Vidant Health, Author at Washington Daily News

Community Columns

Health Beat: A record-setting year for saving lives

April has been designated National Donate Life Month (NDLM) since 2003. April features an entire month of activities to help encourage Americans to register as ... Read more

by Vidant Health, Monday, April 19, 2021 1:20 pm

Coronavirus

Vidant pauses Johnson & Johnson vaccinations

Vidant Health continues to follow guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. ... Read more

by Vidant Health, Tuesday, April 13, 2021 10:35 am

Coronavirus

Vidant to expand access to COVID-19 vaccine

GREENVILLE — Vidant Health is expanding access to COVID-19 vaccine appointments to everyone 16 and older effective Thursday, April 1. Community members who are 18 ... Read more

by Vidant Health, Wednesday, March 31, 2021 5:06 pm

Beaufort County

Vidant expands visitation across system

As Vidant Health continues to respond to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic across North Carolina, it is taking steps to ensure the safety of all. Vidant ... Read more

by Vidant Health, Thursday, March 18, 2021 3:55 pm

Columns

Health Beat: Stay on top of your preventative care

By Dr. Thomas Ruffolo (Vidant Health) To say this past year of living with COVID has been unusual would be the understatement of all time. ... Read more

by Vidant Health, Sunday, March 14, 2021 10:00 am

Columns

Health Beat: Identifying warts and porokeratosis

By Ainsley Roberson Rusevlyan It is common for the undersides of our feet to suffer from warts. These are called plantar warts and are caused ... Read more

by Vidant Health, Sunday, March 7, 2021 9:00 pm

Columns

Things you need to know about colorectal cancer

By Arin Pelletier Beaufort County Health Department March is colorectal cancer awareness month. You might be asking yourself, what really is colorectal cancer? The term ... Read more

by Vidant Health, Friday, February 26, 2021 12:30 pm

Columns

Balance training can help prevent falls

If you have ever fallen, you can most likely look back and identify what caused the fall. The truth is that most falls can be ... Read more

by Vidant Health, Saturday, February 13, 2021 8:34 pm

Columns

Take steps to reduce risk of cardiovascular disease

Every February we come together to celebrate Heart Health Month, first proclaimed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on Dec. 30, 1963. As a nation, community, ... Read more

by Vidant Health, Friday, February 5, 2021 11:30 am

Columns

The effects of marijuana during pregnancy

As cigarette use has declined to its lowest levels in our country, there has been a notable increase in the use of marijuana- even in ... Read more