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  • Nine Healthy Habits To Make This Holiday Season Your Very Best. 12/16/2021

    If you’re suffering from stress, sadness, depression or anxiety during the holidays, there are some habits you can make and keep that may have a positive impact...

  • Staying fit for the holidays 11/17/2021

    There is a reason why losing weight is often the most-made New Year’s Resolution, and why people end the holiday season feeling stuffed and remorseful.

  • Colon Cancer: What you need to know 10/25/2021

    Colon cancer, also known as bowel cancer, colorectal cancer, or rectal cancer, is any cancer that affects the colon and rectum.

  • September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month 9/22/2021

    September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, and UNC Lenoir Health Care wants to get people talking about ovarian cancer.

  • Why the COVID-19 Vaccine Matters 7/20/2021

    As we move slowly away from the shelter in place days of the pandemic, the debate over the COVID-19 vaccine rages on. People have strong opinions about the vaccine...

  • UNC Lenoir Orthopedic Surgeon Brings New Procedure to Kinston 7/14/2021

    Dr. Dimitri Thomas, orthopedic sports surgeon, recently completed the first knee cartilage transplant in the history of UNC Lenoir Health Care.

  • National Men's Health Month 6/18/2021

    June is National Men’s Health Month. The purpose of Men’s Health Month is to heighten the awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection...

  • How to prevent stroke and recognize the symptoms. 5/25/2021

    Each year, nearly 800,000 Americans have a stroke. Around 600,000 of them are a first stroke, while the others, nearly one in four, are a repeat stroke. Sadly, almost 140,000 if these stroke victims die from stroke. Almost 200,000 people who suffer stroke with have another stroke within five years.

  • May 6 is National Nurses Day 4/26/2021

    May 6 is National Nurses Day, and May 9 - 15 is National Hospital Week. How can we thank these wonderful people who give so much of themselves? Believe it or not, it doesn’t take much to show our Healthcare Heroes how much we appreciate them.