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Duke, UNC announce plans to build the state’s first free-standing children’s hospital
Duke Health and UNC Health are creating a new nonprofit, North Carolina Children’s, to build and operate the 500-bed hospital. A site has not yet been chosen but is expected to be announced this ...
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Whooping cough is spreading rapidly in NC. Here’s why & how to protect your children
Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is spreading rapidly in North Carolina, and data show it isn’t slowing down anytime ...
ACC mascots visit Novant Health Hemby Children's Hospital ahead of basketball tournament
ACC mascots spread cheer to patients and staff at Novant Health ahead of the tournament. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Mascots from ...
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NC doctors emphasize importance of vaccination in light of national measles cases
Some doctors in N.C. are encouraging individuals to get vaccinated against measles, as there have been more than 160 cases in ...
Sickle cell gene therapy frees teen from life of pain
Aaron Scott, of Fayetteville, is the first in North Carolina to receive a new FDA-approved therapy which uses the patient's own cells to relieve the pain of sickle cell disease.