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  State Officials In Greenville To Discuss Medicaid Concerns

  Sweeping Medicaid reforms in our state will change the way people qualify for benefits and doctors are wondering how they will provide the necessary services to half a million patients who could lose Medicaid coverage.

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  NC House OKs Blocking Some Obesity Lawsuits

  Legislation that attempts to prevent people from suing North Carolina food manufacturers, sellers and advertisers by claiming their products made them overweight has passed one General Assembly chamber.

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  Health Advocates Oppose Senate Smoking Bill

  Health advocates say a North Carolina Senate bill would repeal hundreds of local and community college rules restricting smoking outdoors.

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  New Technology At Vidant Greenville To Treat Brain Disorders

  Doctors say new technology at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville will drastically improve treatment methods for patients with brain disorders.

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  Data Shows Hospital Bills Vary Widely For Similar Care

  Data from the year 2011 shows prices for a pacemaker range from $22,000 at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro to $64,000 at Pitt County Memorial Hospital, now named Vidant.

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  Teen Health Care Bill

  Big changes could be coming that would restrict teens access to health care in our state, unless they have consent from their parents.

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  Blue Cross: Federal Insurance Changes Mean Higher Costs For 1/3 Of Customers

  Blue Cross and Blue Shield said Friday many customers who buy individual policies will see prices climb by more than 18 percent in 2014, the average increase for small groups. About 10 percent of Blue Cross customers bought their own coverage last year

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  States Fear Loss Of Health Care Aid

  State officials say thousands of people with medical problems are in danger of losing coverage as the Obama administration winds down one of the earliest programs in the federal health care overhaul.

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  WITN's Dave Jordan Emcees 1st CMN International Taste Of Greenville Event

  WITN's Dave Jordan was the emcee Thursday night for the first ever International Taste of Greenville fundraiser for Vidant Children's Hospital, which serves 29 counties in Eastern North Carolina.

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  State Legislature Agrees To Mandate For Newborn Test

  The General Assembly has agreed all North Carolina hospitals should be required to assess newborns for heart defects using an inexpensive test.

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  UPDATE: Justice Department Will Appeal Morning After Pill Ruling

  The Justice Department is appealing a judge's decision lifting all age limits on the Plan B morning-after birth control pill and a cheaper generic.

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  Cases Of Measles Reported, Others May Be At Risk

  Health officials in North Carolina say they're now investigating 19 cases of measles in Stokes, Orange and Polk counties.

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  Search For Public Feedback On Using GMO Foods On Refuges

  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will hold five public meetings in the South to hear people's opinions about using genetically modified crops on wildlife refuges as food for migrating waterfowl.

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  Greenville Police, Doctors, Counselors: Pain Pill Abuse Skyrocketing, Leading To More Heroin Use

  Greenville Police say heroin is replacing crack and cocaine as the popular street drug. Doctors and drug counselors in the east say it's resurgence is directly connected to skyrocketing addiction to prescription pills.

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  Doctors On Call 2013

  Doctors on Call returned this afternoon to offer free medical advice to the people of Eastern Carolina.

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  House Bill Requires Schools To Keep Epi-Pens

  A House bill approved by the Education Committee on Tuesday would require all public, charter and regional schools to keep at least two epinephrine pens on hand to be administered by trained personnel.

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  Experts Do Not Know How China's Bird Flu Infects Humans

  Almost three weeks after China reported finding a new strain of bird flu in humans, experts are still stumped by how people are becoming infected because many appear to have had no recent contact with live fowl.

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  RECALL: Huffy Tricycle

  Huffy is recalling a popular tricycle that was sold only at Toys-R-Us stores across the nation.

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  Blood Glucose Meter Recall

  Abbott Laboratories is recalling its FreeStyle InsuLinx Blood Glucose Meters after finding that they display and store incorrect test results for dangerously high blood sugar levels.

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  Study: NC Has Big Drop In Employer Health Coverage

  A new study points to pressure on North Carolina workers by illustrating big declines in company-provided health insurance.

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  Good Samaritan Law Aims To Reduce Alcohol & Drug Overdose Deaths

  A bill signed into law by Governor McCrory will provide limited immunity to underage drinkers who call for help if someone who drank too much needs assistance.

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  President Proposes Social Security Cuts To Compromise With Republicans

  President Barack Obama is proposing cuts to Social Security as an attempt to compromise with Republicans on the budget.

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  RECALL: Dynacraft Urban Shredder Ride-On Toys

  Dynacraft said the toys pose a fall hazard because they can quickly, unexpectedly accelerate.

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  Bird Flu 101: How Bad Is The New H7N9 Strain?

  A bird flu virus never before found in humans has grabbed world attention this week after it infected and killed people in China. Scientists have been scrambling to understand how it happened and, more importantly, whether it poses a risk to public health or could potentially spark a global pandemic.

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  Health Department Charges Catering Business Owner

  Pitt County Public Health says it received a complaint Monday that Robbie's Grill and Catering didn't have a health permit.