After months of waiting, there is finally light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel with the emergence of three new vaccines. In this episode, Roland Wilkinson speaks to Dr. Charles Bregier, Novant Health medical director of corporate health, about the safety and necessity of these promising new vaccines.

More than 34 million Americans have diabetes, and about 90% of them have type 2 diabetes. In this episode, Roland Wilkerson speaks with Dr. Cathy Rolih, a clinical physician executive for the Novant Health Diabetes Center of Excellence, about a patient’s path forward after a doctor has told them about their diagnosis. For more information read this story in Healthy Headlines: https://www.novanthealth.org/healthy-headlines/the-good-news-on-type-2-diabetes-youre-in-charge

Being an effective care partner with someone who has dementia begins with taking time for yourself - physically and mentally. In the process, you’re helping yourself and your loved one.

While it’s recommended that everyone get an annual flu shot, there are several groups of people who are at greater risk of experiencing potentially severe complications if they get the flu. In this podcast, Dr. Charles Bregier, Novant Health medical director of corporate health, breaks down which groups are especially at risk and why now is the time to get the flu shot if you haven’t done so already.

A diet that is high in unhealthy processed foods can cause a variety of long-term health problems. In this podcast, Novant Health registered dietitian Jennifer Anderson Logan speaks with writer Hannah Six about what to avoid. And for more information - visit https://www.novanthealth.org/healthy-headlines/10-processed-foods-you-dont-have-to-apologize-for-eating

This is the third and final episode in a three-part series on acupuncture. Dr. Russell Greenfield of Novant Health Integrative Medicine addresses one of his personal experiences that led him to do more research on this alternative medicine treatment.

This is part two of a three-part series on acupuncture. We invite you to join Gina DiPietro from Healthy Headlines as she gets acupuncture from Novant Health licensed acupuncturist Amanda Nolff, who is based in Charlotte. Dr. Russell Greenfield of Novant Health Integrative Medicine also chimes in.

This is the first of a three-part series on acupuncture. Here to break down what acupuncture is and just how beneficial it can be is Dr. Russell Greenfield of Novant Health Integrative Medicine. We hope you'll join us for part two when our listeners will join us at an acupuncture session.

Novant Health is less than one of 30 hospital systems in the country who offers incisionless brain surgery to treat people with essential tremor or tremor-dominant Parkinson's disease. Neurosurgeon Dr. Charles Munyon explains the surgery, known as MR-guided focused ultrasound, and how it fits into Novant Health's commitment to embrace leading-edge technology that helps patients live their best possible life.

In this podcast, Novant Health registered dietitian Jennifer Anderson Logan talks with writer Hannah Six about how to navigate food temptations during the fall. It may surprise you how much exercise it's going to take to burn off a few of those mini Halloween candy bars.