Stem Cell Transplant is Getting Cancer Patient Back to Work. And Life.

James Caviness is a quiet, burly man who grew up on a farm and has spent his adult life in construction. He knows the aches and pains that come with physical labor. But in the summer of 2024 he developed back pain that wouldn’t go away. Over-the-counter medications weren’t beating it back. He tried chiropractic care for a while, but that didn’t help. “I got … Continue reading Stem Cell Transplant is Getting Cancer Patient Back to Work. And Life. »

Cervical Cancer Patient Faced 4 Big Hurdles. She Cleared Them All.

Single mom survived cancer, cared for her mother and son, then enrolled in college.

She’ll Be Supporting Moms at New Kernersville Maternity Program

Night after night, 12-year-old Jessica Thornton watched the nurses in action. She spent a lot of time at her friend’s side as he recovered from surgery after surgery to address genetic complications.

Novant Health Recognized for Food Insecurity Campaign, Novant Health Nourishes

Novant Health received The Cigna Group’s Health Equity Action Gold Award, the highest honor, for work addressing food insecurity in the greater Winston-Salem area through Novant Health Nourishes, a campaign designed to address food insecurity in partnership with the Novant Health Foundation.

She’s a volunteer. A cancer patient. And a friend.

A cancer survivor currently in treatment, Schaefer is one of 1,200 volunteers across the Novant Health system who do their best to make each patient’s morning, noon and night as beautiful as it can be.