7 features of a healthy neighborhood

Each year, a slew of annual surveys are released declaring that select neighborhoods are the healthiest and fittest in the country. The criteria for these varies by publication and brand, but plenty of people love scanning the reports to see where their neighborhood falls on the list. While these lists are a novelty to some,…

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There’s a Marburg virus outbreak, younger women are getting breast cancer and more children are dying from flu. Here’s what happened in health this week.

Happy Saturday! We hope you’ve been enjoying the first week of the spookiest month of the year. Don’t forget that October is also Breast Cancer Awareness Month; here’s what I’ve been reading lately — from new research on the benefits of breastfeeding to a refresher on breast cancer signs and symptoms to look out for….

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In Hurricane Helene’s wake, there’s devastation — and hope. 5 Asheville residents describe how the community is coping.

Mark Starling, the morning show host and news director for iHeart Media-Asheville on News Radio 570 WWNC, has been on the air since 3:30 a.m. today, trying to keep local residents informed and calm after Hurricane Helene devastated the western North Carolina city of Asheville. But as a resident himself who lost neighbors in the…

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