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Friday, 20 September 2019 17:15
UNCP, town gear up for 30th annual Pembroke Day
Written by Mark Locklear - UNC-Pembroke
PEMBROKE — UNC Pembroke and the town of Pembroke will team up Thursday to continue a tradition that began in 1989.
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Thursday, 19 September 2019 22:57
Pelvic floor physical therapist joins FirstHealth Urogynecology
Written by FirstHealth of the Carolinas
HAMLET — Kassandra Schuhmann, DPT, has joined Janet Harris-Hicks, M.D., FACOG, FPMRS, and Alexandria P. Ross, FNP-C, at FirstHealth Urogynecology located at 108 Endo Lane, Suite 1, in Hamlet.
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In the northern parts of Richmond and Scotland counties lies more than 60,000 acres of the Sandhills Game Land. This land was part of a bigger purchase of land by the federal government in the early part of the 20th century. Over a half million acres of sandy poor land…
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Thursday, 19 September 2019 21:57
Sanders joins FirstHealth General Surgery in Rockingham
Written by FirstHealth of the Carolinas
ROCKINGHAM — FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital-Richmond is pleased to welcome general surgeon Bailey Sanders, M.D. to FirstHealth General Surgery in Rockingham. Dr. Sanders joins surgeons Fabian Alzamora, M.D., Willy Chu, M.D., Amelia Jeyapalan, M.D., and Reid Vegeler, M.D.
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Thursday, 19 September 2019 21:52
North Carolina Zoo’s beloved grizzly bear Yepani passes away
Written by N.C. Zoo
ASHEBORO — Yepani, a grizzly bear who has lived at the North Carolina Zoo for 25 years and was known for his gentle and patient personality, died Wednesday, Sept. 18.
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Thursday, 19 September 2019 15:22
Rock of Ages combines fun and fitness
Written by FirstHealth of the Carolinas
ROCKINGHAM — Between the music and laughter at FirstHealth Fitness-Richmond on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, it can sometimes be difficult to tell where the fun stops and the exercise starts.
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Tuesday, 17 September 2019 19:51
FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital earns Becker’s Top 100 honor
Written by FirstHealth of the Carolinas
PINEHURST – FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital has been named one of America's 100 Great Community Hospitals, according to a study released in July by Becker's Hospital Review.
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Monday, 16 September 2019 21:55
UNCP’s Museum of the Southeast American Indian receives $20K gift
Written by Mark Locklear - UNC-Pembroke
PEMBROKE — A surprise $20,000 donation to the Museum of the Southeast American Indian brought tears to the eyes of its director, Nancy Strickland Fields.
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Monday, 16 September 2019 15:48
Moore Regional Hospital-Richmond to host annual screening event
Written by FirstHealth of the Carolinas
ROCKINGHAM — In an effort to promote the overall health and wellbeing of the community it serves, FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital-Richmond invites residents of Richmond county and surrounding areas to participate in the 37th Annual Wellness Screening event.
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Monday, 16 September 2019 14:05
FirstHealth Wound Care and Hyperbarics brings awareness to peripheral artery disease in September
Written by FirstHealth of the Carolinas
PINEHURST — One in every eight Americans over the age of 60 has Peripheral Arterial Disease. In all, PAD affects as many as 12 million people in the United States. Slightly more men than women have the disease. Due to the prevalence of PAD, September was named Peripheral Arterial Disease…
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When my neighbor, Steve Allen, got home from his last day of school in 1956, he was surprised at what was parked in his yard. Seems his Dad, Mr. Tom Allen, had bought himself a new pickup truck.
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Friday, 13 September 2019 13:08
Lacey Hughes, R.N., named FirstHealth DAISY Award winner
Written by FirstHealth of the Carolinas
PINEHURST — Lacey Hughes, R.N., has been recognized as a DAISY Award winner for FirstHealth of the Carolinas.
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Wednesday, 11 September 2019 15:23
Physician assistant joins FirstHealth Vascular & Vein
Written by FirstHealth of the Carolinas
PINEHURST — Certified physician assistant Pierce Neitzke knew early in her physician assistant studies that she wanted to specialize in a surgical specialty, and she believes vascular surgery is the perfect fit for her.
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Tuesday, 10 September 2019 14:55
New technology makes lumpectomies easier for women
Written by FirstHealth of the Carolinas
PINEHURST--Physicians at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital have a new tool in their arsenal to make breast cancer lumpectomy surgery more precise and less painful.
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