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When an AI can detect disease from the sound of your voice, or predict that you're heading toward cardiac issues from a cell phone snapshot of your eye, it's a bit like having a guardian angel permanently perched on your shoulder. That's the real promise of AI in medicine.
Just as companies like Amazon and Netflix have transformed retail and entertainment by obsessing over the customer experience, healthcare must undergo a similar revolution.
Danae Smart said growing up she never had a Black physician. It's a common experience for many minorities but Smart is hoping she can help change that.
Grace Hayba, WRAL health reporter
From patient care to drug development, artificial intelligence has huge opportunity to upend healthcare.
The goal is to further create principles, best practice standards and tools that would allow for integration of AI algorithms to be standardized across health systems throughout the country.
The future is one where care comes to you, rather than the other way around. Driving to a big, concrete “hospital” to get your healthcare is going to become as old-fashioned as driving to a big concrete “mall” to buy your books, electronics or clothing.
The healthcare system can be difficult for anyone to navigate. It is especially challenging for kids. Child life specialists aim to make medicine easier to digest.
Thousands of women in North Carolina found themselves without an OB/GYN after their providers and insurers failed to reach an agreement on coverage.
Shelle Jackson, WRAL reporter
There is a direct correlation between patient satisfaction, provider fulfillment and the overall financial standing of healthcare organizations.
CDC leaders say better jobs, education, healthy relationships, exercise and access to healthy foods all contribute to better health outcomes.
A two-hour network outage forced UNC Health hospitals to not allow new patients Wednesday night. A spokesperson with UNC Health said they did not believe it was the result of a malicious act.
On Thursday, the Vance Couty Detention Center will charge incarcerated people a $10 copay for non-emergency medical care.
Destinee Patterson, WRAL reporter
Researchers say that a brain-computer interface will allow a person to use their thoughts to control a device like a computer or a phone.
By Jen Christensen, CNN
A new school is coming to Durham that will allow students to kick start a career in health care.
What if you could get one shot every few years that targeted all of the flu strains at once? That’s the goal of Duke University scientists who are working on a universal flu vaccine.
Manufacturer GSK has said it's discontinuing the branded asthma inhaler Flovent, and instead is making an "authorized generic" version, which is identical but without the same branding.
Meg Tirrell, CNN
This paid internship program will allow interested retirees to share their experiences with caregiving and help to steer CareYaya's tools and services toward practical implementations.
Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023 -- The Workforce Pell Act would strip access to federally backed student loans to thousands of students, dealing a devastating blow to our ability to meet the growing workforce needs of North Carolina - particularly in healthcare.
WakeMed sent a letter to patients this week informing them they will not recognize Cigna as an insurance provider on Jan. 1.
Chelsea Donovan, WRAL reporter
Almost 600,000 North Carolinians will become eligible for health insurance Friday as the state becomes the 40th state in the country to expand Medicaid.
Curi, a Raleigh healthcare advisory firm, has reached an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Chicago-based investment firm RMB Capital.
Are you familiar with specific vital questions for your doctor during a physical? You can read about how to make sure you get those questions answered.
New York (CNN) — Costco is now offering members online health checkups for as low as $29.
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN
Medicaid expansion will go live on Dec. 1, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper governor said, providing free health insurance for the state's working poor.
Lora Lavigne, WRAL anchor/reporter
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville ends United Healthcare insurance coverage, affecting thousands of patients.