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North Carolina reports five newborn deaths linked to congenital

WebCHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - One week after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sounded the alarm on a syphilis crisis, North Carolina announced 2023 as the deadliest year in the past decade for babies who contracted the disease during gestation.. According to the Department of Health and Human Services there have been five …

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Camino Health opens new clinic in Kannapolis offering variety of

WebCamino partnered with the City of Kannapolis as well as Cabarrus County. They also received aid from the American Rescue Plan Act. At the new facility, Camino will provide mental health services, lab testing and annual checkups. Organizers said they want the clinic to be a one-stop-shop. The building was purchased in December 2022 and opened

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Mecklenburg County’s request to realign with Alliance Health

WebThis article has 285 words with a read time of approximately 1 minute and 25 seconds.. CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) has approved Mecklenburg County’s request to realign with Alliance Health as the Local Management Entity/Managed Care Organization (LME/MCO).

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How a shortage of doctors impacts medical care in North Carolina …

WebThe latest data explaining why comes from 2017. A Merritt Hawkins survey found that on average, it takes about 24 days just to schedule a first-time appointment with a doctor in America. The average wait time for an appointment with a family medicine doctor was, on average, about 29 days. It wasn’t always like this.

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Syphilis Tsunami: Fired health department employee warns of …

WebCHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A former Mecklenburg County Health Department employee says Charlotte is experiencing a tsunami of syphilis cases. It’s the second whistleblower to tell WBTV that failures at the state and local level to control the outbreak are putting people in danger. Emanuel Stanley worked at the county supervising disease

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Cabarrus Healthcare Foundation approves more than $200,000 in …

WebCABARRUS COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - The Cabarrus Healthcare Foundation, whose mission is to provide financial and community support for Atrium Health Cabarrus, and its board of directors awarded $214,629.49 in Internal Grants to 19 hospital departments.

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This is the best hospital in Charlotte, according to a new

WebCHARLOTTE, NC (Cassie Cope/ The Charlotte Observer - Carolinas Medical Center is the best hospital in the Charlotte region, according to annual U.S. News & World Report rankings released Tuesday. Carolinas Medical Center is dedicated to providing the best clinical programs to its patients, said Carolinas Medical Center chief medical officer Gary …

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Helping women thrive during menopause

WebBy WBTV Web Staff. Published: Jan. 30, 2024 at 6:09 AM PST. CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QC Life) - According to national surveys, at least 30,000 women in the Charlotte area will enter perimenopause or menopause this year. Gynecologist and Clinical Director with the Tryon Women’s Center, Dr. Jennie Hauschka discussed the health problems women …

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Cabarrus Healthcare Foundation awards scholarship to Hickory

WebCABARRUS COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - From the Cabarrus Healthcare Foundation: The Cabarrus Healthcare Foundation, whose mission is to provide financial and community support for Atrium Health Cabarrus, is excited to announce Neha Balakrishnan as the recipient of the 2021 Ann Cannon Spirit of Volunteerism Scholarship Award.Balakrishnan …

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‘Plumbing issue’ causes Atrium Health Pineville to flood

WebCrews responded to Atrium Health Pineville after a pipe burst at the hospital overnight, flooding a floor, officials confirmed. The situation unfolded around 1:30 a.m., and firefighters could be seen going inside with water suction equipment. Atrium officials said some patients had to be moved, which radio communication between firefighters and

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Franklin Graham undergoes heart surgery at Mayo Clinic

WebBOONE, N.C. (AP) — Evangelist Franklin Graham successfully underwent a specialized heart surgery on Monday to treat a condition which had developed in recent months, a spokesman said. Mark Barber, a spokesman for North Carolina-based Samaritan’s Purse, said in a news release that Graham underwent the procedure at Mayo Clinic in Rochester

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This company owns dozens of N.C. nursing homes rated …

WebAt one, COVID has killed 19. (Charlotte Observer) - The for-profit chain that owns a Salisbury nursing home crippled by North Carolina’s worst outbreak of COVID-19 has a slogan. “Care before corporate,” the Accordius Health website tells potential clients. Yet, new affidavits in a lawsuit over The Citadel Salisbury’s handling of its

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NC bars grappling with challenges of new health inspection

WebCHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - North Carolina state lawmakers are working on changing a law that is set to go into effect at the end of March involving food safety in bars. Private bars had previously been exempt from health inspections since the North Carolina Regulatory Reform Act of 2013 was passed. In 2022, the ABC Omnibus bill removed the

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NC agency sued over ‘systemic failures’ in providing mental health

WebCHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A civil rights advocacy group is suing the NC Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) for what it calls the “failure to administer mental health assessments, services, and treatment,” leading to “profoundly harmful” and “unconstitutionally” prolonged incarceration periods for individuals facing mental health …

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Paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with ketamine before his

WebFormer paramedic Jeremy Cooper, who injected Elijah McClain with ketamine before his death, sits in court for sentencing, Friday, April 26, 2024, in the Brighton, Colo. Cooper was convicted last year of criminally negligent homicide in the Black man's death, which helped fuel the 2020 social justice protests. (ABC News One/Pool via AP) (AP) By

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Amber Alert issued for 2 missing children out of Salibury

WebSALISBURY, N.C. (WBTV) - An Amber Alert has been issued for two missing children out of Salisbury, North Carolina. The Salisbury Police Department is searching for 3-year-old Prasjhas Reid and two-year-old Igh’Jhlan Silver who are both to believed with Kevin Antonio Smith, 25. Reid and Silver are both Black, males, and are approximately 2

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How groups are using tiny homes to help the unhoused across the …

WebReporter John Snell shows us how one group is providing that sense of privacy and dignity with tiny homes. Click here to read about another group in Kansas City helping unhoused veterans. Veterans Village is a community made up of more than two dozen tiny homes. The nonprofit houses veterans free of charge and without a deadline to move out.

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Chick-fil-A announces major facility at site of old Kannapolis

WebROWAN COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - Chick-fil-A announced Tuesday that it would build a major distribution facility at the former site of the ballpark where the Kannapolis Intimidators played baseball. Josh Grote, executive director of Chick-fil-A Supply spoke exclusively to WBTV, saying “ Chick-fil-A Supply provides our local restaurant owner

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Police: Armed man killed after opening fire inside Huntersville

WebHUNTERSVILLE, NC (WBTV) - Several on duty officers shot and killed a man who was reportedly armed with a gun inside a Huntersville hospital Sunday night. According to the Huntersville Police Department, the man allegedly fired multiple shots around 11:40 p.m. inside the Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center along the 10030-block of Gilead …

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Police investing shooting, vehicle crash in west Charlotte

WebPanthers owner visits Charlotte restaurant over NFL Draft sign. Updated: 14 hours ago. David Tepper reportedly went inside Dilworth Neighborhood Grille to inquire about who was behind the sign out front. Officials state the shooting and vehicle crash occurred in the 2700 block of Mulberry Pond Drive.

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Video shows Panthers owner talk with Charlotte restaurant staff

WebVideo shows Panthers owner talk with Charlotte restaurant staff after sign put up. David Tepper went inside Dilworth Neighborhood Grille after a sign asked him to "let the coach and GM pick this year.

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Officials: Charter bus with kids on it crashes on I-85 in Gaston

WebGASTONIA, N.C. (WBTV) - A charter bus with an unknown number of kids on it was involved in a crash on I-85 in Gaston County on Friday morning, county communications confirmed. Officials said the crash was reported around 9:40 a.m. on the northbound side near the exit to East Ozark Avenue. County EMS said several units were sent to the scene.

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Emergency slide falls off a Delta Air Lines plane, forcing

WebNEW YORK (AP) — An emergency slide fell off a Delta Air Lines jetliner shortly after takeoff Friday from New York, and pilots who felt a vibration in the plane circled back to land safely at JFK Airport. Delta said that after takeoff the pilots got an alert about the emergency slide on the plane’s right side and heard an unusual sound

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Tornado tears through Nebraska, causing severe damage in …

WebOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday afternoon, demolishing homes as the twister tore for miles along farmland and into subdivisions. It wasn’t yet clear if anyone was injured or killed in the storm. Multiple tornadoes were reported in Nebraska but the most destructive storm moved from a …

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