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Child with rare disease sees improvements after visit to NIH
KINSTON, N.C. (WNCT) – A child here in the east has a new outlook on life after a visit to one of the best medical centers in the country.
05/24/2012 6:11 PM
Health Department warns of listeria outbreak
GREENVILLE, N.C. - The Pitt County Public Health Department wants you to know about a possible listeria outbreak.
05/24/2012 10:32 AM
Survivor tries to get rid of stigma surrounding lung cancer
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) – It’s known as the silent killer. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the world, yet we don’t hear much about it.
05/22/2012 7:05 PM
American Cancer Society needs volunteers in the fight against cancer
GREENVILLE, N.C.– Cancer affects all of us, whether you've been diagnosed yourself, or have a friend or family member who's battling the disease.
05/22/2012 6:16 PM
Dying for that glow
TAMPA - Persuading teenagers to avoid tanning beds and the beach is a war James Spencer is losing.
05/22/2012 11:19 AM
Bat found in dog's water bowl had rabies
NEWPORT, N.C. - A bat found dead outside a Carteret County home has tested positive for rabies.
05/22/2012 11:11 AM
Autism awareness event in Greenville
GREENVILLE, N.C. - A group in the east is showing a special documentary this Thursday, about the lives of people living with autism.
05/22/2012 9:06 AM
Baby Boomer? Get tested for Hep C
GREENVILLE, N.C. - If you are a baby boomer, you're urged to get tested for Hepatitis C.
05/21/2012 5:47 PM
80+ sickened by Salmonella-tainted meat substitute
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Health officials say more than 80 people have been sickened by salmonella.
05/21/2012 10:58 AM
Live Interview: Stroke awareness month
GREENVILLE, N.C. – May is stroke awareness month and eastern North Carolina has one of the highest rates of stroke in the country.
05/21/2012 7:21 AM
Family loses twin babies, honors them at March of Dimes walk
GREENVILLE, N.C. – Did you know every year, more than half a million babies are born too soon?
05/19/2012 8:25 PM
NC teen smoking rates historically low
RALEIGH, N.C. - Teens who smoke in our state has hit an all-time low.
05/18/2012 11:22 AM
Greenville opens new walking trails
GREENVILLE, N.C.--Greenville has officially opened a series of new walking trails in Greenville's Uptown District.
05/18/2012 9:25 AM
Diabetes Crisis in the East
GREENVILLE, N.C. - Chances are someone you know has Diabetes.
05/17/2012 11:25 PM
Volunteers locked up to send muscular dystrophy kids to summer camp
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. - The Jacksonville Harley-Davidson dealership was full of muscle today but not the type of muscle you'd expect.
05/16/2012 5:40 PM