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Karon and Leo Mertens, blood stem cell couriers for Be The Match, at Raleigh-Durham International Airport.
Posted inPublic Health

Fuquay-Varina couple carry blood stem cells across the U.S.

by Rachel Crumpler June 24, 2022June 24, 2022

By Rachel Crumpler Retired couple Karon and Leo Mertens, who live in Fuquay-Varina, are traveling more than they ever have. Since the beginning of 2020, they’ve gone on 48 trips, flying thousands of miles all over the United States. To Washington, Ohio, Texas and many more destinations.  But they are not taking personal vacations to […]

Hundreds of thousands of people may have been exposed to contaminated drinking water at Cape Lejeune from the 1950 to the 1980s. The Jacksonville base, covering 156,000 acres in eastern North Carolina, remains in operation today with a safe water supply. In this 2016 photo, members of the US Marine Corps and the US Navy, along with civilians, participate in a ceremony on base.
Posted inMilitary Health

Marine veterans petition for medical health registry for Camp Lejeune toxic water victims

by Greg Barnes March 16, 2021March 15, 2021
photo shows untidy and dirty buckets and pesticide containers in a dark shed
Posted inEnvironmental Health

$2 billion Roundup verdict may be just the beginning

by Greg Barnes May 30, 2019May 29, 2019
A woman gestures at a video screen which shows the patient bed in the next room over.
Posted inChildren's Health

Lead-lined Room for Treatment of Rare Childhood Cancer Opens in Charlotte

by Yen Duong December 17, 2018
Posted inChronic Disease, Minority Health, NC Health Briefs

Legislators and Lobbyists Donate Samples for Bone Marrow Registry

by Editor August 6, 2015August 6, 2015
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Posted inConsumer News, Cost of Care, Featured, Health Insurance, Prescription Drugs

Cancer Drug Parity Bill Passes House

by Rose Hoban May 10, 2013October 19, 2021

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