Cape Fear Valley Health News

In 2019, nearly 71,000 people died from opioid overdoses, according to the Centers for Disease Control andPrevention (CDC). CDC statistics say more than 70 percent of overdose deaths involve prescript...

Fayetteville lost a true advocate for cancer care this May with the passing of Jesse Byrd, Chair Emeritus of Cape Fear Valley Health Foundation’s Friends of the Cancer Center Advisory Council.For more...

Due to local positivity rates of COVID-19 reaching the highest levels seen so far during the pandemic, as well as increasing rate of COVID-19 admissions, Harnett Health System’s facilities will furthe...

April Maroschak is the Corporate Director of Laboratory Services, overseeing all labs at Cape Fear Valley Health hospitals. She said the renovated 3,952-square-foot lab space will feature a new automa...

Back in their home state of Minnesota, Claire and Dillon McLain were high school sweethearts. After college, when they exchanged wedding vows, they knew they wanted to be parents.When the Army brought...

In 2018, there were 389 diabetes-related deaths in Cumberland County, according to the CDC’s multiple cause of death data. Nationally, men are more likely to have the illness as a contributing cause o...

After spending most of her nursing career in emergency departments, Susan Phelps, RN, is no stranger to staying on her toes.“It taught me to be prepared for anything at any moment,” she said. “You rea...

At 36 years of age, with a 2-month-old baby, the last thing Michelle Boyd expected was a heart attack. When she began to experience chest pains, she explained them away as nothing serious.“I convinced...

In a recent analysis of shifting demographics and workforce trends, the Association of American Medical Colleges predicted a nationwide shortage of between 37,000 and 124,000 physicians by 2034. To ad...

Last summer, on a trip to Topsail Beach with her family, Mary McVicker was looking forward to splashing in the waves and enjoying the sunshine. But a growing discomfort in her hips was making the shor...