Medical Treatment /tags/medical-treatment Medical Treatment en-US Copyright Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:14:16 GMT All qualifying North Carolina hospitals are joining debt-reduction effort, governor says /health/2024-08-13/nc-hospitals-debt-reduction-unc-health-duke-wakemed-atrium-wake-forest North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper says nearly 100 hospitals have agreed to participate in a first-of-its-kind initiative that could help low- and middle-income patients get rid of billions of dollars in debt. These hospitals will get even higher Medicaid payments if medical debt on their books get cleared and they carry out ways for future patients to avoid liabilities. Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:14:16 GMT /health/2024-08-13/nc-hospitals-debt-reduction-unc-health-duke-wakemed-atrium-wake-forest Associated Press 'Right To Try' expansion, other healthcare regulations pass NC Senate committee /politics/2024-05-22/right-to-try-experimental-drugs-treatments-healthcare-laws-nc-senate State lawmakers want to expand North Carolina's "Right To Try" law that allows some patients to try experimental drugs or medical treatments. Wed, 22 May 2024 19:57:31 GMT /politics/2024-05-22/right-to-try-experimental-drugs-treatments-healthcare-laws-nc-senate Colin Campbell Pfizer to buy Durham-based pharmaceutical company /health/2022-04-07/pfizer-to-buy-durham-based-pharmaceutical-company ReViral is working on an oral treatment for respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. Thu, 07 Apr 2022 16:16:59 GMT /health/2022-04-07/pfizer-to-buy-durham-based-pharmaceutical-company Bradley George This Potentially Groundbreaking Artery Replacement Is Developed Right Here In Durham /health/2021-05-11/humacyte-durham-nc-hav-duke-laura-niklason A company with roots in a Duke University lab has created an implantable human tissue device that may help avoid amputations and even save lives. Tue, 11 May 2021 11:20:32 GMT /health/2021-05-11/humacyte-durham-nc-hav-duke-laura-niklason Jason deBruyn Gendered: What It's Like To Be Trans In The Exam Room /podcast/embodied-podcast/2020-09-24/gendered-what-its-like-to-be-trans-in-the-exam-room Anita knows how frustrating it can be to find the right doctor and get good healthcare. Transgender people have to navigate all those challenges and take extra measures to advocate for their wellbeing with medical providers who are too often untrained to treat them. Thu, 24 Sep 2020 06:29:00 GMT /podcast/embodied-podcast/2020-09-24/gendered-what-its-like-to-be-trans-in-the-exam-room Anita Rao Can Pharmaceutical Testing Ever Be Ethical Under Capitalism? /health/2020-09-03/can-pharmaceutical-testing-ever-be-ethical-under-capitalism Before a pharmaceutical treatment can hit the pharmacy shelves, manufacturers must prove the product’s safety through a series of trials. Phase I trials… Thu, 03 Sep 2020 20:13:48 GMT /health/2020-09-03/can-pharmaceutical-testing-ever-be-ethical-under-capitalism Grant Holub-Moorman, Anita Rao A Rise In Retractions Reveals Holes In The Scientific System /show/the-state-of-things/2017-10-12/a-rise-in-retractions-reveals-holes-in-the-scientific-system Scientific journals are periodically forced to issue retractions of scientific papers. It is a decision no scientist or publisher wants to make, but in… Thu, 12 Oct 2017 16:43:17 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2017-10-12/a-rise-in-retractions-reveals-holes-in-the-scientific-system Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio A Rise In Retractions Reveals Holes In The Scientific System /science-technology/2017-10-12/a-rise-in-retractions-reveals-holes-in-the-scientific-system Scientific journals are periodically forced to issue retractions of scientific papers. It is a decision no scientist or publisher wants to make, but in… Thu, 12 Oct 2017 16:43:17 GMT /science-technology/2017-10-12/a-rise-in-retractions-reveals-holes-in-the-scientific-system Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio Meet The Woman Behind A New Understanding Of Eating Disorders /show/the-state-of-things/2015-04-13/meet-the-woman-behind-a-new-understanding-of-eating-disorders Cynthia Bulik grew up as a lover of international language and culture. She was the first in her family to leave the dry cleaning business and go to… Mon, 13 Apr 2015 15:51:26 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-04-13/meet-the-woman-behind-a-new-understanding-of-eating-disorders Anita Rao, Frank Stasio Meet The Woman Behind A New Understanding Of Eating Disorders /health/2015-04-13/meet-the-woman-behind-a-new-understanding-of-eating-disorders Cynthia Bulik grew up as a lover of international language and culture. She was the first in her family to leave the dry cleaning business and go to… Mon, 13 Apr 2015 15:51:26 GMT /health/2015-04-13/meet-the-woman-behind-a-new-understanding-of-eating-disorders Anita Rao, Frank Stasio