Henderson
Henderson, NC · Health
beckersspine.com
Spine surgery is moving beyond its oldest divide
For generations, the path to becoming a spine surgeon began with a choice: orthopedics or neurosurgery. Jeffrey Mullin, MD, a neurosurgeon at Williamsville, N.Y.-based University at Buffalo Neurosurgery, sees a future in which that choice matters considerably less. Across operating rooms, training programs and professional societies, the two branches of...
coastalreview.org
Cape Fear River Watch vows to hold Chemours accountable
A chemical manufacturing company responsible for contaminating the drinking water sources of tens of thousands of North Carolinians is not adequately curbing its releases of PFAS into the environment, a Wilmington-based environmental group says. In a recent notice to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Cape Fear River Watch...
wgxa.tv
North Carolina water feature linked to teen's fatal brain-eating amoeba infection
DURHAM, N.C. (WCTI) — A water feature at a Durham, North Carolina, community organization was the most likely exposure source in a fatal Naegleria fowleri infection involving a teenager, state health officials said in a new investigation. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said investigators could...
foxnebraska.com
North Carolina water feature linked to teen's fatal brain-eating amoeba infection
DURHAM, N.C. (WCTI) — A water feature at a Durham, North Carolina, community organization was the most likely exposure source in a fatal Naegleria fowleri infection involving a teenager, state health officials said in a new investigation. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said investigators could...
hoodline.com
COVID Cases Climb Across Charlotte and the Triangle, Duke Sees Hospitalizations Jump 42%
COVID-19 cases are climbing across North Carolina, with infections trending upward in Charlotte-Mecklenburg, Wake, Durham and the Triad area, and Duke University Hospital reporting a 42% increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations over the last three days. Duke University has also confirmed at least 16 positive cases on campus since students returned on August 16.
grepbeat.com
Raleigh-Based PulseKonnect Streamlines Home Healthcare Agency Operations
Before founding his fourth startup, Raleigh-based Obi Akpuda was introduced to the specialized home healthcare industry by his parents, who are both operators of their own agency. Using his self-taught technical engineering background—partially inspired by the movie The Social Network, Akpuda said—he went out to seek a solution to an issue that he often saw while working alongside his family.