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…

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NCMS LEAD MedTalk Speaker Showcase: Dr. Randall Schisler

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

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NCMS LEAD MedTalk Speaker Showcase: Carla Holder, MD

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

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NCMS LEAD MedTalk Speaker Showcase: Susie Fitzgerald, DO

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

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NCMS LEAD MedTalk Speaker Showcase: Jennifer Kipp, DPM

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

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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…

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NCMS LEAD MedTalk Speaker Showcase: Katie Lowry, MD

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

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NCMS LEAD MedTalk Speaker Showcase: Michalina Kupsik, MD

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

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

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

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NCMS LEAD MedTalk Speaker Showcase: Christine Khandelwal, DO

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

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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…

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

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

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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;…

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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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Political Pulse for June 17, 2022

NCMS CEO/EVP Chip Baggett, JD, dives into the details around three important hot-topic legislative…

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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…

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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.…

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State Warns of Increase in Cyclospora Infections

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

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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…

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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…

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Public Health Alert: Increase in Mumps Cases

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

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NCMS Board of Directors Considers STOP Act

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

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Prescribing Antibiotics Wisely

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

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DMV Medical Review Board Recruiting Physicians

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

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Get Smart About Antibiotics — Every Week

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

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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…

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CDC Advisory Issued on Devices Used During Cardiac Bypass Procedures

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

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Be On the Lookout for Acute Flaccid Myelitis

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

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NC DMV Seeks Physicians for Medical Review Hearings Board

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

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Concussion Brochure Helps You Communicate With Parents

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

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NC Health Department Issues Memo on Measles Case

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

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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…

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NCMS Pushed for Statewide Standing Order for Naloxone

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

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Bowtie Briefing for June 17, 2016

Guest host Conor Brockett, NCMS Associate General Counsel, offers this week's Bowtie Briefing,…

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WIC Update on Infant Formula Availability

The federally funded Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program strongly supports physicians’…

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New Rule on CME on Opioid Abuse Open for Comment

The North Carolina Medical Board has published its proposed rule to implement the General…

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Updated Zika Virus Guidance

The North Carolina Division of Public Health has issued updated guidance on the Zika virus. This…

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