/tags/disease Disease en-US Copyright Fri, 07 Jun 2024 18:12:41 GMT /health/2024-06-07/duke-sjogrens-disease-autoimmune-symptoms-improvement-trial The clinical trial shows what researchers are calling ‘promising results’ for a new treatment for Sjögren’s disease. Fri, 07 Jun 2024 18:12:41 GMT /health/2024-06-07/duke-sjogrens-disease-autoimmune-symptoms-improvement-trial Sophie Mallinson /health/2024-04-11/parkinsons-disease-awareness-month-free-ecu-class-wellness East Carolina University is offering free therapy services to address the needs of people with Parkinson’s disease. Thu, 11 Apr 2024 13:12:03 GMT /health/2024-04-11/parkinsons-disease-awareness-month-free-ecu-class-wellness Sophie Mallinson /health/2023-09-12/early-detection-parkinsons-disease-blood-draw-duke A Duke-led research team has identified a blood-based biomarker to diagnose Parkinson’s disease, which may lead to earlier disease detection. Tue, 12 Sep 2023 15:53:26 GMT /health/2023-09-12/early-detection-parkinsons-disease-blood-draw-duke Paige Miranda /health/2023-08-09/study-north-carolina-chiggers-bacterium-disease-ncstate Researchers found chiggers carrying a bacterium that causes a disease called scrub typhus. The disease has not previously been reported in the U.S. No cases have been detected in North Carolina yet. Wed, 09 Aug 2023 11:17:39 GMT /health/2023-08-09/study-north-carolina-chiggers-bacterium-disease-ncstate Celeste Gracia /news/2022-05-27/health-officials-in-the-carolinas-are-on-the-lookout-for-monkeypox-cases Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by infection with monkeypox virus, which is endemic to some African countries. Neither North nor South Carolina had identified a case as of Wednesday afternoon — but one health expert said it "wouldn't be a huge surprise." Fri, 27 May 2022 16:01:09 GMT /news/2022-05-27/health-officials-in-the-carolinas-are-on-the-lookout-for-monkeypox-cases Claire Donnelly /health/2019-02-28/states-move-to-restrict-parents-refusal-to-vaccinate-their-kids Following several measles outbreaks this winter, there is a movement among some states to make it more difficult for people to claim nonmedical exemptions to vaccine laws. Thu, 28 Feb 2019 20:06:00 GMT /health/2019-02-28/states-move-to-restrict-parents-refusal-to-vaccinate-their-kids Patti Neighmond /health/2018-07-17/preserving-the-stories-of-the-hiv-pioneers According to the United Nations, more people are living with HIV than have died since the epidemic began in the 1980s. There have been large medical and… Tue, 17 Jul 2018 16:36:31 GMT /health/2018-07-17/preserving-the-stories-of-the-hiv-pioneers Amanda Magnus, Anita Rao /show/the-state-of-things/2018-07-17/preserving-the-stories-of-the-hiv-pioneers According to the United Nations, more people are living with HIV than have died since the epidemic began in the 1980s. There have been large medical and… Tue, 17 Jul 2018 16:36:31 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-07-17/preserving-the-stories-of-the-hiv-pioneers Amanda Magnus, Anita Rao /health/2014-10-17/ebola-examining-the-narrative-of-epidemics It started with a whisper. The initial reports of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa came out as news releases on June 3, 2014, and there was not much… Fri, 17 Oct 2014 15:56:25 GMT /health/2014-10-17/ebola-examining-the-narrative-of-epidemics Hady Mawajdeh, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2014-10-17/ebola-examining-the-narrative-of-epidemics It started with a whisper. The initial reports of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa came out as news releases on June 3, 2014, and there was not much… Fri, 17 Oct 2014 15:56:25 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2014-10-17/ebola-examining-the-narrative-of-epidemics Hady Mawajdeh, Frank Stasio