RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting the first pediatric flu-related death for the 2023-2024 flu season.
Published: Saturday, December 23rd, 2023 @ 9:56 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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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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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) has released new guidance about consuming certain types of fish from parts of the lower Cape Fear River.
Published: Wednesday, October 18th, 2023 @ 12:01 am
By: Carolina Journal
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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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As children across North Carolina head back to school this month, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services reminds families that vaccinations are an important part of back-to-school success and overall health and well-being.
Published: Tuesday, August 15th, 2023 @ 1:29 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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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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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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As children across North Carolina head back to school this month, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services reminds families that vaccinations are an important part of back-to-school success and overall health and well-being.
Published: Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022 @ 1:01 pm
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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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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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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It is estimated there are more than 227,000 people living with viral hepatitis in North Carolina, and approximately half of people with chronic hepatitis are unaware of their infection.
Published: Thursday, May 19th, 2022 @ 12:13 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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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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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced it has expanded its COVID-19 wastewater surveillance program from 10 to 19 sites to better identify areas where virus is spreading.
Published: Thursday, August 12th, 2021 @ 8:15 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is urging all unvaccinated North Carolinians to get a COVID-19 vaccine
Published: Thursday, July 22nd, 2021 @ 6:49 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today expanded its NC COVID-19 Dashboard to include a new metric — wastewater monitoring.
Published: Sunday, May 30th, 2021 @ 9:01 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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More than 175,000 people currently living in North Carolina have been diagnosed with chronic viral hepatitis, and many more may have hepatitis but do not realize they are infected.
Published: Friday, May 7th, 2021 @ 1:50 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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NCDHHS staff and leadership extend their sympathies to the family and loved ones of this individual during this difficult time.
Published: Monday, October 19th, 2020 @ 5:44 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting the first COVID-19-associated pediatric death in North Carolina.
Published: Saturday, June 6th, 2020 @ 6:55 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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With a shortage of COVID-19 lab tests, North Carolina is pivoting in how it tracks the spread of the virus.
Published: Wednesday, April 1st, 2020 @ 9:48 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today released the final report on the public health investigation into an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in people who attended the NC Mountain State Fair held Sept. 6–15, 2019 at the Western North Carolina Agricultural Center in Fletche
Published: Friday, February 7th, 2020 @ 9:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Division of Public Health (NC DPH) is reporting that a patient who was being tested for the novel (new) 2019 coronavirus is not infected with the virus.
Published: Tuesday, January 28th, 2020 @ 10:37 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is investigating a possible case of infection with the newly discovered 2019 coronavirus.
Published: Saturday, January 25th, 2020 @ 8:03 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting the first influenza-associated pediatric death for the 2019–2020 flu season.
Published: Saturday, January 11th, 2020 @ 8:55 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Officials from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and the NC Department of Public Safety will be participating with federal, state and local officials in a multi-state Ebola virus disease emergency preparedness exercise Nov. 4–8, 2019.
Published: Tuesday, November 5th, 2019 @ 7:34 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The number of North Carolina cases of severe lung injury associated with e-cigarette use or vaping continues to rise with 61 cases in people ranging in age from 13 to 72.
Published: Thursday, October 31st, 2019 @ 4:14 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Officials with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Public Health today announced the first reported flu-related death of the 2019-20 flu season, which occurred the first week of October and involved an adult in the central part of the state.
Published: Friday, October 25th, 2019 @ 6:36 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Public health officials are reporting a case of Legionnaires’ disease in a person who did not attend the Mountain State Fair but was present at the Western North Carolina Agricultural Center (WNC Ag Center) after the fair ended.
Published: Sunday, October 20th, 2019 @ 1:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Officials with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Public Health today released an interim report and FAQ related to the investigation into the Legionnaire’s disease outbreak associated with the NC Mountain State Fair.
Published: Saturday, October 12th, 2019 @ 7:01 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is sharing early findings from an ongoing investigation to determine how people were exposed to Legionella bacteria
Published: Friday, October 4th, 2019 @ 2:28 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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State and local health officials are continuing an intensive investigation into an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in people who attended the NC Mountain State Fair held Sept. 6–15 at the Western North Carolina Agricultural Center in Fletcher, NC.
Published: Monday, September 30th, 2019 @ 1:37 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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