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Coronavirus Today – April 1 – Managing limited PPE supplies, tracking the spread, face masks for healthy people

April 1, 2020 by Editor

Coronavirus Today – April 1 – Managing limited PPE supplies, tracking the spread, face masks for healthy people - North Carolina Health News

State officials said that they are working on shoring up North Carolina’s supply of protective equipment. Meanwhile, the health department is working to create more accurate predictions of how the virus will affect the state.

By North Carolina Health News staff In search of an accurate disease model As North Carolina works through its first week of a statewide stay-at-home order, state department of health secretary Mandy Cohen cautioned that it’s hard to predict exactly how the outbreak will play out in North Carolina. Various models for the spread and […]

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Is NC ready for Coronavirus? What health officials have learned from past outbreaks

February 28, 2020 by Rose Hoban

Is NC ready for Coronavirus? What health officials have learned from past outbreaks - North Carolina Health News

Seventeen years ago, North Carolina officials had a SARS case on their hands. What they learned then changed the way they approach infectious diseases.

By Rose Hoban Even though it happened 17 years ago, Leah Devlin remembers exactly where she was when she learned there was a patient in North Carolina with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS. “I was driving back from D.C. and I got a call,” she said. At the time, Devlin was the state health […]

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Flu causes more hospitals across the state to restrict visitors

February 8, 2019 by Yen Duong

Flu causes more hospitals across the state to restrict visitors - North Carolina Health News

Joining other hospitals across the state, hospitals in the Piedmont enacted visitor restrictions limiting children and anyone with symptoms from visiting.

By Yen Duong Move over, groundhog. Per the latest data, there are several more weeks of flu season ahead. Health department officials set a baseline “high flu activity” rate based on previous years’ data, said North Carolina State Epidemiologist Dr. Zack Moore. Once you pass it, “you’re going to stay above baseline on average about […]

Asthma Rates Highest Among Poor, Minority Communities in Eastern N.C.

April 27, 2018 by Taylor Knopf

Asthma Rates Highest Among Poor, Minority Communities in Eastern N.C. - North Carolina Health News

Experts say mold, cockroaches, agriculture and socio-economic disparities all contribute to increases in the number of emergency department visits to treat asthma.

By Taylor Knopf When a 10-year-old boy died of asthma complications a few years ago, Goldsboro pediatrician David Tayloe said the medical community was embarrassed. The boy was being treated for asthma through his school clinic, managed by Goldsboro Pediatrics. He had a sad home life and had been mentally and physically abused, Tayloe said. […]

Rates of opioid-related ED visits continues to rise in NC

March 27, 2018 by Taylor Knopf

Rates of opioid-related ED visits continues to rise in NC - North Carolina Health News

The rising rate of opioid overdose emergency department visits indicate the current drug epidemic is not slowing down anytime soon.

By Taylor Knopf New data from emergency departments in North Carolina show the rate of opioid overdose related visits continues to rise in the state, and the largest increases are in large central metropolitan areas. North Carolina was one of 10 states noted as having significant quarterly increases between July 2016 and September 2017 in […]

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CDC Ramping Up Data Surveillance of Opioid Overdoses

December 5, 2017 by Taylor Knopf

CDC Ramping Up Data Surveillance of Opioid Overdoses - North Carolina Health News

Acting Health and Human Services Secretary Eric Hargan and CMS Administrator Seema Verma met with CDC staff on Monday to discuss the latest opioid data and best ways to combat substance abuse in the U.S.

By Taylor Knopf Opioid abuse has become a top priority for most every public health organization in the nation, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One way the CDC is helping combat opioid abuse is by keeping close tabs on the statistics. Overdose deaths and emergency room data that once took the organization […]

‘Tis the Season … for Flu

January 7, 2015 by Editor

‘Tis the Season … for Flu - North Carolina Health News

This year’s flu season is busy, with at least 10 percent of all North Carolina emergency department visits for flu-like symptoms. By Rose Hoban Walk into a clinic or an emergency department anywhere in North Carolina these days and you’re likely to encounter a waiting room full of coughing, feverish people. That’s the way it […]

Despite a Lack of NC Cases, Ebola Prep Chugs Along

January 5, 2015 by Editor

Despite a Lack of NC Cases, Ebola Prep Chugs Along - North Carolina Health News

Even with Ebola out of the public spotlight, public health officials are still preparing for the worst. By Rose Hoban For several weeks this past fall, it seemed everyone was focused on the Ebola virus. Members of the media wrote countless articles, people argued on social media sites about quarantine and state and federal health […]

DHHS Officials Update on Ebola Prep – Oct 22 – Storify

October 22, 2014 by Editor

DHHS Officials Update on Ebola Prep – Oct 22 – Storify - North Carolina Health News

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NC Emergency Patients Twice as Likely to Have Mental Health Problems

June 17, 2013 by Rose Hoban

NC Emergency Patients Twice as Likely to Have Mental Health Problems - North Carolina Health News

Research published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention compared rates of people reporting to North Carolina’s emergency departments complaining of mental health issues to EDs in the rest of the country. By Rose Hoban Many people think of emergency departments as mostly treating patients with traumas or heart attacks or an out-of-control infection. […]

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