/tags/medical-treatment Medical Treatment en-US Copyright Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:14:16 GMT /health/2024-08-13/nc-hospitals-debt-reduction-unc-health-duke-wakemed-atrium-wake-forest North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper says nearly 100 hospitals have agreed to participate in a first-of-its-kind initiative that could help low- and middle-income patients get rid of billions of dollars in debt. These hospitals will get even higher Medicaid payments if medical debt on their books get cleared and they carry out ways for future patients to avoid liabilities. Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:14:16 GMT /health/2024-08-13/nc-hospitals-debt-reduction-unc-health-duke-wakemed-atrium-wake-forest Associated Press /politics/2024-05-22/right-to-try-experimental-drugs-treatments-healthcare-laws-nc-senate State lawmakers want to expand North Carolina's "Right To Try" law that allows some patients to try experimental drugs or medical treatments. Wed, 22 May 2024 19:57:31 GMT /politics/2024-05-22/right-to-try-experimental-drugs-treatments-healthcare-laws-nc-senate Colin Campbell /health/2022-04-07/pfizer-to-buy-durham-based-pharmaceutical-company ReViral is working on an oral treatment for respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. Thu, 07 Apr 2022 16:16:59 GMT /health/2022-04-07/pfizer-to-buy-durham-based-pharmaceutical-company Bradley George /health/2021-05-11/humacyte-durham-nc-hav-duke-laura-niklason A company with roots in a Duke University lab has created an implantable human tissue device that may help avoid amputations and even save lives. Tue, 11 May 2021 11:20:32 GMT /health/2021-05-11/humacyte-durham-nc-hav-duke-laura-niklason Jason deBruyn /podcast/embodied-podcast/2020-09-24/gendered-what-its-like-to-be-trans-in-the-exam-room Anita knows how frustrating it can be to find the right doctor and get good healthcare. Transgender people have to navigate all those challenges and take extra measures to advocate for their wellbeing with medical providers who are too often untrained to treat them. Thu, 24 Sep 2020 06:29:00 GMT /podcast/embodied-podcast/2020-09-24/gendered-what-its-like-to-be-trans-in-the-exam-room Anita Rao /health/2020-09-03/can-pharmaceutical-testing-ever-be-ethical-under-capitalism Before a pharmaceutical treatment can hit the pharmacy shelves, manufacturers must prove the product鈥檚 safety through a series of trials. Phase I trials鈥� Thu, 03 Sep 2020 20:13:48 GMT /health/2020-09-03/can-pharmaceutical-testing-ever-be-ethical-under-capitalism Grant Holub-Moorman, Anita Rao /show/the-state-of-things/2017-10-12/a-rise-in-retractions-reveals-holes-in-the-scientific-system Scientific journals are periodically forced to issue retractions of scientific papers. It is a decision no scientist or publisher wants to make, but in鈥� Thu, 12 Oct 2017 16:43:17 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2017-10-12/a-rise-in-retractions-reveals-holes-in-the-scientific-system Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /science-technology/2017-10-12/a-rise-in-retractions-reveals-holes-in-the-scientific-system Scientific journals are periodically forced to issue retractions of scientific papers. It is a decision no scientist or publisher wants to make, but in鈥� Thu, 12 Oct 2017 16:43:17 GMT /science-technology/2017-10-12/a-rise-in-retractions-reveals-holes-in-the-scientific-system Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2015-04-13/meet-the-woman-behind-a-new-understanding-of-eating-disorders Cynthia Bulik grew up as a lover of international language and culture. She was the first in her family to leave the dry cleaning business and go to鈥� Mon, 13 Apr 2015 15:51:26 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-04-13/meet-the-woman-behind-a-new-understanding-of-eating-disorders Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /health/2015-04-13/meet-the-woman-behind-a-new-understanding-of-eating-disorders Cynthia Bulik grew up as a lover of international language and culture. She was the first in her family to leave the dry cleaning business and go to鈥� Mon, 13 Apr 2015 15:51:26 GMT /health/2015-04-13/meet-the-woman-behind-a-new-understanding-of-eating-disorders Anita Rao, Frank Stasio