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Register Now! C.H.A.M.P: Carolina Hepatitis Academic Mentorship Program...
C.H.A.M.P: Carolina Hepatitis Academic Mentorship Program – One-Day Virtual Orientation Bootcamp July 26, 2024 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM Virtual Event The Carolina Hepatitis Academic Mentorship Program...
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Learning Opportunity: Documentation for Hierarchical Conditions
Documentation is Key for Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCCs) for Clinicians Documentation is Key for Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCCs) for Coders The post Learning Opportunity:...
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NCMS Board Member Dr. Karen L. Smith Joins Governor to Celebrate More Than...
Dr. Karen L. Smith More than half a million North Carolinians have now enrolled in Medicaid expansion since the program began seven months ago. Beneficiaries are now able get the quality health care...
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Helpful Guidance for Recreational Water Safety This Summer
As temperatures remain high, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is encouraging residents to enjoy recreational waters safely and be aware of possible health risks, including...
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Researchers Identify Potential Treatment for Angelman Syndrome
Angelman syndrome is a rare genetic disorder caused by mutations in the maternally-inherited UBE3A gene and characterized by poor muscle control, limited speech, epilepsy, and intellectual...
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NC Death Pronouncement & Certification: Who Can Sign?
Questions about who can sign a death certificate, who can pronounce death, or who can institute a do not resuscitate order? Find it all in our new infographic! The post NC Death Pronouncement &...
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New Study: Lifestyle Choices Responsible for 40 Percent of Cancers
Vaccination, behavior changes could prevent 40% of U.S. cancer cases, study finds (UPI) — Lifestyle choices such as smoking, drinking and other avoidable factors are responsible for 40% of cancers...
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UNC Team: Migraine Pain Caused by Lack of Lymphatic System Drainage in Brain
UNC School of Medicine’s Dept. of Cell Biology and Physiology Piece Together how CBRP Influences Lymphatic Vascular System VE-cadherin staining of a murine meningeal lymphatic vessel, highlighting the...
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CDC: COVID Surge in 26 States, NC Remains Moderate
COVID surge grows as cases in 26 states now ‘very high’ and ‘high,’ CDC says (Ryan Mancini) — Cases of COVID-19 are growing across 45 states, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said...
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New Trial: Magnetic Therapy Might Help Treat Bipolar Disorder
Powerful magnetic stimulation can help treat people with bipolar disorder (HealthDay News, Dennis Thompson) — Powerful magnetic stimulation can help treat people with bipolar disorder, according to...
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2024 Golden Stethoscope Award Nominations Now Open!
Do you know an outstanding North Carolina Medical Society physician or physician assistant member who has demonstrated excellence in leadership, dedication to patients, and stellar skills in...
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Being Regular is Good For You, New Study Shows
‘Staying Regular’ Is Good for Good Health (HealthDay, Dennis Thompson) — Being regular is good for you, a new study shows. Predictable bowel movements could be tied to your long-term health, allowing...
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NCDHHS Launches New Toolkit to Share Disaster-Specific Mental Health Resources
Tips, guidance, and resources to support mental and emotional health before, during and after a disaster (NC DHHS) — Natural disasters and incidents of mass violence continue to impact individuals,...
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How Are You Feeling? ALL IN: Caring For NC’s Caregivers Initiative Works to...
This spring the North Carolina Clinician and Physician Retention and Well-being (NCCPRW) Consortium announced a new statewide initiative with the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation, the only...
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Duke Global Health Institute: More Boys Need HPV Vaccine
Why Aren’t More Boys Getting HPV Vaccines? An emphasis on risks of the virus to women and girls may be helping drive lower rates of immunization among boys. That needs to change, says DGHI’s Nosayaba...
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CDC: Extreme Heat and Your Health
Heat related deaths and illnesses are preventable. Despite this fact, approximately 1,220 people in the United States are killed by extreme heat every year What is extreme heat? Spotlight Enter your...
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US News 2024-2025 Best Hospitals Honor Roll Released, NC Hospital Near Top of...
America’s Best Hospitals: the 2024-2025 Honor Roll and Overview (US News) — Duke University Hospital in Durham is on the Best Hospitals Honor Roll. It is nationally ranked in 11 adult and 10 pediatric...
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We couldn’t have done it without YOU! In this week’s Political Pulse, John Thompson and Randy Aldridge talk about how members of the North Carolina Medical Society came together for a successful Short...
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NCDHHS: Syringe Service Programs are Important to Communities
Overdose deaths in North Carolina have increased 84 percent since 2019 In a letter from Zack Moore, MD, MPH, and Kimberly McDonald, MD, MPH, NCMS Member, of the NC DHHS Division of Public Health,...
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Physician Burnout Statistics Fall, NCMS and NCCPRW Continue Efforts to...
Illustration: Francis Scialabba, Photo: Getty Images Physician burnout falls to lowest levels since pandemic Burnout Costs the US Health System an Estimated $4.6 Billion Annually (Healthcare Brew,...
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