Duke Health and UNC Health are battling at the state Court of Appeals over state regulators' decision to allow a new 40-bed UNC Health hospital in Durham County.
Published: Thursday, November 23rd, 2023 @ 8:49 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Tar Heel State is a laggard among the 50 states on healthcare outcomes at a rank of 42nd, according to a new analysis from WalletHub.
Published: Wednesday, November 8th, 2023 @ 2:39 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Nursing researchers focus on heat stress in farm workers
Published: Friday, October 20th, 2023 @ 9:16 am
By: ECU News Services
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The N.C. Supreme Court has denied a request to take up a case involving legal challenges to government agency decisions.
Published: Wednesday, August 16th, 2023 @ 6:00 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Building on the success of a program in Mecklenburg County, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced the development of pilot community-based programs to restore the capacity of people who the courts determine are Incapable to Proceed (ITP) to trial.
Published: Sunday, April 16th, 2023 @ 8:27 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Sometimes our first career path is not our own. Renikia Hodges was persuaded to pursue dental assisting but later found a better fit with mechanical engineering technology.
Published: Saturday, March 11th, 2023 @ 4:10 pm
By: Attila Nemecz
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Service League endowment is natural progression of volunteers’ dedication
Published: Monday, February 13th, 2023 @ 6:33 am
By: ECU News Services
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President Joe Biden has called on Americans to refrain from cooking with gas stoves for the next two weeks to help "flatten the curve".
Published: Wednesday, January 18th, 2023 @ 8:10 am
By: Babylon Bee
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The N.C. Supreme Court can address "rampant confusion" about the state's certificate-of-need law, according to the latest filing in a case involving a New Bern eye surgeon.
Published: Friday, October 21st, 2022 @ 1:51 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The good news for Buncombe County: three medical care providers are planning on investing in new medical care facilities, increasing access for patients.
Published: Monday, July 11th, 2022 @ 5:43 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today released its plan for the current stage of the pandemic, Moving Forward Together (Spanish). NCDHHS also announced upcoming changes to its COVID-19 Data Dashboard starting March 23.
Published: Thursday, March 17th, 2022 @ 1:26 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Even if things are still tense after the Tar Heels beat the Blue Devils during Coach K’s final home game this weekend, the counties where UNC Chapel Hill and Duke University respectively reside can come together on one thing: The need for indoor masking is officially over.
Published: Friday, March 11th, 2022 @ 9:56 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Politicos and journalists on social media erupted in commentary on Thursday after the Supreme Court blocked a Biden administration mandate that would have forced private businesses with at least 100 employees to require workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to regular testing.
Published: Wednesday, January 26th, 2022 @ 2:05 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Officials with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced the first reported flu-related death of the 2021–22 flu season.
Published: Monday, December 20th, 2021 @ 5:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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COVID-19 numbers are down across the board, yet the governor and health secretary continue to encourage people to wear masks and to follow a two-year-old emergency order.
Published: Saturday, November 20th, 2021 @ 7:49 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Maybe you remember the classic 1975 film, Network, where the anchor Howard Beale, throws open a window and shouts, "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore."
Published: Wednesday, November 17th, 2021 @ 5:38 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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An ambulatory surgery center in Kitty Hawk will remain closed for the foreseeable future, thanks to the latest certificate-of-need ruling from the N.C. Court of Appeals.
Published: Thursday, October 14th, 2021 @ 1:15 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Cases involving a high-profile political activist and a controversial state medical regulation await the N.C. Court of Appeals as it returns to regular in-person hearings this week.
Published: Monday, August 16th, 2021 @ 1:52 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Legislation introduced in this session of the General Assembly seeks to reduce restrictions created by certificate of need laws, which critics say reduce access to health care and increase costs.
Published: Wednesday, May 5th, 2021 @ 12:50 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Legislation introduced this week would decrease healthcare costs and increase access to medical care for North Carolinians, by eliminating our backwards and restrictive Certificate of Need (CON) laws.
Published: Saturday, April 3rd, 2021 @ 8:40 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Certificate of Need laws give the state control of medical resources.
Published: Thursday, March 11th, 2021 @ 10:24 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Certificate of Need laws have ruined governors and exiled the wealthy and the powerful to federal prison.
Published: Wednesday, March 10th, 2021 @ 8:55 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Dr. Bruce Schroeder couldn’t give the best treatment to women with breast cancer. State regulations blocked him from buying up-to-date mammogram machines.
Published: Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021 @ 12:21 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The great gift this Christmas was that help was on the way. The vaccine was a welcome gift 10 months into the pandemic. It is no exaggeration that North Carolina’s vaccination rollout started poorly.
Published: Saturday, January 23rd, 2021 @ 11:29 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Gov. Roy Cooper is walking back reopening with a new stay-at-home order, starting Friday, Dec. 11, when North Carolina effectively shuts down from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Published: Sunday, December 13th, 2020 @ 10:40 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Make no mistake. Governor Roy Cooper fired a shot across the bow regarding the coronavirus.
Published: Wednesday, December 9th, 2020 @ 5:43 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper visited Gilero, a medical device manufacturer in Morrisville and Pittsboro that began making personal protective equipment when COVID-19 reached the United States.
Published: Friday, December 4th, 2020 @ 3:13 pm
By: Governor's Office
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State to work with key counties to bring numbers down
Published: Tuesday, November 17th, 2020 @ 5:26 pm
By: Governor's Office
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North Carolinians know more about COVID-19 hospitalizations than they did a week ago.
Published: Saturday, July 25th, 2020 @ 9:42 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Decisions about N.C. schools, jobs, and businesses made behind fog of unclear information
Published: Saturday, July 18th, 2020 @ 9:19 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Good news! North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services released a report that estimated that almost 37,000 North Carolinians have recovered from COVID 19.
Published: Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020 @ 5:25 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Remarks by President Trump in Listening Session with African American Leaders
Published: Tuesday, May 26th, 2020 @ 3:15 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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For a while it appeared North Carolina’s leaders were heading down the road of bipartisan cooperation, something we can all applaud.
Published: Tuesday, May 19th, 2020 @ 7:57 am
By: Tom Campbell
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