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Researchers have examined the troubling trend of teens self-diagnosing mental illness through social media.
Published: Friday, January 27th, 2023 @ 1:20 pm
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: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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President Joe Biden released a short video message to the American people in which he vowed to power through his mild Coronavirus symptoms and continue ruining the country over Zoom.
Published: Wednesday, July 27th, 2022 @ 3:44 am
By: Babylon Bee
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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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S.H.O.E.S. project returns to combat mental illness, depression
Published: Friday, February 11th, 2022 @ 4:09 am
By: ECU News Services
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Implications for gun control. Prohibiting gun ownership will do nothing to stop these shootings
Published: Thursday, February 25th, 2021 @ 5:28 pm
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
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"We are working to expedite the review of the single event"
Published: Monday, September 14th, 2020 @ 7:39 am
By: Daily Wire
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More than half (51.1%) of North Carolina adults are at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19 because they are 65 or older, have at least one underlying health condition or both, according to data analyzed by the NC Department of Health and Human Services.
Published: Wednesday, May 6th, 2020 @ 1:52 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services submitted an annual report to the legislature on Nov. 1 highlighting significant progress in the Transition to Community Living Initiative (TCLI)
Published: Tuesday, November 12th, 2019 @ 1:10 am
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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According to the Division of Public Health, there were 3,150 heat-related hospital emergency department visits reported from May 1 to Aug. 10, due to the combination of heat and humidity — particularly during periods of extreme heat.
Published: Thursday, August 15th, 2019 @ 4:42 pm
By: Daniel Bunting
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An additional 17 flu deaths were reported in North Carolina for the week ending March 4, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Published: Tuesday, March 14th, 2017 @ 8:12 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Due to increasing numbers of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases, beginning Monday, Dec. 5, children under the age of 12 may not visit patients at the James and Connie Maynard Children's Hospital at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, NC
Published: Saturday, December 3rd, 2016 @ 9:40 am
By: Christopher Maye
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Following the outbreak of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), joint with other senators, on a bipartisan letter addressed to United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack
Published: Wednesday, August 3rd, 2016 @ 1:39 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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The Republican-led General Assembly in the just-ended 2016 short session maintained spending restraint, created and enlarged fiscal safeguards in case of an economic downturn, granted more income tax relief
Published: Saturday, July 9th, 2016 @ 8:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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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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Health officials from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services' Division of Public Health encourage residents and visitors to take precautions to prevent mosquito-borne illness following a death from West Nile virus infection. This is North Carolina's first death and first...
Published: Wednesday, September 9th, 2015 @ 10:33 pm
By: Chris Downey
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the membership of The Governor's Task Force on Mental Health and Substance Use today
Published: Sunday, August 30th, 2015 @ 12:51 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Warm weather picnics and cookouts can produce opportunities for food-borne illness if safe food-handling practices are not closely observed, state health officials caution.
Published: Friday, July 3rd, 2015 @ 7:56 am
By: Christopher Maye
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One in four Americans suffers from a mental health condition. Behavioral health, or mental health, is a term used to refer to fields related to the study, assessment, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental illness and substance abuse.
Published: Friday, May 22nd, 2015 @ 4:50 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Have you been eating right? Getting enough exercise? How far away are you from your ideal weight?
Published: Thursday, April 16th, 2015 @ 10:42 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Time is running out to get vaccinated before the expected peak of flu season, health officials say. The flu has hit hardest in late December and early January over the past few years, said Anita Valiani, an epidemiologist with the state Department of Health and Human Services.
Published: Wednesday, December 3rd, 2014 @ 9:35 pm
By: Chris Downey
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The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services today confirmed the presence of three additional cases of Enterovirus D68, or EV-D68, in North Carolina, totaling nine since September 22, 2014. The three specimens that tested positive for EV-D68 were obtained from children ages 10 and under with re
Published: Tuesday, October 7th, 2014 @ 7:59 pm
By: Chris Downey
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The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services today confirmed the presence of enterovirus D68, or EV-D68, in six patients from North Carolina. The specimens that tested positive for EV-D68 were obtained from children ages 10 and under with respiratory illnesses. Testing was conducted at the...
Published: Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 @ 3:01 pm
By: Chris Downey
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DHHS is reminding parents to ensure children are up-to-date with vaccines to avoid suspension from school. North Carolina law requires children who are home-schooled or attend a public, private, charter or religious school to be up-to-date with North Carolina-required vaccinations within 30...
Published: Thursday, September 4th, 2014 @ 10:21 pm
By: Chris Downey
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The Beaufort County Mental Health Association has awarded a scholarship to a student attending Beaufort County Community College in honor of John and Geneva Morgan, long-time mental health advocates.
Published: Sunday, July 6th, 2014 @ 9:04 am
By: Judy Jennette
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Researchers at East Carolina University will spend another year studying the causes of Gulf War illness and medicines that might be able to treat it.
Published: Wednesday, February 19th, 2014 @ 10:52 am
By: ECU News Services
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