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NCMS Board Member Dr. Charul Haugan Travels to Western NC to Help After Helene
NCMS wants to hear your story of helping after Helene Within hours of the arrival of Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina, NCMS Board of Directors member Dr. Charul Haugan was on a plane headed...
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Hurricane Helene Frequently Asked Questions
After Helene: Answers to Some of Your Questions The North Carolina Medical Society is continuing to update information for our members and people across North Carolina with the latest on Hurricane...
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Western North Carolina Medical Society Announces Emergency Medical Needs Fund
Urgent Appeal: Help WCMS Support Emergency Medical Needs in the Aftermath of Hurricane Helene In the wake of Hurricane Helene, Western North Carolina is facing unprecedented challenges, and the...
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NC Rep. David Rouzer gives update on Hurricane Helene
Congressman David Rouzer addresses Hurricane Helene relief efforts Statement from Congressman David Rouzer: Over the last few weeks, our state has been hit hard by mother nature. The devastation...
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Vice President Kamala Harris to Visti NC After Helene Saturday
(photo: AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Vice President Kamala Harris in NC on Saturday to see Hurricane Helene Damage (WRAL Staff) — Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to North Carolina to survey the...
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Statement from Baxter International on IV Fluids
Baxter International Facility Sustains Critical Damage From Hurricane Helene Statement from Baxter International: As we have previously shared, Baxter International’s manufacturing facility located...
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Vice President Kamala Harris Visits Western NC in Helene Aftermath
(Photo: AP/Chris Carlson) Harris Pledges Ongoing Federal Support Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris pledged ongoing federal support and praised the work of strangers helping strangers as she...
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Hurricane Helene by the Numbers
Hurricane Helene Already Ranked in Top 10 Deadliest Hurricanes (USA Today) — Helene hit Western North Carolina on the morning of Friday, Sept. 27, dumping inches of rain on communities that had...
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Replacement Benefits Available for Food and Nutrition Services Recipients...
Replacement Benefits Available for Food and Nutrition Services Recipients Impacted by Hurricane Helene People in 23 Western North Carolina counties impacted by Hurricane Helene who are enrolled...
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Important Information for People Enrolled in the Special Supplemental...
There are more than 250,000 people participating in the WIC program statewide NCDHHS — There is widespread damage and devastation following Hurricane Helene, and many participants of the Special...
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Message from Office of Chief Medical Examiner
The North Carolina Medical Examiner System and Office of the Chief Medical Examiner are engaged with North Carolina Emergency Management to provide identification and care of persons who perished...
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Over 150,000 Customers Remain Without Power in Western NC
Contractors for Duke Energy rebuild destroyed electrical lines in Asheville, North Carolina, on October 4. (photo: Jeff Amy/AP) Over a week after Hurricane Helene tore through western North Carolina,...
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NCMS Working to Help You Rebuild. Please Answer a Few Questions about...
Hurricane Helene left a path of destruction across Western North Carolina and now many physicians are without the means to continue their work of healing. The North Carolina Medical Society is...
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NC HealthConnex Helps You Find Clinical Information for Displaced Patients
The NC HealthConnex team is committed to supporting those most in need in western North Carolina impacted by Hurricane Helene. The NC HealthConnex Clinical Portal is a web-based application that...
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Small Business Administration Opens Three Centers to Help Western NC
SBA Opens Three Centers in Aftermath of Helene WASHINGTON – Low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) are available to businesses and residents in North Carolina...
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Helene Relief Efforts Stats-to-Date
As relief efforts continue in Western North Carolina there is a lot of misinformation and untrue statistics being disseminated. Here are some facts you should know. 1,440+ air rescues to date 515...
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NCIR Unavailable Monday from 9 – 11pm
Due to maintenance, the North Carolina Immunization Registry (NCIR) will be unavailable from 9:00PM – 11:00PM on Monday, October 7, 2024. Please use your contingency policy to document any doses...
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CDC: Health Officials To Begin Screening Some Travelers for Marburg Virus
No confirmed cases of Marburg virus disease outside of Rawanda yet The CDC announced Monday that health officials will soon start screening travelers from Rwanda to the US for Marburg virus. There...
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Bipartisan State Board Unanimously Approves Measures to Help WNC Voters
Long list of measures aim to help Helene victims vote in 2024 election The bipartisan State Board of Elections on Monday unanimously approved a long list of emergency measures to help Helene victims...
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Two American Scientists Win Nobel Prize for Discovery of microRNA
2024 Nobel Prize winners Gary Ruvkun and Victor Ambors (photo: AP Photo/Steven Senne) STOCKHOLM (AP, Daniel Niemann, Mike Corder, Maria Cheng) — Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in physiology or...
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