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June 19, 2025

health

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Zepbound beats Wegovy in first head-to-head weigh loss trial

May 17, 2025 Jonel Aleccia

People taking Eli Lilly’s obesity drug, Zepbound, lost nearly 50% more weight than those using rival Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy in the first head-to-head study of the blockbuster medications. Clinical trial participants who took tirzepatide, the […]

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FDA scrutinizes Novavax COVID-19 vaccine

May 3, 2025 Lauran Neergaard and Matthew Perrone

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration’s effort to impose new requirements on Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine — the nation’s only traditional protein-based option for the coronavirus — is also sowing uncertainty about updates to other vaccines. […]

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Liz Weston: How to maximize your ‘health span’

December 10, 2021 Liz Weston, NerdWallet

We’re living longer on average, but the number of years we’re healthy hasn’t kept up. This lagging “health span ” translates into more time living with serious illness and disabilities at the end of our […]

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Advice shifting on aspirin use for preventing heart attacks

October 12, 2021 Lindsey Tanner, Associated Press

Older adults without heart disease shouldn’t take daily low-dose aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke, an influential health guidelines group said in preliminary updated advice released Tuesday. Bleeding risks for adults in […]

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MATTHEWS: Things I learned from my family’s battle with COVID-19

September 2, 2020 Stacey Matthews, North State Journal

COVID-19 hit my family like a Mack truck on Aug. 14. My mother’s first symptoms were dry coughing. The onset was slow, which made us think she was dealing with the occasional cough she sometimes […]

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JOHNSON: Health disparities are an American problem

April 18, 2020 Jessica A. Johnson 

Last week, I came across several major news reports that have released early data regarding the racial disparities in health and socioeconomic class that the COVID-19 pandemic is exposing. Actually, “exacerbate” is probably a more […]

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Graffiti campaign opposes state health plan changes

July 16, 2019 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Opponents to State Treasurer Dale Folwell’s changes to the North Carolina State Employees Health Plan responded with a campaign of graffiti. Messages in support of a bill to stop changes to the state […]

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Blue Cross Blue Shield NC announces merger with Oregon insurer

March 13, 2019 admin

RALEIGH — Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina and Cambia Health Solutions, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, announced Tuesday a “strategic affiliation” between the two not-for-profit companies. According to a press release, the goal […]

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Study warns blood pressure patients to read labels

August 22, 2018 North State Journal Staff

High Point, NC — People who take pills to lower their blood pressure often take other drugs that reduce the pills’ effectiveness, a recent study suggests. Researchers studied data on 521,028 adults prescribed blood pressure […]

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UNC Health/Atrium Health merger talks are off

March 2, 2018 admin

RALEIGH — Charlotte-based Atrium Health, formerly known as Carolinas HealthCare, said today that it has suspended discussions with UNC Health Care about forming a joint operating company. State Treasurer Dale Folwell, who had recently asked […]

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