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UNC Health Rex adding 24 beds at Holly Springs hospital to accommodate area's growth
UNC Health Rex is expanding its Holly Springs hospital, adding more beds to meet the needs of a growing community.
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Could one blood test detect multiple cancers earlier? UNC researchers hope to find out
UNC researchers are recruiting North Carolinians for a national trial studying whether a blood test could help detect multiple cancers earlier.
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State employees, retirees to be charged extra for using WakeMed
For the 750,000 members of North Carolina’s State Health Plan, using WakeMed could cost thousands of dollars extra starting next year. But using UNC Health could lead to equally large discounts.
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UNC Burn Center prepares for busiest time of year
Doctors say Fourth of July admissions to the UNC Burn Center are more than twice as high as on a typical day, with children making up more than one-third of patients.
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WakeMed: UNC Health proposed partnership, but we're sticking with Atrium
A WakeMed representative said the hospital system got a proposal from UNC Health over a potential partnership.
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Hidden GI struggles in children with autism spark $12.9M Duke-UNC Health study
A Raleigh fourth grader is helping researchers highlight a hidden struggle for many children with autism: chronic GI issues. Duke Health and UNC Health are launching a $12.9 million national study aimed at improving treatment options.
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Special response unit makes Carolina more prepared than most to contain an outbreak like hantavirus
North Carolina is home to one of just 13 specialized pathogen response centers in the country designed to prepare for rare infectious disease threats and quarantine patients like those infected with hantavirus after a cruise outbreak.
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How to Recognize a Stroke
Your brain needs a continuous supply of blood to survive. Fortunately, the human brain is supported by 400 miles of blood vessels providing oxygen and nutrients.
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UNC Health Wayne offers up to $40K to recruit and retain nurses
UNC Health Wayne is partnering with the Scholars Network to offer up to $40,000 in student loan repayment for nurses, part of a broader effort to strengthen the healthcare workforce in rural North Carolina.
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When a parent has cancer, this UNC Health tool helps guide conversations with kids
A North Carolina mom diagnosed with breast cancer at age 38 shares how she navigated telling her children. Now, a new UNC Health tool is helping more families have those difficult conversations.
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Should you play through the pain like an Olympian?
Elite athletes competing at the highest levels of sport often play through injury — sometimes serious injury. Their grit may become the stuff of sports legend, but that doesn’t mean you have to follow their lead if you get hurt.
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UNC Health hospitals start temporary visitor restrictions as flu season escalates
UNC Health's Triangle-area hospitals started temporary visitor restrictions on Monday.
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Cigna & UNC Health reach agreement to end healthcare standoff
UNC Health and Cigna had been in a contract stalemate for weeks leading up to an expiring contract, which ended on Nov. 30.
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What we know — and don’t — about the causes of autism
Decades of research into autism has revealed this much: There is no simple answer for what causes the condition.
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6 holiday health tips for Santa — and you
Let’s face it: Santa Claus does not make the healthiest choices on Dec. 24, when he stays up all night delivering toys and eating a lot of cookies.
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7 tips for enjoying the holidays while taking a GLP-1
Sometimes it seems like the winter holidays are all about food—Grandma’s famous pie at Thanksgiving, cocoa and cookies with the neighbors, a full spread at the office potluck.
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Apex leaders urge swift resolution in UNC Health-Cigna contract to protect town workers' coverage
Apex leaders have expressed their concerns about the ongoing contract dispute between Cigna and UNC Health.
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‘Incredible stress’: Parents of sick baby scramble for care amid UNC Health-Cigna stalemate
The contract expiration between UNC Health and Cigna has resulted in more than 65,000 Cigna members being out of network with UNC Health, forcing them to face higher costs or find new providers while negotiations continue.
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UNC Health-Cigna contract expires: Check other health care contracts in NC
More than 65,000 UNC Health patients with Cigna insurance are facing uncertainty after the insurer’s contract with the health system expired this week.
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UNC Health-Cigna contract expires: Check other health care contracts in NC
More than 4,000 UNC Health patients with Cigna insurance are facing uncertainty after the insurer’s contract with the health system expired this week.
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UNC Health-Cigna contract expires; thousands left with questions about cost of coverage
Cigna members who use UNC Health systems will need to find a new provider, or pay much higher, out-of-network prices, or choose to pay out of pocket entirely.
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UNC Health-Cigna contract talks deadlocked, risk leaving 65,000 patients out-of-network by Dec. 1
UNC Health and Cigna are continuing negotiations for a new contract into the holiday weekend. The current agreement ends Sunday, Nov. 30.
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UNC Health names new chief executive officer
Dr. Cristy Page will officially begin the roles as UNC Health's CEO, the dean of the UNC School of Medicine and as vice chancellor for medical affairs at UNC-Chapel Hill on Monday, Nov. 24.
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UNC Rex Mobile Mammography unit reducing barriers to care
UNC Rex Healthcare is making it easier for communities to keep up with annual breast screenings, by bringing the service to them. Clinicians say outreach efforts like this allow them to better reach patients in harder-to-reach areas, while combatting myths surrounding mammograms.
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Moms who overcame addiction helping others through growing statewide network
Chelsey Moore and Brandi Collins celebrate four years of sobriety, thanks to substance use disorder treatment program focused on moms.
