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Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist names Dr. David Zaas as new CEO
1+ hour, 35+ min ago (104+ words) Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist names Dr. David Zaas as new CEO'WUNC News Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist names Dr. David Zaas as new CEO Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist has named Dr. David Zaas as its new CEO. Zaas…...
Measles exposure reported across the Triangle, with one case confirmed in Johnston County
6+ hour, 6+ min ago (288+ words) Wake, Orange and Durham public health officials report that measles exposure has been confirmed at various locations. Johnston County also confirmed its first case of measles since 2018. "As soon as the patient arrived, our emergency department team quickly masked and…...
Using GLP-1s to maintain a normal weight? There are benefits and risks
8+ hour, 17+ min ago (721+ words) At just over 5 foot, 5 inches, Christie Woodard weighs a lean 125 pounds. She's also open about relying on a low-dose GLP-1 to keep her weight there. She says sometimes people question why she's on the drug, "because they look at me…...
Durham is failing to run its HIV/AIDS housing program properly, advocacy group says
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (1156+ words) A group of housing advocates and physicians in Durham is accusing the city of mismanaging federal funds meant to help people living with HIV and AIDS in the community. The Coalition to End the HIV Epidemic in Durham, or EHE…...
Modest 'mental exercise' can reduce risk of dementia for decades, study finds
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (236+ words) One type of cognitive training appears to reduce the risk of dementia 20 years later. Modest 'mental exercise' can reduce risk of dementia for decades, study finds One type of cognitive training appears to reduce the risk of dementia 20 years later....
As Congress debates changes to the federal chemical safety law, North Carolina’s PFAS crisis offers a warning
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (1017+ words) North Carolina's struggle with PFAS contamination underscores the unintended consequences that can follow widespread chemical use " even as Congress is considering overhauling the nation's foremost chemical safety law. That law, the Toxic Substances Control Act, governs how industrial chemicals are…...
'Dizzy' author recounts a decade of being marooned by chronic illness
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (482+ words) Rachel Weaver worked for the Forest Service in Alaska where she scaled towering trees to study nature. But in 2006, she woke up and felt like she was being spun in a hurricane. Her memoir is Dizzy. 'Dizzy' author recounts a…...
The VA says its reorganization plan won't hurt patient care. Some health care workers are skeptical
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (1035+ words) Leaders at the Department of Veterans Affairs are planning the largest reorganization of the agency's health care system in three decades, saying the changes will cut bureaucracy and improve care for veterans. VA Secretary Doug Collins outlined the plan during…...
Trump administration lauds plastic surgeons' statement on trans surgery for minors
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (1225+ words) The Trump administration celebrated a recent statement from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, which recommends that doctors delay gender-related surgery until a patient is at least 19 years old. "Today marks another victory for biological truth in the Trump administration,…...
Mecklenburg County issues measles exposure notice for two locations
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (182+ words) Mecklenburg County issues measles exposure notice for two locations'WUNC News Mecklenburg County issues measles exposure notice for two locations Mecklenburg County Public Health is alerting the public to a potential measles exposure at two locations in south Charlotte late last…...