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NCDHHS announces funding opportunity to serve justice-involved individuals as COVID-19 impacts overdoses
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today released a funding opportunity that will award a total of $5.8 million to at least nine organizations statewide to increase access to high-quality opioid use disorder treatment for people in the criminal justice system.
SECU Foundation awards Samaritan Colony $1M grant for SECU Women's Recovery Center
ROCKINGHAM — The SECU Foundation awarded Samaritan Colony a $1 million grant to assist with the construction of an alcohol and drug treatment facility for women. The 14-bed residential treatment facility will be located on the 25-acre campus of Samaritan Colony. The building will be named the “SECU Women’s Recovery Center.”
NCDHHS to host live fireside chat, tele-Town Hall on NC Medicaid, COVID-19 testing, treatment and prevention
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today, Sept. 30, at 5 p.m. will host a live fireside chat and tele-town hall on NC Medicaid and COVID-19 testing, treatment and prevention, including safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines.
Security guard receives fast, life-saving treatment at FirstHealth Convenient Care
PINEHURST — A Seven Lakes security guard who works to ensure others’ safety received fast, life-saving care from FirstHealth Convenient Care in Whispering Pines after he sustained a bee sting.
North Carolina increasing capacity to offer monoclonal antibody therapy for COVID-19
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced four new locations offering monoclonal antibodies for treatment of COVID-19 managed by local organizations in partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, bringing the number of sites in the state offering this therapy to more than 200. FEMA will also help staff one existing site. This partnership will give more North Carolinians access to monoclonal antibody treatment, which can decrease the likelihood of hospitalization related to COVID-19 if taken early.
Use of monoclonal antibody therapy for COVID-19 up 18-fold in N.C. since late June as highly contagious Delta variant spreads and cases surge across the state
RALEIGH — As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations surge across North Carolina, the use of monoclonal antibodies for treatment of COVID-19 increased by 18-fold since late June from 100 administrations for the week of June 23 to 1,874 for the week of Aug. 11. Statewide, there are more than 130 sites offering monoclonal antibodies to treat COVID-19 as this treatment can decrease the likelihood of hospitalization related to COVID-19.
Steve's Wings asks for Richmond County's support in curbing opioid epidemic
ROCKINGHAM — Amanda Kempen is familiar with addiction — and recovery.
NC House passes bill to expand care for children with autism
RALEIGH— Today (Wednesday), the state House unanimously approved legislation (House Bill 91) to expand access to care for children with autism by reducing and streamlining unnecessary regulations. A similar bill in the Senate was unanimously approved on Tuesday.
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.
