Health & Family

UNC scientists use virus to slows kids' illness

Canavan disease strikes infants, essentially making the brain attack itself with a toxic chemical, stopping and reversing development. But a UNC-Chapel Hill team built viral "delivery trucks" to help treat and stave off the rare fatal brain disease.

Hospitals crack down on workers refusing flu shots

By LINDSEY TANNER | AP Medical Writer | 8:22PM

Patients can refuse a flu shot. Should doctors and nurses have that right, too? That is the thorny question surfacing as U.S. hospitals increasingly crack down on employees who won't get flu shots, with some workers losing their jobs over their refusal.

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Mecklenburg physician, allergy clinic in court fight

Ames Alexander | E-mail | January 12, 2013

A court fight between one of the nation’s largest allergy clinics and one of Mecklenburg’s most respected doctors has resulted in allegations of rampant clinical errors and excessive caseloads.

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S.C. OK’s more emergency space at Rock Hill hospital

By Don Worthington | E-mail | January 12, 2013

Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill hopes to expand its emergency department by adding 11 exam rooms to alleviate crowding.