In the majestic Blue Ridge mountains of western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee, large percentages of rural residents struggle with poverty and limited access to health care. In Avery County, N.C., you’ll find only one primary care...

Staying calm during the coronavirus pandemic isn’t easy, but a few simple steps will help you stay informed yet relaxed. Keep up-to-date with reliable sources. “Given the onslaught of media coverage and information, it’s important to make...

Coronavirus is officially a pandemic, and Americans are adopting “social distancing” to prevent a surge in potential illnesses and death. So, what if you run a fever or experience shortness of breath? Should that send you running...

You’re a little feverish, but you feel good enough to get your shopping done and a quick workout at the gym. If you do, you could become part of the exponential spread of the coronavirus, a new...

(HealthDay News) — The Trump Administration on Monday ramped up its coronavirus “social distancing” advisory to now discourage gatherings of 10 or more people. Hours later, about 7 million people in the San Francisco Bay Area were...

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Many American parents haven’t talked with their young children about inappropriate touching, a new poll finds. Experts recommend starting that discussion during a child’s preschool years, but the nationwide poll of more than 1,100 parents of 2-...

The magnets in vaping devices might be able to wreak havoc on heart pacemakers and defibrillators, a new case report suggests. By placing a Juul in his shirt pocket, a heart patient caused his implanted pacemaker and...

If you ask Dr. Molly Benedum whether there is a shortage of doctors in America, this is the story she will tell you: After joining the Appalachian Regional Health System’s family practice in North Carolina, she saw...

(HealthDay News) — State officials across America began to enact even tougher restrictions to try to slow the spread of coronavirus on Sunday, as the country’s case count reached at least 3,400, with at least 65 deaths....