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Tirzepatide Cuts Risk of Diabetes by 94% in Prediabetic Adults

Age Ain’t Nothing But a Number! Or Is It Just a Number?

Pharmaceutical Group Granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation by FDA

Do Your Patients Have Long COVID? Share Your Treatment Experiences.

Parvovirus B19 Rising in the US, Particularly Among Children. Poses Risk to Pregnant People

CDC: US Fertility Rate Drops to Record Low in 2023

Mpox on the Map: All the Countries Where There are Confirmed Cases of New Strain

Are You Treating Iron Deficiency Correctly? A New Study Sheds Light on Ineffective Treatments

Congresswoman Valerie Foushee Visits Duke Center for Brain and Spine Metastasis

UNC MD/PhD Program Celebrates 25 Years as an NIH-funded Medical Scientist Training Program

COVID is Back and the FDA May be Getting Ready to Greenlight Updated Vaccines

Learning Opportunity: Buprenorphine Initiation and Linkage to Outpatient Services

NCDHHS Announces NC Medicaid Managed Care Children and Families Specialty Plan

MIT: Implantable Sensor Could Reverse Opioid Overdoses

Grant Opportunity: Supporting Mental Well-being and Recovery for North Carolinians and Their Families

US Facing National Blood Shortage: Why Donating is Also Good for Your Patients’ Health

Grab a Friend—or Ten—and Join Us at NCMS LEAD 2024! Registration NOW OPEN!

Learning Opportunity: Documentation for Hierarchical Conditions

Documentation is Key for Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCCs) for Clinicians

Help Address Rural Health Challenges! Participate in the 2024 Rural Health Hackathon.

August is National Immunization Awareness Month. Make Sure Your Patients of All Ages Are Protected.

Uniting Voices, Saving Lives: Empowering Minority Communities Through Organ Donation Education

More Than Half of States Report High Levels of COVID Activity, NC Wastewater Samples at Highest Level of 2024

Tell us About Exceptional Members! 2024 Golden Stethoscope Award Nominations Now Open!

Remind Your Patients of the Dangers of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

WHO: Mpox a Global Health Emergency

NCDHHS Reminds Families of the Importance of Back-to-School Vaccinations

Grant Opportunity: Telehealth Infrastructure Grant Program

Stay Informed! Medicaid Managed Care Back Porch Chat Webinar

2024 General Election – What You Need to Know!

First Nasal Spray Epinephrine Drug for Emergency Allergic Reactions Gets FDA Approval

Welcome to NC! Duke School of Medicine Welcomes 2024 Incoming Classes

ICYMI: FDA Rejects MDMA-Assisted Therapy for PTSD

James (Chip) F. Howard, Jr., MD, Receives AANEM’s 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award

US FDA Approves New Therapy for Rare Blood Cancer

Cutting-Edge Medical Devices Will Soon be Covered by Medicare

North Carolina’s Human Donor Milk Program is Expanding

NC Medicaid: Failure to Inform Equals Automatic Denial

How Sick Do You Have to Be? As Lawmakers Continue to Avoid the Issue, Patients Suffer Under Current Prior Auth Legislation

HHS Awards Aim to Improve Cancer Screening Access

CDC Issues New Guidelines for Physicians on Pain Involved in IUD Insertion

83-Year-Old Duke Scientist’s Brain Cancer Research Helps Drug get FDA Approval

CMS Finalizes Rule for Breakthrough Devices

CDC Issues Health Alert on Deadlier Strain of Mpox

2022 NC Medicaid Annual Health Equity Report Outlines Health Disparities

How to Keep Wells Safe Before and After Flooding

Dosher Announces Updated Information on School Supply Donation Event

Prepare Now! NCMS Helps You Weather Tropical Storm Debby

Life Changing Moments: A Culture of Care with Dr. Christina Bowen

Stay Informed! Medicaid Managed Care Back Porch Chat Webinar

Tropical Storm Debby Leads to Temporary NC Medicaid Flexibilities