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Part of ongoing effort to raise awareness and combat rising congenital syphilis cases
Published: Saturday, March 23rd, 2024 @ 6:18 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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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: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The North Carolina Advisory Committee on Cancer Coordination and Control, the second oldest state cancer coalition in the nation, will celebrate 30 years of vigorous efforts to reduce North Carolina’s cancer burden on Friday, Nov. 17.
Published: Sunday, December 10th, 2023 @ 11:13 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Highlighting Strategies Working in North Carolina to Reduce Firearm Misuse
Published: Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023 @ 8:14 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced the first two reported flu-related deaths of the 2023-24 flu season.
Published: Tuesday, November 21st, 2023 @ 12:23 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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People with the product should stop use immediately
Published: Saturday, November 18th, 2023 @ 11:08 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Two cases of mpox were reported to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services over the past six weeks, the first cases in North Carolina residents since April 2023.
Published: Monday, November 13th, 2023 @ 2:08 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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September marks National Recovery Month, an opportunity to celebrate any changes towards wellness and a healthier, happier life. It specifically highlights people in recovery from substance use and mental health conditions
Published: Thursday, October 5th, 2023 @ 7:48 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Everyone 6-months and older should get the fall COVID-19 vaccine with their flu shot.
Published: Saturday, September 30th, 2023 @ 3:33 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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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: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Governor Roy Cooper declared today Overdose Awareness Day in North Carolina. Overdose Awareness Day is about remembering those whose lives have been lost to overdose, honoring family and community grief, and renewing our commitment to ending the overdose crisis in North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, September 20th, 2023 @ 1:32 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The North Carolina House Health Committee passed a measure Tuesday that would ban public health facilities, or any providers under contract with them, from performing surgical gender transition procedures on minors
Published: Tuesday, August 15th, 2023 @ 10:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is recommending limits on consumption of certain freshwater fish from the middle and lower Cape Fear River based on concerns about exposure to perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) found in fish sampled from that area.
Published: Tuesday, July 25th, 2023 @ 7:41 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Living tobacco-free adds years to their lives
Published: Wednesday, July 19th, 2023 @ 10:17 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Public Health is proud to announce its accreditation from the prestigious Public Health Accreditation Board.
Published: Wednesday, June 21st, 2023 @ 10:45 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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With warmer weather on the way, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services urges North Carolinians to "Fight the Bite" by taking measures to reduce their risk of tick- and mosquito-borne diseases.
Published: Tuesday, April 11th, 2023 @ 4:32 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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ECU-led telepsychiatry program earns state award for technology innovation
Published: Saturday, December 17th, 2022 @ 11:17 pm
By: ECU News Services
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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: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting the first pediatric death from flu for the 2022-2023 flu season
Published: Saturday, November 5th, 2022 @ 8:32 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting the first flu-related death of the 2022-23 flu season.
Published: Tuesday, November 1st, 2022 @ 1:24 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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With food prices rising, more North Carolina families with young children are using benefits from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to access healthy, nutritious food.
Published: Friday, October 21st, 2022 @ 12:07 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Public health officials with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services see a decrease in flu vaccinations compared to previous years and urge North Carolinians 6 months and older to get their flu shot before the end of October
Published: Saturday, October 15th, 2022 @ 1:05 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Suicide is among the top five leading causes of death for people ages 10 to 65 in North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, September 22nd, 2022 @ 11:09 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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MR. FENTON: Good afternoon. I’m Bob Fenton, the White House Monkeypox Response Coordinator.
Published: Tuesday, September 6th, 2022 @ 3:12 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Today, the White House National Monkeypox Response team announced a series of actions the Biden-Harris Administration is taking to further accelerate its response to the monkeypox (MPV) outbreak and mitigate the spread of the virus.
Published: Sunday, August 21st, 2022 @ 12:32 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services kicks off the Know Before You Go campaign today, a statewide initiative reminding North Carolinians to stay up to date on COVID-19 vaccines and boosters
Published: Friday, August 12th, 2022 @ 12:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today released a report of the state’s monkeypox data, including how many vaccines have been administered across the state since July.
Published: Thursday, August 11th, 2022 @ 6:10 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Today, President Biden named FEMA’s Robert Fenton as the White House National Monkeypox Response Coordinator and Dr. Demetre Daskalakis as the White House National Monkeypox Response Deputy Coordinator.
Published: Thursday, August 4th, 2022 @ 11:51 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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"Get Checked. Get Tested. Get Protected.”
Published: Wednesday, July 27th, 2022 @ 2:22 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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“Get Checked. Get Tested. Get Protected.” Highlight Public Message
Published: Friday, July 15th, 2022 @ 2:13 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The federal government has allocated North Carolina 444 doses of Jynneos, a vaccine that can prevent illness or lead to less severe symptoms if given within two weeks after someone is exposed to monkeypox.
Published: Friday, July 8th, 2022 @ 12:26 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Florida-based grocery chain Publix drew a hard line Tuesday on COVID vaccines for children under the age of five, saying that their pharmacies would not administer the shots to children under five despite the recent Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs).
Published: Sunday, July 3rd, 2022 @ 4:21 pm
By: Daily Wire
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NCDHHS Secretary, State Senator Tours the ViiV Healthcare/UNC HIV Cure Center to Increase Awareness of Care and Treatment Available
Published: Saturday, July 2nd, 2022 @ 7:37 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting the first case of monkeypox virus infection in a North Carolina resident, identified by testing at the State Laboratory of Public Health.
Published: Thursday, June 30th, 2022 @ 10:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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