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Coronavirus Today – Monday, March 16

March 16, 2020 by Editor Leave a Comment

Coronavirus Today – Monday, March 16 - North Carolina Health News

This last weekend saw changes in North Carolina’s public life, but for many, changes in the state became real when their kids remained home from school.

By NC Health News Staff North Carolina has been in a state of emergency for nearly a week in response to the novel coronavirus, and with the declaration came novel lifestyle changes for many across the state. The new normal for everyday life is very abnormal, instilling child care headaches for many families, ramped up […]

shows cots and room dividers set up in a large room in a shelter prepared for Hurricane Dorian evacuees

People with special medical needs fleeing Hurricane Dorian might end up at a Clayton church

September 5, 2019 by Anne Blythe

People with special medical needs fleeing Hurricane Dorian might end up at a Clayton church - North Carolina Health News

North Carolina has opened a specialized medical needs shelter in Clayton and a 600-plus bed mega-shelter in Durham as Hurricane Dorian whirls through the Atlantic Ocean toward storm-weary coastal communities.

By Anne Blythe As Hurricane Dorian churned in the Atlantic Ocean, frustrating the meteorologists trying to predict its path, there was a bit of calm before the coming storm Wednesday at a specialized medical emergency shelter in Clayton. Amy O’Connor, a registered nurse at Duke, and Logan Spears, an emergency room nurse at Duke Raleigh […]

Inside an Emergency Medical Hurricane Shelter

September 21, 2018 by Rose Hoban

Inside an Emergency Medical Hurricane Shelter - North Carolina Health News

Medical shelters have been caring for some of North Carolina's most vulnerable victims from Hurricane Florence. Now they're starting to go home, but for many of them, there’s no place to go home to.

By Rose Hoban For the five months that members of the U.S. Public Health Service are on call every year, they’re required to keep a bag packed and be ready to deploy wit 12 hours’ notice. That’s what happened recently for about 73 members of the USPHS who deployed to North Carolina last week as […]

Soldiers with the 1-178th Field Artillery Battalion, South Carolina Army National Guard (ACNG) help escort Horry County Fire Rescue paramedics through flooded roads to reach someone in need of medical attention in Conway, S.C., during Hurricane Matthew, Friday, Oct. 8, 2016. SCNG Soldiers and Airmen were activated Oct. 4, 2016 in support of state and county emergency management agencies and local first responders with coastal evacuations and any services or resources needed to assist the citizens of South Carolina after Governor Nikki Haley declared a State of Emergency. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jorge Intriago.

Hospitals Cope with Lost Power, Contaminated Water in Matthew’s Wake

October 13, 2016 by Rose Hoban

Hospitals Cope with Lost Power, Contaminated Water in Matthew’s Wake - North Carolina Health News

Hospitals throughout the eastern part of North Carolina have been affected, but none more than Southeastern Regional in Lumberton. By Rose Hoban On Saturday, as Hurricane Matthew’s eye scraped the southeastern-most edge of North Carolina, the power went out at Southeastern Regional Medical Center. But Joann Anderson, the CEO of Southeastern Health, which has it’s […]

Researchers taking an oropharyngeal swab of a chicken with suspected influenza.

Human, Animal Health Experts Work Together on This Year’s Flu Prevention

December 11, 2015 by Editor

Human, Animal Health Experts Work Together on This Year’s Flu Prevention - North Carolina Health News

It's the time of year when public health officials prepare for human flu. But this year's preparations are complicated by the very real possibility of a flu epidemic that could devastate the state's poultry industry.

By Rose Hoban With memories of this past spring’s outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the Midwest, veterinarians met with public health officials in a two-day conference this week on preventing a mass outbreak of the flu. This year’s “One Medicine” symposium, held at the Sheraton Imperial near Research Triangle Park, featured presentations on […]

Ebola Efforts Stretch Strapped Public Health Agencies

November 14, 2014 by Editor

Ebola Efforts Stretch Strapped Public Health Agencies - North Carolina Health News

Public health agencies have had to spend tens of thousands of dollars to ramp up Ebola containment efforts, but the money to pay for those efforts has not materialized By Christine Vestal Stateline with additional reporting by NC Health News staff Dwindling resources may make it difficult for public health departments across the country to […]

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