The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Newborn Screening Program has been awarded a federal grant that supports enhancements to the state's newborn screening system.
Published: Monday, November 6th, 2023 @ 6:35 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Babies born in North Carolina will now be screened for two additional disorders, along with the other disorders screened for by the NC Department of Health and Human Services’ Newborn Screening Program.
Published: Wednesday, February 15th, 2023 @ 7:59 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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NC Department of Administration recently unveiled 7 new Ford E-Transit electric vans for state mail delivery
Published: Friday, August 19th, 2022 @ 2:15 am
By: Governor's Office
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"Get Checked. Get Tested. Get Protected.”
Published: Wednesday, July 27th, 2022 @ 2:22 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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“Get Checked. Get Tested. Get Protected.” Highlight Public Message
Published: Friday, July 15th, 2022 @ 2:13 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting the first case of monkeypox virus infection in a North Carolina resident, identified by testing at the State Laboratory of Public Health.
Published: Thursday, June 30th, 2022 @ 10:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued updated guidance today on who should be tested for COVID-19.
Published: Saturday, May 16th, 2020 @ 6:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This updated is intended to provide the latest information to all North Carolina clinicians and laboratory staff regarding the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Published: Thursday, April 2nd, 2020 @ 10:22 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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This memo updates previous guidance shared on March 16th, 2020.
Published: Thursday, March 26th, 2020 @ 2:41 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Beaufort County has identified its first two cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Beaufort County Health Department conducted the testing March 23rd.
Published: Wednesday, March 25th, 2020 @ 11:41 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Two people from Forsyth County and a person from Johnston County have tested positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total of positive cases in North Carolina to 12, including a Durham resident who tested positive in another state.
Published: Friday, March 13th, 2020 @ 8:16 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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An additional person from Wake County has tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total of positive cases in North Carolina to eight.
Published: Friday, March 13th, 2020 @ 8:04 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Five more people in Wake County have tested presumptively positive today for COVID-19 (novel coronavirus).
Published: Tuesday, March 10th, 2020 @ 5:25 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A second North Carolina person, unrelated to the first case, has tested positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Published: Friday, March 6th, 2020 @ 8:51 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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As North Carolina continues to prepare for the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, the NC State Laboratory of Public Health (NCSLPH) within the NC Department of Health and Human Services is now able to perform testing for the virus.
Published: Friday, March 6th, 2020 @ 8:53 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor and Task Force to hold press conference at 3:30 PM today
Published: Wednesday, March 4th, 2020 @ 11:11 am
By: Governor's Office
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is investigating a possible case of infection with the newly discovered 2019 coronavirus.
Published: Saturday, January 25th, 2020 @ 8:03 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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High school students are at risk of becoming addicted to nicotine, a fact confirmed by a North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services analysis of vaping devices confiscated from students at seven schools in various parts of the state.
Published: Friday, April 19th, 2019 @ 3:35 pm
By: Daniel Bunting
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An East Carolina University construction management professor and a local construction company have teamed up in search of a solution to a problem facing the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT)
Published: Monday, March 18th, 2019 @ 9:53 pm
By: ECU News Services
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is encouraging all North Carolinians to be aware of the risk of Zika virus infection before traveling to Central America, South America or the Caribbean.
Published: Saturday, February 6th, 2016 @ 10:11 am
By: Christopher Maye
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A subsequent test of a new specimen provided by the patient at Duke University Hospital in Durham has resulted in a confirmed negative laboratory diagnosis for Ebola.
Published: Wednesday, November 5th, 2014 @ 11:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Testing conducted at the State Laboratory of Public Health, located in the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS), returned a preliminary negative result for Ebola in a patient at Duke University Hospital in Durham.
Published: Monday, November 3rd, 2014 @ 6:30 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory, along with Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Secretary Aldona Wos and State Epidemiologist Dr. Megan Davies, detailed today the state's preparation should an Ebola case be diagnosed in North Carolina.
Published: Tuesday, October 14th, 2014 @ 5:42 am
By: Christopher Maye
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Secretary Aldona Wos said that the Department of Health and Human Services' (DHHS) Division of Public Health has been working closely with its public health partners and health care providers since July to prepare for the possibility that a patient in North Carolina might be diagnosed with Ebola.
Published: Wednesday, October 8th, 2014 @ 4:41 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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