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Duke Helps Young Adults Move Forward After Cancer
Duke Helps Young Adults Move Forward After Cancer (Duke University School of Medicine, Mary-Russell Roberson and Angela Spivey)— At age 34, Iris Bugbee, of Fuquay-Varina, NC, faced more than a breast...
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Innovative Birth Simulation Mobile Training Unit Enhances Maternal Care
Innovative Birth Simulation Mobile Training Unit Enhances Maternal Care (Atrium Health) — Atrium Health’s Birth Simulation Mobile Training Unit is revolutionizing maternal care by providing hands-on...
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Tips For Staying Alive, Decades In The Making
Tips For Staying Alive, Decades In The Making (The Harvard Gazette, Alvin Powell) — When it comes to the idea that prevention is the best medicine, JoAnn Manson doesn’t mess around. Since the 1980s,...
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Gene Editing Helped A Desperately Ill Baby Thrive. Scientists Say It Could...
Gene Editing Helped A Desperately Ill Baby Thrive. Scientists Say It Could Someday Treat Millions (Associated Press) — A baby born with a rare and dangerous genetic disease is growing and thriving...
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Congratulations to the NC Medical Society’s Academy for Future Healthcare...
Raleigh, NC – Eighteen healthcare professional students have completed the NC Medical Society Kanof Institute of Physician Leadership’s Academy for Future Healthcare Leaders. Each year, the NC Medical...
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Leadership Opportunity: North Carolina Board of Occupational Therapy
The NCMS has an opportunity to appoint a new member to the North Carolina Board of Occupational Therapy. This appointment will fill a term until 6/30/29*. The commission serves in an advisory...
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State Expands Student Loan Repayment For Rural Health Care Providers
State Expands Student Loan Repayment For Rural Health Care Providers (The Transylvania Times) — To encourage more health care providers to serve in rural areas the N.C. Department of Health and Human...
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Enhancing Support For Patients With Hearing Loss Through Medicaid...
Enhancing Support For Patients With Hearing Loss Through Medicaid Communication Access May 21, 2025 | 12 PM–1 PM | Live Webinar Join us for an upcoming virtual Lunch and Learn with the Division of...
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Volunteering for a Cancer Clinical Trial: 5 Things Your Patients Should Know
Volunteering for a Cancer Clinical Trial: 5 Things Your Patients Should Know (Atrium Health) — When facing a cancer diagnosis, many people hear about clinical trials but aren’t exactly sure what they...
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In Memoriam: NCMS Life Member Dr. Larry T. Burch
(Courtesy: Hinsey-Brown Funeral Service) Dr. Larry T. Burch, NCMS Life Member Since 1977 (Hinsey-Brown Funeral Service) — Dr. Larry T. Burch, 91, of New Castle, passed away Monday, May 12, 2025. He...
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Duke Study Suggests Dosing of Heart Failure Medication Can be Safely Simplified
Duke Study Suggests Dosing of Heart Failure Medication Can be Safely Simplified (Duke Health, Stephanie Lopez) — An estimated 32 million people globally have heart failure with reduced ejection...
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Is There A Doctor On The Beach? NC Outer Banks A Tourism Hub, But A Health...
Is There A Doctor On The Beach? NC Outer Banks A Tourism Hub, But A Health Care Desert (Carolina Public Press, Jane Winik Sartwell) — This summer, 5 million tourists will descend on 200 miles of...
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ECU Health Opens Impact Clinic To Serve Patients With Perinatal Substance Use...
ECU Health Opens Impact Clinic To Serve Patients With Perinatal Substance Use Disorders (ECU Health)— ECU Health is proud to announce the opening of the IMPACT (Integrated Model of Perinatal Addiction...
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Duke Researchers Find Experimental Painkiller Could Outsmart Opioids –...
Duke Researchers Find Experimental Painkiller Could Outsmart Opioids – Without The High (Duke University School of Medicine, Shantell M. Kirkendoll)— An experimental drug developed at Duke University...
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NC Public Health, Threading The QI Needle
NC Public Health, Threading The QI Needle June 12, 2025 Program: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Presented via Live Webinar Description: Join us for “Threading the Needle”, a compelling presentation on public...
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Doctors Perform First-Ever Human Bladder Transplant In U.S
Doctors Perform First-Ever Human Bladder Transplant In U.S (Physician’s Weekly, HealthDay News)— Doctors in Southern California have performed the first human bladder transplant, offering new hope to...
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NC Works To Expand Availability Of Donor Breast Milk As Demand Rises
NC Works To Expand Availability Of Donor Breast Milk As Demand Rises (NC Health News, Rachel Crumpler) — Demand for pasteurized donor breast milk is rising. More than 10 percent of babies born in...
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Novant Health, UNC Health And UNC School Of Medicine Award $1 Million To...
Novant Health, UNC Health And UNC School Of Medicine Award $1 Million To Launch Two Regional Research Efforts (UNC Health) — Thanks to a $1 million investment, Novant Health physicians based in...
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One-Of-A-Kind Charlotte Facility Could Tackle ‘Staggering’ NC Mental Health...
One-Of-A-Kind Charlotte Facility Could Tackle ‘Staggering’ NC Mental Health Crisis (The Charlotte Observer, Mary Ramsey) — Officially, Michael Estramonte is the founder of the Katie Blessing Center...
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AI Model Predicts Future Lung Cancer Risk From A Single Low-Dose Chest CT Scan
AI Model Predicts Future Lung Cancer Risk From A Single Low-Dose Chest CT Scan (News Medical Life Sciences, American Thoracic Society) — A deep learning model was able to predict future lung cancer...
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