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Efforts to benefit women’s health programs
The Women’s Council of Forsyth Medical Center Foundation announced its latest grantees April 19 during its Fifth Annual Garden Party, themed “Salem Blume,” at Forsyth Country Club. Behavioral Health Peer Support for Women received
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New Look, Same Mission
The mobile testing unit used by the The Forsyth County Department of Public Health’s POSSE – Preventing (the) Ongoing Spread (of) STIs Everywhere – has a new look. The vehicle’s new wrap made its
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Doctor meshes faith and health
Dr. Kara Davis is unique in the field of medicine. Most physicians lean on their medical books and training when evaluating their patients. Davis does too, but she also takes it a step further and weighs in
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Agency honors Senior Services employees
Senior Services staffers won two of only three awards given out annually by the North Carolina Association on Aging (NCAOA). The awards were presented by Dennis Streets, division director of the NC Division of
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Anti-obesity effort paints the town purple
Novant Health Maya Angelou Women’s Health & Wellness Center launched the Bright Ideas web site last week to engage Winston-Salem/Forsyth County residents in the center’s effort to reduce obesity. The launch of the site
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Baptist launches new community health program
Three Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center officials joined representatives of 48 other health care systems recently in Washington, D.C., to explore new ways of improving health and health care in vulnerable communities across the country. The meeting
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The Real Thing
Students from Cook Elementary School don lab coats as they listen to a lecture in the Department of Life Sciences at Winston-Salem State University. The kids learned from WSSU professors and took part in
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Good Samaritan Law may reduce OD deaths
Gov. Pat McCrory signed Senate Bill 20 (SB20), the so-called 911 Good Samaritan Law, on Tuesday, April 9. In an effort to reduce drug overdose fatalities in North Carolina, 911 Good Samaritan Law provides
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Couple to make presentation at ACS meeting
The AIDS Care Service (ACS) Board of Trustees will present its annual meeting on Monday, April 22 at 7 p.m. at the New Winston Museum, 713 S. Marshall St. The public is invited to
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State doctors concerned about Medicaid proposals
The North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians (NCAFP) has concerns about the legislature’s plan to overhaul North Carolina’s Medicaid program.“Today, Governor McCrory laid out a proposal that will overhaul our state’s Medicaid program. While
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