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Eleanor Yvonne (McGinnis) Janes, 82, of Chocowinity, NC, died peacefully at home following several years of illnesses on Wednesday, April 10, 2024.
Published: Wednesday, April 17th, 2024 @ 7:00 am
By: Announcements
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today updated its weekly Respiratory Virus Summary Dashboard, which shows high volumes of people being seen in hospital emergency departments with respiratory illness symptoms across North Carolina.
Published: Saturday, January 27th, 2024 @ 11:22 pm
By: ENC NOW
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U.S. officials began expressing concern this week about a new outbreak in respiratory illnesses in China that have sent a surge of children to the hospital.
Published: Saturday, December 9th, 2023 @ 10:40 am
By: Daily Wire
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A wave of various illnesses swept through a local family this week after a mother took her youngest child to the doctor's office for a wellness check and brought home 12 new diseases.
Published: Tuesday, November 14th, 2023 @ 12:09 am
By: Babylon Bee
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September is National Food Safety Education Month and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is raising awareness about common foodborne illnesses and steps you can take to prevent them.
Published: Thursday, September 28th, 2023 @ 12:21 am
By: ENC NOW
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Public health officials with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services are advising North Carolinians take precautions to protect themselves, their children and their pets from heat-related illness as temperatures across the state rise and remain high throughout the summer
Published: Monday, July 17th, 2023 @ 11:42 am
By: ENC NOW
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Due to an outbreak of Hepatitis A illnesses
Published: Sunday, March 19th, 2023 @ 7:51 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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With aged senators increasingly absent from sessions to treat their illnesses and injuries, Congress has passed new rules giving control of the Senate to whichever party has fewer people in the hospital.
Published: Thursday, March 16th, 2023 @ 11:07 am
By: Babylon Bee
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A federal agency under the Biden Administration walked back comments it made earlier in the week that it was considering a ban on gas stoves in new construction or as a replacement product, citing concerns that the appliances may cause a rise in respiratory illnesses.
Published: Tuesday, January 31st, 2023 @ 9:19 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled that medically-assisted death for patients with terminal illnesses is not protected under the state’s constitution.
Published: Monday, December 26th, 2022 @ 9:23 am
By: Daily Wire
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A recall has been issued for any shell and shucked oysters harvested in the southeastern Galveston Bay known as TX1 between Nov. 17 and Dec. 7, 2022. North Carolina restaurants and stores may be impacted by this recall
Published: Saturday, December 17th, 2022 @ 12:49 pm
By: ENC NOW
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Approximately 25 million children worldwide missed their routine vaccinations against potentially life-threatening illnesses due to COVID pandemic disruptions to healthcare.
Published: Saturday, July 30th, 2022 @ 2:19 am
By: Daily Wire
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Temperatures are climbing this week as summer arrives, and the National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for most of Central and Eastern North Carolina.
Published: Tuesday, June 14th, 2022 @ 10:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Roy Cooper proclaimed April as Tick and Mosquito Awareness Month in North Carolina. According to preliminary data, in 2021 there were more than 1,000 cases of tick- and mosquito-borne diseases.
Published: Wednesday, April 20th, 2022 @ 12:54 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Prolonged exposure to heat can lead to dehydration, overheating, heat illness or even death.
Published: Thursday, August 5th, 2021 @ 4:34 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolinians have protected themselves and their loved ones from the flu along with COVID-19 by taking preventative measures such as wearing a mask, staying 6 feet apart from people who do not live with them, and frequently washing their hands or using hand sanitizer.
Published: Thursday, February 11th, 2021 @ 1:26 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Joe Coletti’s piece in Carolina Journal opens with an important point: “The undercounted cost of the COVID pandemic is in the lives lost to despair, addiction, suicide, and other illnesses.”
Published: Tuesday, November 17th, 2020 @ 5:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The undercounted cost of the COVID pandemic is in the lives lost to despair, addiction, suicide, and other illnesses.
Published: Saturday, November 14th, 2020 @ 5:33 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Each year, in the week leading up to Father’s Day, our Nation recognizes Men’s Health Week to raise awareness of the diseases and illnesses that affect America’s men.
Published: Wednesday, June 17th, 2020 @ 3:26 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Antibiotics are a medical marvel that has saved millions of lives around the world, but they must be properly and safely prescribed for humans and animals to ensure that they remain effective in treating diseases and illnesses.
Published: Tuesday, November 19th, 2019 @ 6:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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With lungs already damaged by vaping, patients could face higher risks of complications from influenza.
Published: Friday, October 11th, 2019 @ 11:18 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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When a patient’s lungs began to fail, doctors had no ready explanation — until they read media reports of vaping-related illnesses.
Published: Tuesday, October 8th, 2019 @ 9:10 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Heat-related illnesses, pesticide exposure and other occupational hazards face migrant and seasonal farmworkers each day.
Published: Saturday, October 5th, 2019 @ 10:16 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Doctors expect more people to die of vaping-related illnesses in North Carolina.
Published: Tuesday, October 1st, 2019 @ 5:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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State health officials are encouraging residents and visitors to take precautions to prevent mosquito-borne illnesses this fall.
Published: Thursday, September 19th, 2019 @ 12:07 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Because many Fourth of July celebrations include grilling, picnics and other outdoor food events, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is promoting easy steps everyone should take to avoid foodborne illnesses associated with summer heat.
Published: Monday, July 1st, 2019 @ 11:40 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Men’s Health Week is an opportunity for our Nation’s men to familiarize themselves with the symptoms and warning signs of diseases and illnesses that pose a risk to them
Published: Thursday, June 13th, 2019 @ 2:48 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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With sweltering temperatures forecast over much of North Carolina for the Memorial Day holiday weekend, public health officials with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services are urging people to take steps to protect themselves from heat-related illnesses.
Published: Wednesday, May 29th, 2019 @ 2:08 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Due to a decrease in flu activity and viral respiratory illnesses, Vidant Health is able to lift the temporary limitations that were in place for those 12 and younger at Vidant hospitals.
Published: Friday, May 17th, 2019 @ 3:13 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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State health officials are encouraging residents and visitors to take precautions to prevent mosquito-borne illnesses following the death of a North Carolina resident from West Nile virus infection last week. This is the state's first death from and first confirmed case of West Nile virus in 2018
Published: Tuesday, July 24th, 2018 @ 2:32 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Public health officials with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services are urging people to take steps to protect themselves from heat-related illnesses with sweltering heat expected to impact parts of North Carolina this week
Published: Tuesday, June 19th, 2018 @ 8:55 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Due to a decrease in flu activity and viral respiratory illnesses, Vidant is able to lift the temporary visitor restrictions for those 12 and younger
Published: Thursday, April 26th, 2018 @ 8:00 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Public health officials at the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services are urging citizens to take extra precautions against heat-related illnesses as daytime temperatures are heading into the mid- to upper-90s as parts of the state face the warmest temperatures of the year
Published: Thursday, July 13th, 2017 @ 12:39 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Miracle children and their stories of remarkable courage during life-threatening illnesses and injuries helped make the 32nd annual Celebration Broadcast a tremendous success
Published: Monday, June 5th, 2017 @ 1:23 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Vidant Health values family presence when loved ones are in the hospital. Due to the decrease in flu activity and viral respiratory illnesses, Vidant Medical Center in Greenville is able to lift the temporary visitor restrictions for those 12 and younger
Published: Monday, April 17th, 2017 @ 8:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University and Vidant Medical Center (VMC) welcome a new cardiothoracic surgeon, who joins a multidisciplinary team of specialists using combined advanced therapies to help patients overcome even the most life-threatening illnesses.
Published: Friday, February 10th, 2017 @ 2:13 am
By: Russell Allen
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Miracle children and their stories of remarkable courage during life-threatening illnesses and injuries helped make the 31st annual Celebration Broadcast a tremendous success
Published: Monday, June 13th, 2016 @ 7:18 am
By: Christopher Maye
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A Charlotte-area state representative says making medical marijuana available for people suffering from terminal illnesses would bolster the General Assembly's recent record of crafting policies that show compassion for seriously ill patients.
Published: Saturday, April 23rd, 2016 @ 9:22 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Due to the decrease in flu activity and viral respiratory illnesses, Vidant Health is lifting the temporary visitor restrictions for those 12 and younger visiting James and Connie Maynard Children's Hospital at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.
Published: Thursday, April 14th, 2016 @ 4:11 am
By: Christopher Maye
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Due to increasing numbers of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and other viral respiratory illnesses cases, beginning at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30, only children 12 and older may visit patients at the James and Connie Maynard Children's Hospital at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, NC.
Published: Tuesday, January 26th, 2016 @ 11:50 am
By: Christopher Maye
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An East Carolina University faculty member in Physician Assistant Studies is prompting emergency department clinicians to thoroughly analyze urinalysis results for the possible diagnosis of serious illnesses.
Published: Thursday, October 15th, 2015 @ 3:22 am
By: ECU News Services
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