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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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 […]

The A Duke Vaccine Institute worker in front of a hood. Duke is working to develop a universal flu vaccine.

A universal flu vaccine in their sights

March 24, 2020 by Sarah Ovaska

A universal flu vaccine in their sights - North Carolina Health News

Coronavirus isn't the only deadly virus making the rounds. Duke researchers have tapped by the federal government to work on a vaccine that could save thousands of lives struck down by flu.

By Sarah Ovaska A team of Duke University doctors and researchers are racing to stop – or at least dull – the deadly rampage of the influenza virus, a pathogen that claims the lives of between 12,000 and 61,000 Americans annually. The Duke Human Vaccine Institute, emboldened with up to $400 million in federal grants […]

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A universal flu vaccine in their sights - North Carolina Health News