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Urogynecologist Janet Harris-Hicks first in the state to offer new therapy for people suffering from incontinence
HAMLET — Janet Harris-Hicks, M.D., of FirstHealth Urogynecology, is the first urogynecologist in North Carolina to offer a new solution to patients who suffer from overactive bladder and incontinence. InterStim therapy with SureScan technology enables more patients to pursue safe and effective treatment therapy and an improved quality of life.
FirstHealth offers new treatment option for patients with severe COPD/emphysema
PINEHURST— FirstHealth of the Carolinas is the first in the region to offer a new lung valve treatment for patients with severe COPD/emphysema.
Aiming For Impact: FirstHealth clinical trials look to improve outcomes, advance research
PINEHURST — Clinical trials have long been a part of the DNA of FirstHealth of the Carolinas.
By participating in groundbreaking medical research, FirstHealth patients gain access to new, state-of-the-art treatments before they are widely available to the public, and FirstHealth providers are better able to care for the community in both the short and long term.
New portal opens to file claims for COVID-19 testing and treatment of uninsured patients
RALEIGH — Health care providers and hospitals can use a new portal to request reimbursement for claims associated with COVID-19 testing and treatment of uninsured patients retroactive to Feb. 4, 2020.
UNC Pembroke professors help establish county’s first DWI Treatment Court
PEMBROKE — Two social work professors at UNC Pembroke are helping lay the groundwork for a DWI treatment court–the first of its kind in Robeson County.
Sandhills region wins $1M federal grant to battle opioid abuse
PINEHURST— Driven by a shared goal that “all pathways will lead to freedom and survival from opioid addiction and dependence in the Sandhills region,” a partnership of more than 25 health and human services organizations in Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Moore and Richmond counties recently won a $1 million, three-year grant from the U.S. Health Resources & Services Administration to implement activities to address opioid abuse prevention, treatment and recovery.
New law gives veterans option to seek oxygen-based therapy for PTSD
Quality Oil secures $5k grant for Samaritan Colony women's center
ROCKINGHAM — A planned treatment center for women with substance abuse issues is one step closer to becoming a reality.