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What stories grabbed you in 2019? NC Health News most-read stories of the year, continued.

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What stories grabbed you in 2019? NC Health News most-read stories of the year, continued. - North Carolina Health News

NC Health News published more than 300 stories in 2019. These are rest of the topics which were widely read, shared and commented on.

By NC Health News staff PFAS, 1,4 dioxane still troubling NC waters In the Wilmington area, the reaction was swift to news in 2017 that potentially unhealthy levels of GenX and other “forever chemicals” had been found in drinking water drawn from the Cape Fear River. There, officials had someone to blame. The state Department […]

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State employee health plan changes face legislative scrutiny

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State employee health plan changes face legislative scrutiny - North Carolina Health News

A war of words between supporters and critics of proposed changes to SHP reimbursements highlights the increasing pressures on providers and payor to control health care costs.

By Mark Tosczak State Treasurer Dale Folwell’s plan to cut more than $300 million in annual spending from the State Health Plan, which covers more than 700,000 state employees, public school teachers, retirees and their families, will be under scrutiny this week at the Legislature. The House Health Committee on Tuesday is scheduled to hear […]

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MedFests Offer Helping Hand to Special Olympics Athletes

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MedFests Offer Helping Hand to Special Olympics Athletes - North Carolina Health News

One big barrier for young athletes with disabilities competing is getting a physical. This program removes that worry.

By Yen Duong Guided by their teachers and volunteers, students with intellectual and developmental disabilities walked and wheelchaired from over a dozen buses to MedFest, a one-day event to help them take part in Special Olympics. More than 200 Charlotte students had their vital signs recorded by volunteer nurses and played in a waiting room […]

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Mobile Hospital Headed to Florence-affected Areas to Provide Support

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Mobile Hospital Headed to Florence-affected Areas to Provide Support - North Carolina Health News

Carolinas MED-1, a mobile hospital, headed from Charlotte to Pender County to provide health care after Florence shut down the local hospital.

By Yen Duong As evacuees make their way out of harm’s way to shelters across eastern and southern North Carolina, health care providers from Charlotte-based Atrium Health headed toward the floods on Sunday afternoon. State officials summoned Carolinas MED-1, a 14-bed mobile hospital, to Pender County, just north of Wilmington. “Pender Memorial has been flooded […]

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Leadership Shift Announced as Wake Forest Baptist Takes over High Point Regional

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Leadership Shift Announced as Wake Forest Baptist Takes over High Point Regional - North Carolina Health News

The changes at the top reflect the consolidation of health systems in the Triad and in the larger health care economy.

By Mark Tosczak A senior Wake Forest Baptist executive, Dr. James Hoekstra, will become the new president at High Point Regional Health in September, as the Winston-Salem based health system exerts its control over the hospital and its associated operations. An emergency cardiology specialist by training, Hoekstra is credited with developing a network of 14 […]

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New DHHS Map Puts Communities’ Needs in Sharp Relief

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New DHHS Map Puts Communities’ Needs in Sharp Relief - North Carolina Health News

People with an eye for health and statistics can put together a wealth of information about North Carolina from a “story map” newly created by the Department of Health and Human Services.

By Thomas Goldsmith additional reporting by Rose Hoban Looking for new locations where hunger hits the hardest, planners at Loaves & Fishes, a Charlotte-Mecklenburg County emergency food provider, used a sophisticated, layered mapping process born at UNC-Chapel Hill to find the right spots. Last week, the state Department of Health and Human Services put online […]

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