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Lindsi Franklin’s son, Isaac, was 9 years old in June 2024 when doctors found an abscess in his stomach and a section of diseased bowel. He was diagnosed with severe Crohn’s disease — Isaac’s immune system had decided that his own intestines were an enemy.
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is providing virtual mental health services through a partnership with United Healthcare.
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North Carolina is launching a $20 million pilot program to take law enforcement personnel out of the process of transporting mental health patients being involuntarily committed — aiming to end the traumatic practice of having officers handcuff and transport patients.
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North Carolina's Children's health campus is only dedicated to children through a partnership between UNC Health and Duke Health systems.
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Cape Fear Valley Medical Center aims to comfort dying patients through the international "No One Dies Alone" program.
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Leoneda Inge talks with the author of 'Golden Years: How Americans Invented and Reinvented Old Age.' And, Triangle-area entrepreneur Giorgios Bakatsias on his more than 40 years in the restaurant business.
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The new NC DHHS secretary might lack political experience, but he has a history of managing complex organizations.
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Forsyth County has begun installing naloxone wall units, offering free life-saving medication access.
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Leoneda Inge sits down with Dr. Zach Willis to discuss how norovirus is contracted and how to prevent it this winter.
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More doctors are using artificial intelligence to record patient visits, saying the tools save them time and allow them to be more present with patients. Some patients and experts have concerns about privacy and accuracy.
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Duke and UNC Health follow WakeMed’s steps by restricting access to visitors under 12 years old, among other precautions.
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In a break with previous administration, new NC Treasurer Brad Briner says higher premiums, not legislative fixes, needed for NC Health Plan.