Public Health Archives - North Carolina Medical Society

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NCMS At Work For You – Commission for Public Health

Register Now! Advancing Health Equity Through Resistance: A State of the Union on Threats and Opportunities

COVID Variant JN.1 Rapidly Spreading

In Memoriam: Former Wake County Medical Society Executive Director Paul B. Harrison

Medicaid Expansion Update on HIV Copay Requirements

NCMS LEAD MedTalk Speaker Showcase: Dr. Dana Point

NCMS Welcomes 2023 Leadership College Scholar Dana Point, MD We can't wait to see you at the 2023…

NCMS LEAD MedTalk Speaker Showcase: Dr. Randall Schisler

NCMS Welcomes 2023 Leadership College Scholar Randall Schisler, MD Join us at the 2023 LEAD…

NCMS LEAD MedTalk Speaker Showcase: Carla Holder, MD

NCMS Welcomes 2023 Leadership College Scholar Carla Holder, MD Join us at the 2023 LEAD Conference…

NCMS LEAD MedTalk Speaker Showcase: Susie Fitzgerald, DO

NCMS Welcomes 2023 Leadership College Scholar Susie Fitzgerald, DO Join us at the 2023 LEAD…

NCMS LEAD MedTalk Speaker Showcase: Jennifer Kipp, DPM

NCMS Welcomes 2023 Leadership College Scholar Jennifer Kipp, DPM Join us at the 2023 LEAD…

NCMS LEAD MedTalk Speaker Showcase: Juliana Wulforst, PA-C

NCMS Welcomes 2023 Leadership College Scholar Juliana Wulforst, PA-C Join us at the 2023 LEAD…

NCMS LEAD MedTalk Speaker Showcase: Katie Lowry, MD

NCMS Welcomes 2023 Leadership College Scholar Dr. Katie Lowry Join us at the 2023 LEAD Conference…

NCMS LEAD MedTalk Speaker Showcase: Michalina Kupsik, MD

NCMS Welcomes 2023 Leadership College Scholar Dr. Michalina Kupsik Join us at the 2023 LEAD…

NCMS LEAD Speaker Spotlight: Maria J. Small, MD, MPH

NCMS Welcomes 2023 LEAD Conference and Golden Stethoscope Awards Gala Speaker Dr. Maria J. Small…

NCMS LEAD MedTalk Speaker Showcase: Christine Khandelwal, DO

NCMS Welcomes 2023 Leadership College Scholar Christine Khandelwal, DO Join us at LEAD 2023 for Dr.…

NCMS LEAD MedTalks Speaker Showcase: Jacqueline Njapa, MD

NCMS Welcomes 2023 Leadership College Scholar Jacqueline Njapa, MD Join us at LEAD for Dr. Njapa's…

Celebrating 20 Years of Leadership Training. KIPL Alumni Spotlight: Scott Paviol, MD

CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF LEADERSHIP TRAINING! KIPL Alumni Spotlight: Scott Paviol, MD…

Celebrating 20 Years of Leadership Training. KIPL Alumni Spotlight: Oluwaseye Alabi, DO, CaqSM

CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF LEADERSHIP TRAINING! KIPL Alumni Spotlight: Oluwaseye Alabi, DO, CaqSM;…

Celebrating 20 Years of Leadership Training. KIPL Alumni Spotlight: Carla White Holder, MD, MPH, FAAP

CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF LEADERSHIP TRAINING! Carla White Holder, MD, MPH, FAAP; Medical Director,…

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CDC: Child Vaccination Rates Steadily Declining

Leadership College Alum Talks Medicine/Public Health Partnership to Fight Diabetes

NCMS Foundation Webinar: Treating Hepatitis C in Patients with Substance Use Disorders

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

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…

Public Health Alert: Increase in Mumps Cases

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

NCMS Board of Directors Considers STOP Act

At their regular bi-monthly meeting held Saturday, March 18 in Greenville, the North Carolina…

Prescribing Antibiotics Wisely

“The most important modifiable risk factor for antibiotic resistance is inappropriate prescribing…

Giving Kids a Smile

DMV Medical Review Board Recruiting Physicians

The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Medical Review Unit is seeking highly…

Get Smart About Antibiotics — Every Week

Last week was ‘Get Smart Week 2016,’ a nationwide push to address antibiotic resistance and promote…

How to Give — or Get — Help For Those Affected By Hurricane Matthew

Gradually the flood waters of Hurricane Matthew are receding, but many are still affected by the…

CDC Advisory Issued on Devices Used During Cardiac Bypass Procedures

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a health advisory regarding…

Help Save Lives with Hands Only CPR Training

Be On the Lookout for Acute Flaccid Myelitis

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as well as the North Carolina Division of Public…

NC DMV Seeks Physicians for Medical Review Hearings Board

The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Medical Review Unit is seeking highly…

Concussion Brochure Helps You Communicate With Parents

The North Carolina Brain Injury Advisory Council and the Brain Injury Association of North Carolina…

New Book Documents Link between Poverty and High Health Care Costs

NC Health Department Issues Memo on Measles Case

Wake County Human Services and the North Carolina Communicable Disease Branch are alerting…

Zika Pregnancy Registry Will Enhance Understanding of the Virus

As part of the response to Zika virus infection, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

NCMS Pushed for Statewide Standing Order for Naloxone

Article by Minali Nigam, 2016 NCMS Foundation Medical Journalism Intern Last Monday at a press…