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Whooping cough, or pertussis, cases may have peaked in an outbreak in Henderson and Transylvania counties in Western North Carolina counties. Health officials are concerned gatherings such as summer camps could further the spread.
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North Carolina has received federal approval to start expanding Medicaid in December. According to the state health department, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services gave the final stamp on Thursday, October 12.
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The new COVID-19 vaccines are available at local pharmacies in Western North Carolina and at some health departments
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Mission Hospital has reapplied for a second emergency department in Buncombe County.
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Ellis Matheson, DNP, RN has been named as Buncombe County's Public Health Director.
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WNC gets better COVID-19 boosters and expands eligibility for shots against monkey pox
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Hospitals pitched, the public spoke and now it's up to NCDHHS to pick the winning bid for a WNC hospital expansion project for Buncombe County
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State health officials will be in Asheville this week to get the public’s input on who should operate an acute care hospital that will be built in Buncombe County.
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The pandemic is showing no sign of letting up in North Carolina. The state set another COVID daily case record with 29,069 new cases on Sunday (1/9). For…
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(12/31) The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services reported 18,571 positive tests for COVID-19 onThursday(12/30), the highest one-day…