Doctors Coverage

Doctors performed brain surgery on a baby in the womb

Doctors performed brain surgery on a baby before she was born and now she's thriving.

Duke Health doctor on NC Senate passage of abortion bill: 'It's a gut-punch'

Duke Health's Dr. Jonas Swartz expressed his disappointment in the North Carolina Senate's decision to approve a bill to ban most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy. The measure now goes to the desk of Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper.

Intense lobbying, broad support, no votes: NC nursing bill in limbo

Once part of North Carolina's Medicaid expansion debate, the SAVE Act has lost steam. Nurses say doctors want to protect fees that current laws let them charge specialized nurses. Doctors say it's about patient safety.

Travis Fain, WRAL state government reporter

Americans are receiving worse health outcomes

The U.S. is home to some of the world's top hospitals and doctors. However, Americans are paying more for health care, and not reaping the benefits.

New medical training center opens in Fayetteville

The new five-story, 120,000-square-foot building is located on the campus of Cape Fear Valley Medical Center at the corner of Owen Drive and Melrose Road. Next week, resident physicians will start taking classes at the building with the new technology.

New five-story medical training facility opens in Fayetteville

The new five-story, 120,000-square-foot building is located on the campus of Cape Fear Valley Medical Center at the corner of Owen Drive and Melrose Road.

Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter

Durham doctor's license suspended after guilty plea on sex charges

Dr. Oscar Cornelio-Flores, a family physician in Durham, has been practicing medicine since 2008. Three of his patients have come forward to claim that Flores sexually battered them.

Delaney Eyermann, WRAL multiplatform producer

Doctor's 20-mile tractor drive to work underlines rural healthcare struggles

Rural healthcare is in crisis in Iowa. That's why Dr. Rick Sidwell decided to drive his tractor 20 miles to Story County Medical Center to raise awareness.

UK medical students train with hologram patients

Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge is using holographic patients to train the generation of doctors.

Fact check: GOP group says Republicans don't want to throw abortion doctors 'in jail'

The day after the leak of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's draft opinion reversing Roe v. Wade, the National Republican Senatorial Committee sent lawmakers and candidates suggested talking points on abortion. PolitiFact checks the claim that doctors don't want to throw doctors in jail.

Jon Greenberg, PolitiFact reporter

Doctor sentenced for drug trafficking in Columbus County

75-year-old John Whan Kim and his co-defendant Tammy Thomas pled guilty to multiple federal drug trafficking charges.

NC doctor sentenced to 6 years in prison for running 'pill mill'

A former doctor was sentenced to more than six years in prison for running a "pill mill" in Columbus County distributing opioids.

What your doctor wishes you knew

We tend to put doctors on a pedestal and often feel overwhelmed as we head in for our 10 precious minutes of solo time with our healthcare provider. I thought it would be helpful to ask a few doctors what it is they wish their patients knew.

We asked a family practitioner, gynecologist and physical therapist what they wish patients knew

We tend to put doctors on a pedestal and often feel overwhelmed as we head in for our 10 precious minutes of solo time with our healthcare provider. I thought it would be helpful to ask a few doctors what it is they wish their patients knew.

Crissy Fishbane, WRAL contributor

What's preventing people from getting the shot? Duke doctor explains.

64% of North Carolinians have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, but health experts would like to see that number much higher. Dr. C. Nicole Swiner with Durham Family Medicine answers our questions about vaccine hesitancy.

Doctor takes COVID-19 vaccine to the people in Hoke County

Dr. Karen Smith is helping change minds in Hoke County, home of the lowest vaccination rate in North Carolina.

Doctor's effort to vaccinate skeptics opens doors, minds in Hoke County

Demand for the COVID-19 vaccine is slowing down, and that has some doctors taking doses straight to homes and workplaces.

Bryan Mims, WRAL reporter

Medical schools report spike in applications

With COVID-19 putting an emphasis on frontline medical workers, more students are ready to put on a white coat themselves. Medical schools across the country report a spike in applications, especially from students of color.

Cape Fear Valley Health trying to dig way out of doctor shortage

After years of planning, Cape Fear Valley Health System in Fayetteville is on the brink of solving a doctor shortage in the region.

Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter

Pandemic hesitation: Health experts worry about putting doctor visits on hold

s the COVID-19 pandemic enters its eleventh month, health care experts are still concerned about patients putting off visits to the doctor.

Physicians say they need access to vaccine

Health care workers who treat COVID-19 patients were first in line for the coronavirus vaccine. But other physicians say they aren't sure when their turn will come up.

Black Doctor Said Her COVID-19 Care Was Biased

Lying in a hospital bed with an oxygen tube hugging her nostrils, the Black patient gazed into her smartphone and, with a strained voice, complained of an experience all too common among Black people in America.

John Eligon, New York Times

For general public, patience, precautions required before COVID shots become widely available

By this time next year, the COVID-19 vaccine should be as readily available as a flu shot.

Sloane Heffernan, WRAL reporter

A large majority of Black Americans mistrust safety in COVID vaccine

More than 80 percent of Black Americans don't think it's safe to receive the COVID vaccine.

Durham doctor accused of sexually assaulting female patient

Oscar Cornelio-Flores, 47, was charged with second-degree forcible sexual offense.

Sydney Frankliln, WRAL multiplatform producer