Abigail Celoria

2 months ago | wunc.org | Abigail Celoria

Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville is taking part in an international volunteer program called "No One Dies Alone."It aims to train and place volunteers with patients that would otherwise be alone in their final moments. Cape Fear Valley finished training their first cohort of volunteers this month and will be available to connect with consenting patients, starting Tuesday. Rachel Thurnher is a cardiac nurse at Cape Fear Valley and coordinator of the program.

Jan 17, 2025 | wunc.org | Abigail Celoria

Another Chinese social media app is gaining popularity with Americans anticipating the TikTok ban, including some North Carolinians. It's called Xiaohongshu, or RedNote in English. It’s described as a video version of Pinterest, with several lifestyle categories like travel and fashion. It reached the number one spot on Apple's and Google's free app charts this week, thanks to a recent social media movement.

Jan 8, 2025 | wunc.org | Abigail Celoria |Sound" this February

The Triangle's major hospital systems are responding to an increase in respiratory illnesses by limiting patient visitation. Duke Health and UNC Health joined WakeMed in setting temporary restrictions this week. This follows an increase in respiratory illnesses like the flu, COVID-19, and RSV throughout the Triangle. The state Department of Health and Human Services recorded that 13.6% of emergency room visits showed symptoms of a respiratory virus in the last week of December.

Nov 27, 2024 | wunc.org | Abigail Celoria

On November 10, 1898, a white supremacist group overthrew Wilmington's multiracial government. They forced many Black residents to flee and killed many others, bringing Wilmington’s thriving, majority Black population into the minority. Now, a museum in Wilmington hopes to preserve this history. The Wilmington 1898 Museum for Healing, Education, and Democracy was announced earlier this month.

Nov 13, 2024 | wunc.org | Abigail Celoria

A national spike in walking pneumonia cases is being reflected in the Triangle. UNC Hospitals reported 40 walking pneumonia cases in the last week of October, which includes patients tested in clinics, emergency departments, and other locations. That's compared to almost none in the same week last year. This follows the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's warning about the rise of mycoplasma pneumoniae infections, a bacteria that can cause walking pneumonia.