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Tag: Carolinas Medical Center

Posted inGender health

No laughing matter: Nitrous oxide gains acceptance in NC’s delivery rooms

by Yen Duong February 17, 2020April 12, 2021

By Yen Duong If you’ve ever had a wisdom tooth out or dental surgery, you may have used laughing gas to take the edge off the pain. Across North Carolina, women now have the option to use the same nitrous oxide to get through childbirth. The mix of nitrous and oxygen has been used for […]

Shows a dentist and assistant working on a patient. Many North Carolinans do not have good access to dental care.
Posted inOral Health

Reviving the connection from the mouth to the body

by Anne Blythe April 15, 2019November 13, 2019
Four women in white nurses uniforms and caps in front of a brick building which says "GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL"
Posted inMinority Health

Separate and not equal: Remembering Charlotte’s Good Samaritan Hospital

by Yen Duong February 26, 2019November 13, 2019
Zack Irby, 27, was an active, busy young man before he had a horrific wreck in January 2013.
Posted inChronic Disease, Disabilities, Health Insurance, Long Term Care, Medicaid, NC Health Briefs, Rural Health

A Traumatic Brain Injury Survivor’s Trail of Ups and Downs

by Thomas Goldsmith July 18, 2016September 7, 2016
Posted inHospitals

Most N.C. Hospitals Hit With Medicare Penalties for Too Many Readmissions

by Editor October 9, 2014April 22, 2021
National Weather Service map for Monday evening - Tuesday morning, Jan 6-7.
Posted inConsumer News, Featured

Brrrrrr … It’s Cold Out; Agencies Get Ready

by Editor January 7, 2014January 16, 2014

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