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Nurse practitioners fight for more rights

1 week ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Patrick Thomas

RALEIGH, N.C. — With the rise of Artificial Intelligence and technology, medicine is making significant strides in a new era of health care. Given these advancements, nurses, nurse practitioners and key players in the medical community across North Carolina want change in their field. A bipartisan bill making its way through the N.C. General Assembly could lead to changes related to certain health care restrictions.
N.C. provider with 500-plus unpaid claims by Humana Military faces bankruptcy

2 weeks ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Patrick Thomas

Reimbursements for medical clinics in the North Carolina Sandhills continue to be an issue.
N.C. nurses protest VA job cuts but department secretary says change is coming

1 month ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Patrick Thomas

DURHAM, N.C. - Some nurses in North Carolina on Wednesday protested what they call a compromise of care for our nation's bravest and best. Members of the North Carolina chapter of National Nurses United, the largest organization to represent nurses in America for collective bargaining and workers' rights, joined a rally outside the Durham VA Medical Center. Several held signs addressing President Donald Trump's decision to make deep cuts at the VA.
Air quality experts keeping an eye on wildfires, pollen

1 month ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Patrick Thomas

Between the air quality alerts prompted by the wildfires burning in North Carolina and the return of spring ushering in clouds of pollen, lungs across the state are working overtime.
NCDHHS director adapts to recent federal funding impacts

1 month ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Patrick Thomas

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services budget faces millions of dollars in federal funding cuts.
Duke 5K race helps fund testing for new cancer treatments

1 month ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Patrick Thomas

DURHAM, N.C. - The Duke Cancer Institute 2025 CRUSH Colorectal Cancer 5K is Saturday. The event has raised $511,090 since 2013. All money donated to the cause provides direct funding for Duke's gastrointestinal oncology, which includes new research tests used in treating colorectal cancers. One of the doctors who benefits from the event is Dr. Nicholas DeVito, a medical oncologist at the Duke Cancer Center.
Private plane crashes near Pitt-Greenville Airport

2 months ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Daniel Gray |Patrick Thomas

Here are some important application deadlines for western North Carolinans to be aware about. Raleigh3 days agoStarChase will be deployed from a cruiser and tag a violator's car, allowing officers to track the car safely in real time. Forsyth County2 days agoThe man charged with murder for shooting another man while traveling on I-40 early Friday morning made his first appearance in court Monday.
Cumberland County educators hopeful for pandemic recovery

2 months ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Patrick Thomas

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted lives in a way unlike any other in modern times. From careers to restaurants to social settings, the virus touched daily life across America.
Pharmacies step up during Helene

2 months ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Patrick Thomas

One of the unsung heroes after the September flooding from Helene are pharmacists and their staff members. When stores were closed and prescriptions needed filling, people turned to neighborhood drug stores, including in Morganton, a small city in western North Carolina about 50 miles east of Asheville. They became a one-stop-medical-shop for many escaping the depths of destruction.
North Carolina Indian Americans weary of mass deportations

2 months ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Patrick Thomas

As President Donald Trump's administration continues efforts to remove people who are in the country illegally, one specific group in North Carolina is paying close attention. There's a large population in North Carolina who've come here from India. Chari Kambara offers a taste of his Indian homeland in Cary at the Bharath Cafe. The businessman said he's lived in America for more than 27 years, but said there's a growing concern over deportations and how they're being handled.

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