | Spectrum News 1 4/13 12:00A Sydney McCoy

Researchers at UNC Chapel Hill's Gillings School of Global Public Health are tailoring AI to make it more reliable for solving health problems.