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Political Pulse for March 22, 2019

Chip Baggett and Sue Ann Forrest cover the highlights of this week's legislative action, which…

SB 241 – Concussion Protocol/County Recreation

SB 277 – Huntersville Ocular Melanoma Study Funds

HB 318 – Opioid Prescription & Treatment Opt Out

SB 20 – Emergency Worker Protection Act

SB 157 – Bridge to Recovery Funding

HB 75 – School Mental Health Screening Study

HB 196 – Parental Consent for Sex Education

HB 103 – Small Dairy Sustainability/Raw Milk

SB 69 – Raise Awareness of Lupus

Political Pulse for Feb. 15, 2019

Chip Baggett and Sue Ann Forrest provide their weekly recap of legislative activities, including…

HB 74 – 2019 School Safety Grants Program

Public Health – PFAS and GenX Study Update

Bedside Manners: Uncovering Unconscious Bias featuring Kinneil Coltman, DHA

Dr. Kinneil Coltman explores unconscious bias and what the research shows its impact is on health…

MEDTalks 2017: Connette McMahon, MD, on Long Acting Reversible Contraception

Connette McMahon, MD, FACOG, MBA, an OB-GYN physician in Fayettville, shares her Leadership…

In the News

Wake Forest Medical School Has Record Enrollment In Class of 2021, Winston-Salem Journal, 9-6-17…

Bowtie Briefing for Sept. 1, 2017: NC Med Board News; 'Garbage Juice' Bill Developments

Helpful Links: House Bill 770 - Various Clarifying Changes House Bill 576 - Allow Aerosolization…

Hurricane Harvey Disaster Relief

The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) extends its thoughts and prayers to those affected by…

Reminder: DMA’s Prior Approval Criteria for Opioid Analgesics Begins Sunday

Effective this Sunday, Aug. 27, prior approval will be required for opioid analgesic doses for N.C.…

State Warns of Increase in Cyclospora Infections

North Carolina State Epidemiologist Zack Moore, MD, MPH, recently sent a memo to all North Carolina…

In the News

Don't Blame the Surgeons: Long-Term Opioid Use Rarely Starts with Surgery, Study Finds, The Los…

ALERT: Medicaid To Require Prior Approval for Some Opioid Dosing Beginning Aug. 27

Be aware that beginning Aug. 27, NCTracks will require prior approval for opioid analgesic doses…

Handicap Parking Privilege Certification

New CDC Director Named

CDC Health Advisory: Patients Receiving Eculizumab at High Risk for Invasive Meningococcal Disease

Eculizumab (Soliris®) recipients have a 1,000 to 2,000-fold greater risk of invasive meningococcal…

In the News

Majority of State Lack Laws To Protect Patients From Balance Billing, Becker's Hospital Review,…

Regulate Massage & Bodywork Therapy

In the News

Key Insurer Centene Plans to Expand Health Exchange Presence, ABC News, 6-13-17 500,000 Providers…

911 Board Composition

In the News

A New Zika Threat Hovers As Summer's Mosquitoes Get Bzzzzy, Kaiser Health News, 5-30-17 Behavioral…

In the News

Fact Checker: Trump's Claim Veterans Received 42 percent More Approvals To Get Non-VA Health Care,…

Did You Know NC DMA Gets Policy Advice From Physicians?

Public Health Alert: Increase in Mumps Cases

The NC Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health issued an alert that…

In the News

Doctors Choose Cheaper Drugs When Drug Reps Are Kept Away, NPR/ProPublica, 5-2-17 Welcome to the…