Karen Garloch

It may be one of the most startling anti-smoking commercials you’ll ever see.

Josephine Hicks’ small volume of stories and advice gleaned over four years of taking care of her partner, who died of pancreatic cancer, wins annual Independent Publisher Book Awards contest.

The Charlotte Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure has announced community health grants of $1.4 million to 27 nonprofit organizations. This is the largest one-year amount awarded to the largest number of grantees in Komen Charlotte’s 15-year history.

Tamela Rich has ridden her motorcycle cross-country twice to raise money for breast cancer research.

TV, Twitter, Facebook endangering relationships

Patients who want to continue seeing Drs. John Benedum and Lorri Ayers will soon pay more for the privilege.

A few weeks ago, I wrote about a Salisbury man who felt he paid too much for two medicines at Walgreens. He called around and visit several area drugs stores to compare prices for the future.

Sandra Steingraber was diagnosed with bladder cancer as a 20-year-old college junior.

Dan Maney just wanted to fill a couple of prescriptions to treat a foot infection.

Secrecy about infections acquired by patients in the hospital is slowly lifting.