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Life Changing Moments: A Culture of Care with Dr. Christina Bowen
Dr. Christina Bowen Chief Wellness Officers: Strategizing, Developing, and Implementing Dr. Christina Bowen, Chief Wellbeing Officer at East Carolina University Health, and President of the Board...
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Prepare Now! NCMS Helps You Weather Tropical Storm Debby
As Tropical Storm Debby moves closer to North Carolina, it has the potential to bring heavy rainfall, flash flooding, and isolated tornadoes to the state. In anticipation, the North Carolina Medical...
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Message from the 2024 WCMS President John E. R. Perry, III, MD, MS, FACP
Hello, and thanks for your interest in the Wake County Medical Society (WCMS). In the organization’s 120 years of existence, there have been plenty of reasons why health care providers have chosen to...
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Dosher Announces Updated Information on School Supply Donation Event
Due to hazardous weather and travel conditions incited by Tropical Storm Debby, Dosher has canceled their August 8th drive-through school supply donation event. This would have been Dosher’s 4th...
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How to Keep Wells Safe Before and After Flooding
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has issued guidance to help keep your well safe before and after a flood. Excessive rains and flooding can cause water in your private well...
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2022 NC Medicaid Annual Health Equity Report Outlines Health Disparities
To help identify and address health disparities and improve the health of populations that have been historically marginalized, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS)...
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Message from 2024 DOCMS President Priscille Schettini, MD
Priscille Schettini, MD2024 DOCMS President Dear DOCMS Members, This year, our vision is to prioritize social and health justice by highlighting the incredible work being done by local providers and...
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CDC Issues Health Alert on Deadlier Strain of Mpox
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to notify clinicians and health departments about the occurrence, geographic spread,...
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CMS Finalizes Rule for Breakthrough Devices
CMS issued a final procedural notice outlining a Medicare coverage pathway to achieve more timely and predictable access to certain new medical technologies for people with Medicare. The new TCET...
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83-Year-Old Duke Scientist’s Brain Cancer Research Helps Drug get FDA Approval
83-Year_old Duke Physician-Scientist Drell Bigner Collaborated on drug called Voranigo (Axios, Zachery Eanes) — Brain cancer research by a Duke scientist who’s spent more than six decades at the...
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CDC Issues New Guidelines for Physicians on Pain Involved in IUD Insertion
Social Media Posts, Public Outcry Lead to New Guidelines for Physicians Over the past several years, as more women have turned to IUDs for birth control, many have posted videos of themselves...
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HHS Awards Aim to Improve Cancer Screening Access
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), awarded nearly $9 million to 18 HRSA-funded health centers to improve access...
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How Sick Do You Have to Be? As Lawmakers Continue to Avoid the Issue,...
New Study Shines Light on Insurance Issues for Patients The North Carolina Medical Society has been working diligently for Prior Authorization reform in the state, with legislation currently stalled...
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NC Medicaid: Failure to Inform Equals Automatic Denial
GDIT will no longer request supplemental information for undisclosed items discovered during the credentialing and background check process. Failing to inform NC Medicaid through disclosure on the...
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North Carolina’s Human Donor Milk Program is Expanding
In celebration of National Breastfeeding Month this August, North Carolina’s Human Donor Milk Program is expanding across the state to better meet the need for more services. (WFDD, David Ford) – In...
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Cutting-Edge Medical Devices Will Soon be Covered by Medicare
Gives manufacturers a streamlined pathway to having devices covered by Medicare, which other insurers often follow (Axios, Maya Goldman) — Cutting-edge medical devices will be eligible for Medicare...
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US FDA Approves New Therapy for Rare Blood Cancer
The therapy, called Lymphir, is approved to treat certain adult patients with relapsed cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Citius Pharmaceuticals’...
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James (Chip) F. Howard, Jr., MD, Receives AANEM’s 2024 Lifetime Achievement...
James (Chip) F. Howard, Jr., MD (photo: Newswise) NC Neurological Society Member receives highest honor bestowed by AANEM Newswise — Rochester, Minn. (Aug. 1, 2024) – The American Association of...
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ICYMI: FDA Rejects MDMA-Assisted Therapy for PTSD
The decision came after the agency’s advisory committee said in June that there wasn’t enough evidence the therapy was safe or effective (NBC News, Berkeley Lovelace Jr.) — The Food and Drug...
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Welcome to NC! Duke School of Medicine Welcomes 2024 Incoming Classes
First year medical students received their white coats in a ceremony to mark the beginning of their medical school journey. (Kevin Seifert/RTP.Studio for Duke University School of Medicine) Duke...
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