CDC: Child Vaccination Rates Steadily Declining
According to new data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, instead…
Leadership College Alum Talks Medicine/Public Health Partnership to Fight Diabetes
Read an article penned by NCMS member Dr. Bonnie Coyle, highlighting the importance of…
NCMS Foundation Webinar: Treating Hepatitis C in Patients with Substance Use Disorders
Register now for the webinar: "Treating Hepatitis C in Patients with Substance Use…
Political Pulse for June 17, 2022
NCMS CEO/EVP Chip Baggett, JD, dives into the details around three important hot-topic legislative…
Understanding the STOP Act and What It Means for You
Gov. Roy Cooper signed the STOP Act into law in June 2017. This Act seeks to address the opioid…
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…
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…
New CDC Director Named
On July 7, US Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, MD, named Brenda Fitzgerald, MD, as…
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…