Doctors at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center released a statement on Tuesday revealing that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was treated in late December for prostate cancer and was hospitalized at the start of this month with complications from a urinary tract infection.
Published: Wednesday, January 17th, 2024 @ 10:03 am
By: Daily Wire
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Honorees demonstrate dedication to high-quality patient care, leadership
Published: Friday, September 15th, 2023 @ 3:31 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Just three of seven N.C. Supreme Court justices voted last year to overturn a 90-year precedent involving nurses' protection from legal liability. The absence of a clear four-vote majority is prompting new legal action.
Published: Monday, August 7th, 2023 @ 12:24 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A tornado ripped apart a Pfizer manufacturing facility in North Carolina Wednesday afternoon, damaging a massive storage of critical medicines used in hospitals throughout the U.S.
Published: Saturday, July 29th, 2023 @ 11:56 am
By: Daily Wire
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On Tuesday, Gov. Roy Cooper announced more than 75 appointments to state boards and commissions.
Published: Wednesday, January 11th, 2023 @ 6:49 am
By: Carolina Journal
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RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper announced North Carolina boards and commissions appointments today.
Published: Thursday, December 22nd, 2022 @ 12:04 pm
By: Governor's Office
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In a 3-2 decision, the N.C. Supreme Court overturned a 90-year-old precedent that protected nurses from some forms of legal liability.
Published: Tuesday, August 23rd, 2022 @ 11:16 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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ECU Board of Trustees names dean, confers degrees
Published: Thursday, May 5th, 2022 @ 4:07 pm
By: ECU News Services
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The N.C. Supreme Court will decide in the months ahead whether a nurse can face greater legal liability for a patient’s injuries. The decision could reinforce or throw out a nearly 90-year-old court precedent.
Published: Wednesday, December 1st, 2021 @ 9:54 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Whistleblower opened a huge vault of info
Published: Sunday, October 24th, 2021 @ 10:49 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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On July 21, 2021, the North Carolina Legislature voted in final approval of Senate Bill 146, sending the legislation to Governor Cooper’s desk to be signed into law.
Published: Saturday, August 14th, 2021 @ 4:02 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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ECU becomes only public university in the state with a fully accredited nursing simulation program
Published: Wednesday, March 10th, 2021 @ 7:09 am
By: ECU News Services
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Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) called on Vice President Mike Pence and cabinet members of the Trump administration to invoke the 25th Amendment and strip the president of his executive authority.
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2021 @ 12:17 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Staying in one’s own lane can prove especially difficult for a government official.
Published: Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020 @ 3:42 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Effective today, May 8, Vidant is welcoming one healthy visitor – who has been screened and wearing a mask – with patients having outpatient services that require sedation and/or anesthesia at Vidant Health facilities.
Published: Saturday, May 9th, 2020 @ 9:14 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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In the case of ventilators, immediate is defined as requirements necessary to sustain life within a 72-hour window.
Published: Wednesday, April 1st, 2020 @ 10:03 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Closing the gap between what the private sector is able to provide to healthcare end-users and what is needed for the fight against COVID-19 is a key priority for the White House Coronavirus Task Force.
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 11:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Surgeon Wade Naziri offers his patients transparent, cash-based prices at his independent surgery center.
Published: Thursday, February 27th, 2020 @ 9:27 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Since 2006, 11 rural hospitals in North Carolina have closed — seven in the past six years, as more people move to cities and suburbs.
Published: Thursday, October 10th, 2019 @ 10:45 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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This evening, the Pitt County Republican Party Executive Committee voted to fill the vacant seat of now-Congressman Dr. Greg Murphy with Dr. Perrin Jones.
Published: Tuesday, September 24th, 2019 @ 1:31 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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With Thanksgiving in hindsight, it's that time of year again. Time to renew your health plan, that is
Published: Friday, January 5th, 2018 @ 1:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Eight East Carolina University Honors College students traveled to Haiti last month where they say their lives were changed by the experience
Published: Saturday, June 17th, 2017 @ 2:06 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Richard Burr (R-NC) issued statements in response to the release of an Office of Inspector General (OIG) report detailing healthcare inspections of the surgical services at the Fayetteville VA Medical Center.
Published: Sunday, October 2nd, 2016 @ 9:52 am
By: Russell Allen
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A bill instructing dentists to ignore some new state rules on sedation raised red flags in committee with Sen. Floyd McKissick, D-Durham, though supporters of the the bill said the problem was a lack of clarity in the rules
Published: Thursday, June 23rd, 2016 @ 6:01 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today
Published: Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016 @ 5:04 am
By: McCrory Communications
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The Great 100 Nurses, which promotes nursing excellence in North Carolina, has recognized seven Vidant Health nurses in its list of the 2015 Great 100 Nurses. This non-profit organization creates peer recognition among North Carolina's registered nurses, as well as awards excellence in practice...
Published: Monday, October 19th, 2015 @ 10:06 am
By: Chris Downey
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Vidant Endoscopy Center-Tarboro, LLC has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval® for Ambulatory Health Care Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its nationally-recognized standards. The Gold Seal of Approval® is a symbol of quality that reflects an organization's co
Published: Tuesday, June 9th, 2015 @ 3:11 am
By: Chris Downey
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East Carolina University programs in medicine, nursing and rehabilitation counseling have been ranked among the best graduate schools in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
Published: Tuesday, March 17th, 2015 @ 6:33 am
By: ECU News Services
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Potentially "tragic" results could occur because the professional board that regulates the state's dentists issues sedation permits before it inspects dental facilities, and does not conduct compliance checks to ensure dentists can deliver anesthesia safely and respond to medical emergencies...
Published: Tuesday, March 10th, 2015 @ 10:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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While Obamacare continues to flood the health care sector with more taxes and mandates, it's simultaneously driving insurers and health care providers to increase price transparency. Because the law's pricey regulations are either driving employers to push more benefit cost sharing onto employees...
Published: Monday, February 16th, 2015 @ 4:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's now been one month since Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina went public with its health care cost estimator tool. Regardless of whether you have a BCBS card, anyone can now compare average costs for more than 1,200 procedures in just about any zip code across the state...
Published: Tuesday, February 10th, 2015 @ 9:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Dr. Suzanne Kraemer has been named the Chief of Staff for Vidant Medical Center, effective Jan. 1, 2015. She will be replacing Dr. Gregory Murphy who has held the position for the last year.
Published: Tuesday, December 30th, 2014 @ 4:31 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor McCrory Addresses Public Health Workers, Announces Appointments to Public Health CommissionThe Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced appointments to the North Carolina State Commission for Public Health after the governor addressed the State Health Director's 2014 conference meeting in Raleigh.
Published: Saturday, January 25th, 2014 @ 11:23 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Three families will be celebrating Thanksgiving together this year, grateful that two young boys have a new chance at a healthy life. Tuguldur Ganzorig, 1, and Munkhbayar Munkhbat, 2, of Mongolia, along with their mothers and an interpreter, have spent the past few weeks living with a host family...
Published: Saturday, November 30th, 2013 @ 3:54 pm
By: ECU News Services
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