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Nebraska doctor lets patients pay for surgery by volunteering
NEBRASKA (CBS News) — With around 43 million Americans under 65 past-due on medical bills and yearly U.S. medical debt totaling $88 billion, one surgeon in Nebraska is offering to eliminate debt for...
View ArticleSC medical and nursing boards to issue emergency licenses
COLUMBIA, SC (WSPA) — The South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners and the South Carolina Board of Nursing are utilizing procedures to temporarily license individuals in response to the coronavirus...
View ArticleNHRMC Airlink to hold blood drive in Ogden
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — New Hanover Regional Medical Center’s AirLink is partnering with American Red Cross to hold a blood drive on Thursday. AirLink is partnering with the American Red Cross...
View ArticleDoctor who survived COVID-19 bewildered by public disregard
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Medical professionals in Alabama are witnessing two starkly different realities: Inside the hospitals, they attend to patients fighting for their lives in overcrowded intensive...
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Better Business Bureau warns of fake COVID testing sites
Not all testing sites are created equal. The Better Business Bureau issued a warning about imitation COVID-19 testing sites that seem to be popping up all over the country. With the rising demand for...
View ArticleWalgreens recalls store-branded pain medication due to lack of...
UNITED STATES (WWAY) — A Walgreens branded pain medication is being taken off shelves following a nationwide recall due to a lack of child-resistant packaging. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety...
View ArticleCDC gives the go-ahead for Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines for kids as...
(ABC NEWS) — The Centers for Disease Control has greenlit the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for kids as young as 6 months old, finding them both safe and effective. CDC Director Rochelle...
View ArticlePeople with Cystic Fibrosis encouraged to ‘Live Fearlessly’
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Nearly 40,000 people in the country live with Cystic Fibrosis, including a Wilmington man living with the debilitating condition using his journey to motivate others. Jacob...
View ArticleNovant NHRMC’s contract with Medicare threatened over numerous deficiencies
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Allegations made against Novant NHRMC put the hospital’s contract with Medicare in jeopardy, after state regulators identified numerous deficiencies that could potentially...
View ArticleColumbus Regional earns title of excellence in robotic surgery
WHITEVILLE, NC (WWAY) – Columbus Regional Healthcare System achieved accreditation from SRC (Surgical Review Corporation) as a Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery. This makes them the first...
View ArticleWhat’s behind worrying RSV surge in US children’s hospitals?
(AP) — Children’s hospitals in parts of the U.S. are seeing a surge in a common respiratory illness that can cause severe breathing problems for babies. RSV cases fell dramatically two years ago as...
View ArticleNorth Carolina doctor sues over abortion pill access, in test case of federal...
(ABC NEWS) — In a lawsuit that could impact abortion access nationwide, a North Carolina doctor on Wednesday asked a federal district court to strike down the state’s restrictions on the abortion drug...
View Article‘We’re here to protect you’: Annual radiologic conference takes place in...
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Downtown Wilmington is hosting hundreds of radiology professionals on Thursday and Friday as their annual conference is taking place in the Cape Fear. The North Carolina...
View ArticleWhat’s behind shortages of Adderall, Ozempic and other meds?
(AP) — Shortages of drugs like Adderall are growing in the United States, and experts see no clear path to resolving them. For patients, that can mean treatment delays, medication switches and other...
View ArticleDosher Memorial Hospital celebrates 93 years of service
SOUTHPORT, NC (WWAY) — This year marks 93 years of service for Dosher Memorial Hospital, and the hospital is excited for its future as it gets closer to a century helping the people of Southport. The...
View ArticleFriday Health Plan policyholders must select new coverage by Aug. 31 to avoid...
RALEIGH (WWAY) — Friday Health Plans of North Carolina has been placed into receivership to protect North Carolina policyholders, Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced Friday. The receivership...
View ArticlePoison specialist, former medical resident at Mayo Clinic charged with...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A poison specialist and former medical resident at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota is charged with fatally poisoning his wife, a 32-year-old pharmacist who died days after she went to a...
View ArticleKing Charles III has cancer and is receiving treatment, Buckingham Palace says
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and has begun treatment, Buckingham Palace said Monday. Less than 18 months into his reign he will suspend public duties but...
View ArticleCountry singer-songwriter Toby Keith has died after battling stomach cancer
(AP) — Toby Keith, a sometimes polarizing figure in country music who crafted an identity around his macho, pro-American swagger, has died. He was 62. The “Beer For My Horses” singer-songwriter, who...
View ArticleMichael Jordan attends ceremony in Wilmington to open medical clinic he funded
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — NBA legend Michael Jordan attended a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday afternoon to open a medical clinic in Wilmington. The Michael Jordan Family Medical Center is located at...
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