State-of-the-art facility combines leading physicians, cutting-edge technology and hospitality RALEIGH, N.C. March 03, 2017 – The new North Carolina Heart & Vascular Hospital will open for patients on Sunday, March 5, on the main Raleigh campus of UNC REX Healthcare. The new hospital, which will house all of UNC REX’s heart and vascular services, is […]
Goldsboro, N.C. & Charlotte, N.C. – Feb. 27, 2017 – Harris Teeter is proud to welcome customers to its Memorial Commons Fuel Center on Friday, March 3, 2017 as the company celebrates its grand opening with a $0.20 off per gallon fuel promotion. The Fuel Center, which is located in close proximity to the Memorial […]
Scientists identify biomarkers in mucous that verify viral infection from cold or flu DURHAM, N.C. February 22, 2017 – It may seem obvious, but the key to confirming whether someone is suffering from a cold or flu virus might lie at the misery’s source — the inflamed passages of the nose and throat. Duke Health […]
Shutting down this source at the root cause could improve cancer survival DURHAM, N.C. February 21, 2017 – Advanced prostate cancer and high blood cholesterol have long been known to be connected, but it has been a chicken-or-egg problem. Now a team led by researchers at the Duke Cancer Institute have identified a cellular process […]
Holly Springs, N.C. & Charlotte, N.C. – Feb. 20, 2017 – Harris Teeter is proud to welcome customers to its Sunset Lake Fuel Center on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017 as the company celebrates its grand opening with a $0.20 off per gallon fuel promotion. The Fuel Center, which is located in close proximity to the […]
Overall survival and development of infants born at 23, 24 weeks improving, study finds DURHAM, N.C. February 15, 2017 – Babies born at just 22 to 24 weeks of pregnancy continue to have sobering outlooks — only about 1 in 3 survive. But according to a new study led by Duke Health and appearing Feb. […]
DURHAM, N.C. February 14, 2017 – Driven by a shared commitment to enhance and broadly extend the scope, quality and value of heart care services for patients throughout Wake County, Duke Health and WakeMed Health & Hospitals have agreed to combine their nationally and regionally renowned heart programs in a single heart service. This collaboration […]
Collaboration will deliver greater value, more coordinated health care to patients in Wake County RALEIGH, N.C. (February 14, 2017) — WakeMed Health & Hospitals and Duke Health have signed a joint operating agreement to work together to deliver highly-coordinated cardiovascular care, a broader scope of services and greater value and affordability to Wake County’s growing […]
Anonymous donation will help create safe, healing space for emergency patients RALEIGH, N.C. February 13, 2017 – UNC REX Healthcare plans to build a new holding area for behavioral health patients who seek treatment in the emergency department, thanks to an anonymous donor who is contributing $2.5 million. The separate behavioral health zone will include […]
Root cause is shared by Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases DURHAM, N.C. February 13, 2017 – The loss of motor function and mental acuity associated with Huntington’s disease might be treatable by restoring a cellular quality control process, which Duke Health researchers have identified as a key factor in the degenerative illness. Huntington’s disease is […]