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Coronavirus Today – Sep. 15 – Political rallies, masks and respect; Tillis, Cunningham and vaccine; Get your flu shot

September 15, 2020 by Anne Blythe Leave a Comment

Coronavirus Today – Sep. 15 – Political rallies, masks and respect; Tillis, Cunningham and vaccine; Get your flu shot - North Carolina Health News

North Carolina has seen its COVID-19 positivity rates go down in recent days. Is it a lasting trend, or will events such as political rallies and holidays bump cases back up?

By Anne Blythe Mandy Cohen, secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, may not have said the president’s name out loud Tuesday when she put her hand on the microphone in front of her as she spoke into the camera. Nonetheless, her message during a briefing with reporters was clear. President […]

Dr. Judith Borger attends to a patient in the Moderna coronavirus / COVID clinical trials being conducted in Fayetteville.

Clinical trials for coronavirus vaccine progressing in Fayetteville and elsewhere in NC

September 14, 2020 by Greg Barnes Leave a Comment

Clinical trials for coronavirus vaccine progressing in Fayetteville and elsewhere in NC - North Carolina Health News

More than 300 people are participating in Phase 3 of the Moderna vaccine clinical trials in Fayetteville. A local doctor heading those trials says they are going well, but scientists doubt a vaccine will be approved before December, at the earliest.

By Greg Barnes Matt Irving didn’t think much about his participation in a new clinical trial for a coronavirus vaccine until someone mentioned it on social media and people started thanking him. “I just didn’t think it was a big deal,” the Fayetteville resident said. But deep down, Irving knows that his involvement in the […]

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Growing calls for FDA to speed approval of quick, at-home coronavirus tests

August 16, 2020 by Fair Warning

Growing calls for FDA to speed approval of quick, at-home coronavirus tests - North Carolina Health News

The rapid home tests are not as accurate as the common lab tests done now, but can usually detect when an individual has enough of the virus to be contagious.

By Alexandra Tempus Fair Warning The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is under fire for setting what critics say are near-impossible standards for quick, at-home COVID-19 tests that could provide a breakthrough in stemming the spread of the virus. The rapid home tests are not as accurate as the common lab tests done now, but […]

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Coronavirus Today – June 30 – COVID testing in NC nursing homes; former FDA commissioner on masks and path forward; Norway study on gyms

June 30, 2020 by Editor

Coronavirus Today – June 30 – COVID testing in NC nursing homes; former FDA commissioner on masks and path forward; Norway study on gyms - North Carolina Health News

As North Carolina pushes to expand testing, the state health secretary sounds the alarm about supply shortages on the horizon.

By North Carolina Health News Staff Testing of all nursing home residents, staff as supply shortages loom again North Carolina’s nursing homes and long-term care facilities have been hit particularly hard by COVID-19 and accounted for almost half the deaths in the state. On Tuesday, Mandy Cohen, secretary of the state Department of Health and […]

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General Assembly leaders supported a study on COVID with $100,000. What will it tell us going forward?

April 16, 2020 by Rose Hoban

General Assembly leaders supported a study on COVID with $100,000. What will it tell us going forward? - North Carolina Health News

A Wake Forest Baptist study aims to track who’s infected or not, but is only part of the broader picture as NC takes next steps.

By Rose Hoban The science of tracking the novel coronavirus’ spread took on a political tinge Wednesday with Senate leader Phil Berger (R-Eden) participating in the rollout of a research study to track people who may have already had COVID-19 without knowing it. Berger announced earlier this week that $100,000 in discretionary funding from the […]

Toni Henley says she is frustrated because her husband, Jeff, had to wait nearly a week to be tested for the COVID-19. Now he's being given hydroxychloroquine

Harnett County coronavirus patient now hospitalized, unproven drugs may be part of treatment

March 22, 2020 by Greg Barnes

Harnett County coronavirus patient now hospitalized, unproven drugs may be part of treatment - North Carolina Health News

Jeff Hensley, 57, started feeling ill on March 4, now his wife says he's being treated with hydroxychloroquine, an old drug that researchers hope will be a "hail Mary" treatment for coronavirus infection.

By Greg Barnes and Rose Hoban Update: Jeff Hensley returned home Sunday, according to a Facebook post his wife, Toni Hensley wrote. “[H]e is tired and weak and still short of breath but he will be recovering at home with his personal home nurse,” she wrote. A Harnett County man with the coronavirus has taken […]

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As vaping devices evolve, new potential hazards emerge

October 29, 2019 by Kaiser Health News

As vaping devices evolve, new potential hazards emerge - North Carolina Health News

As the technology continues to change, researchers are finding more evidence that the way vaping devices and e-liquids interact could harm consumers.

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez Kaiser Health News The smokeless tobacco industry that began with low-voltage cigarette look-alikes has evolved to include customizable, high-wattage machines capable of generating enormous clouds of vapor ― and potentially toxic substances. As the technology continues to change, researchers are finding more evidence that the way vaping devices and e-liquids interact […]

Radio device shows promise as liver cancer treatment, NC study finds

October 15, 2019 by Yen Duong

Radio device shows promise as liver cancer treatment, NC study finds - North Carolina Health News

A device created by Wake Forest Baptist Health researchers is on its way to treating liver cancer with radio frequencies.

By Yen Duong Radio waves can entertain and inform you when driving around, but tweak the frequency and amplitude just right and it could save lives, according to a new study by researchers from Wake Forest Baptist Health. Researchers are working on getting FDA approval for a treatment device that kills tumor cells of hepatocellular […]

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Chemours outlines second phase of PFAS removal

August 28, 2019 by Greg Barnes

Chemours outlines second phase of PFAS removal - North Carolina Health News

The chemical company says it has submitted data to the DEQ that will be used to help determine the best approaches to removing PFAS from the Cape Fear River and near the Bladen County plant.

By Greg Barnes The chemical giant Chemours announced Tuesday that it is taking steps to further reduce GenX and other polyfluorinated compounds from reaching the Cape Fear River and drinking water downstream of its Fayetteville Works plant in Bladen County. Chemours said in a news release that it has submitted reports and other information to […]

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Dispatch from the International Conference on HIV Science: Further improvements in AIDS treatment

August 22, 2019 by Editor

Dispatch from the International Conference on HIV Science: Further improvements in AIDS treatment - North Carolina Health News

Lee Storrow, the head of the NC AIDS Action Network, went to the 2019 International Conference on HIV Science in Mexico City in July, where he also presented his own research. Today, NC Health News will be featuring a dispatch from Lee about some of the advances in HIV research and where North Carolina fits into the global fight against HIV/AIDS.

By Lee Storrow The science of HIV treatment and prevention is changing at a meteoric pace. Last month, North Carolina scientists presented leading-edge research on some of those advancements at the International Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2019) in Mexico City, Mexico. The conference is the world’s largest convening focused on HIV research and its […]

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