A new scholarship program at ECU has taken aim at the urban/rural health care knowledge gap, training up to 21 nurse practitioner students a year. #ruralhealth #healthcare northcarolinahealthnews.org/2…

NC nursing homes aren't ready for emergencies, said federal regulators. But local DHHS officials pushed back on some parts of the federal report. #nchealth #ncpol #aging northcarolinahealthnews.org/2…

NC has a rural health care gap that has persisted for decades. This ECU program hopes to help change that. #nchealth #ncnews northcarolinahealthnews.org/2…

Amid the primary care shortage in rural North Carolina, an East Carolina University program is turning nursing students into rural health pros. #rural #ruralhealth northcarolinahealthnews.org/2…

"North Carolina’s nursing homes need greater resources and a more stable workforce.” Federal regulators are worried NC nursing homes aren't ready for emergencies. Local opinions are divided. #nchealth #aging northcarolinahealthnews.org/2…

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Rep. Chuck McGrady checks his notes as he makes the argument on the House floor for the Raise the Age bill.

North Carolina House Passes “Raise the Age” Bill With Broad Support

May 18, 2017 by Taylor Knopf

North Carolina House Passes “Raise the Age” Bill With Broad Support - North Carolina Health News

North Carolina is the last state in the US to routinely charge 16 and 17 year olds as adults when they commit crimes. That could end if this bill becomes law.

By Taylor Knopf The North Carolina House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to pass a bill that would raise the age at which teens who commit crimes are tried as adults to 18 years old. North Carolina is the last state in the nation that automatically sends 16 and 17 year olds to adult […]

Left: Electron microscope image of Naegleria fowleri in its cyst stage. Center: Electron microscope image of Naegleria fowleri in its ameboid trophozoite stage. Right: Electron microscope image of Naegleria fowleri in its flagellated stage.

Risk of Fatal Infection Keeps Whitewater Closed

July 13, 2016 by Rose Hoban

Risk of Fatal Infection Keeps Whitewater Closed - North Carolina Health News

Microbiology experts say too little chlorine in the water at the U.S. Whitewater Center contributed to the growth of a deadly amoeba.

By Rose Hoban Whitewater facilities at a Charlotte water park where a teen acquired a fatal amoebic infection could be closed for long time, according to health authorities in Mecklenburg County. At a county board of commissioners meeting last week, Mecklenburg Health Department Medical Director Stephen Keener told commissioners that the popular whitewater channel at […]

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