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		<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:22:37 EDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ECU Health Medical Center surpasses 100 GammaTile® procedures]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/97720.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">Procedure reduces barriers to care through innovative, one-time treatment for brain tumors<br><i>( Published Tuesday, August 4th, 2026 @ 4:24 pm )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 4 Aug 2026 16:24:12 EDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[LIHEAP Block Grant Plan Public Comment Period Opens and Public Hearing Scheduled]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/97690.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) provides heating, crisis and weatherization assistance. States are given block grant funding to design and operate their own programs under certain parameters determined by the federal government.<br><i>( Published Tuesday, August 4th, 2026 @ 12:17 pm )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 4 Aug 2026 12:17:27 EDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ECU Health announces 2026 Board Quality Leadership Award winners]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/97155.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">Winning teams represent excellence of work across the hospital system<br><i>( Published Thursday, July 2nd, 2026 @ 10:34 am )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 2 Jul 2026 10:34:48 EDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Stein creates bipartisan healthcare affordability commission]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/97208.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">On Tuesday, Democratic Gov. Josh Stein signed an executive order creating the bipartisan Health Care Affordability Commission that he said will look at ways to make healthcare more affordable for North Carolinians.<br><i>( Published Thursday, July 2nd, 2026 @ 5:36 am )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 2 Jul 2026 05:36:06 EDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Popular 'Healthy' Fat Found To Fuel Deadly Pancreatic Cancer]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/97081.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">In genetic mouse models mirroring human pancreatic cancer, diets rich in oleic acid sped up tumor growth.<br><i>( Published Wednesday, June 24th, 2026 @ 2:10 pm )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:10:34 EDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[NC program advances integration of food into health care]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/95047.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">North Carolina could provide a scalable blueprint for integrating food into the health care system, following the success of NourishingWake, a program by NourishedRx.<br><i>( Published Sunday, March 1st, 2026 @ 8:48 am )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 1 Mar 2026 08:48:24 EST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Top NC court urged to take public records case linked to COVID, UNC]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/94532.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">A group seeking COVID-related records from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is urging the North Carolina Supreme Court to take its case.<br><i>( Published Monday, February 2nd, 2026 @ 12:53 pm )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 2 Feb 2026 12:53:35 EST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[NCDHHS Receives Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program Funds; New Eligible North Carolinians Can Apply for Assistance Starting Dec.10]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/93498.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has received funding for the 2026 Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) from federal partners.<br><i>( Published Tuesday, December 9th, 2025 @ 3:17 pm )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 9 Dec 2025 15:17:40 EST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Trump: Give Americans 'Hundreds Of Billions Of Dollars' Back, 'Terminate' Obamacare]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/92999.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">"In other words, take from the BIG, BAD Insurance Companies, give it to the people..."<br><i>( Published Saturday, November 15th, 2025 @ 11:00 am )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 15 Nov 2025 11:00:58 EST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[GOP leaders label Stein's Medicaid session call unconstitutional]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/92991.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">Republican leaders of the North Carolina General Assembly have rejected Gov. Josh Stein's call for an extra legislative session dealing with Medicaid next week, calling the move unconstitutional and unnecessary.<br><i>( Published Saturday, November 15th, 2025 @ 10:59 am )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 15 Nov 2025 10:59:47 EST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[State agencies issue warning after suspected NC botulism case]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/92955.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">State health officials are investigating a suspected case of infant botulism in North Carolina linked to a baby formula, which has now been recalled nationwide.<br><i>( Published Thursday, November 13th, 2025 @ 8:34 pm )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 13 Nov 2025 20:34:48 EST]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tensions rise over Medicaid rebase impasse]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/92456.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">The NC General Assembly has wrapped the scheduled October session, but tensions are still running high between the chambers over a Medicaid rebase stalemate and its increasing sticker shock.<br><i>( Published Sunday, October 26th, 2025 @ 5:56 pm )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 26 Oct 2025 17:56:43 EDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[NCDHHS, Universities Partner on a New Five-Year Program to Improve and Expand Social Work Workforce]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/92124.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and the North Carolina Social Work Coalition on Workforce Development are partnering to create a Public Service Leadership Program (PSLP) that will strengthen the state's social work workforce.<br><i>( Published Monday, October 13th, 2025 @ 3:48 pm )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 Oct 2025 15:48:34 EDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA['I Think We've Found An Answer To Autism': What To Know About Trump's Major Announcement]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/91839.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">Trump is expected to tie one medication as a potential cause of autism, and another as a potential treatment.<br><i>( Published Monday, October 6th, 2025 @ 9:05 am )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 6 Oct 2025 09:05:45 EDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Drugs, Addiction, Defeat]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/91900.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">We can't afford the scourge of drug abuse and dependence.<br><i>( Published Friday, October 3rd, 2025 @ 8:39 am )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 3 Oct 2025 08:39:35 EDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Beaufort County Emergency Room]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/91768.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">Reform needed to alleviate wait times and other issues.<br><i>( Published Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025 @ 8:24 pm )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 23 Sep 2025 20:24:37 EDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ECU Health leaders named among Becker's 2025 rural presidents and CEOs to know]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/90232.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">Recognition highlights ECU Health's commitment to rural health care<br><i>( Published Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025 @ 8:21 pm )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 23 Sep 2025 20:21:48 EDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Spin Cycle: The Knives Are Out For RFK Jr.]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/91576.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">"Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a foolish man, full of foolish and vapid ideas," former Governor Chris Christie complained.<br><i>( Published Monday, September 15th, 2025 @ 10:18 pm )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 15 Sep 2025 22:18:24 EDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[RFK Jr. Appoints Deputy Jim O'Neill As Interim CDC Director After Monarez Ouster]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/91367.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">O'Neill served as a health policy adviser with ties to several healthcare companies.<br><i>( Published Sunday, September 7th, 2025 @ 9:52 pm )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ECU Health Behavioral Health Hospital hosts ribbon-cutting ceremony]]></title>
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			<title><![CDATA[Reviving The Presidential Fitness Test Will Help Shape Better Citizens]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/91080.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">Equity has replaced excellence, and Americans are worse off physically and intellectually.<br><i>( Published Monday, August 25th, 2025 @ 9:06 am )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 25 Aug 2025 09:06:10 EDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[RFK Jr. To Oust Key Health Panel Over 'Woke' Nonsense]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/90768.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">The panel referred to pregnant women as "pregnant persons."<br><i>( Published Sunday, August 10th, 2025 @ 6:51 pm )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[MOTHeRS Project honored by American Psychiatric Association for innovation in maternal mental health care]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[<table><tr><td valign="top" width="60"><img border="0" src="https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/posticons/90204.jpg" width="50"></td><td valign="top">Award highlights ECU Health's telehealth approach in addressing rural disparities<br><i>( Published Saturday, July 12th, 2025 @ 7:25 pm )</i></td></tr></table>]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[RFK Jr. Nixes U.S. Funding For Vaccine Alliance Until It 'Re-Earns The Public's Trust']]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 28 Jun 2025 07:59:56 EDT]]></pubDate>
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