The World Health Organization is warning drug-resistant bacteria, dubbed ‘superbugs’ are on the rise. These bacteria do not respond to the first-line antibiotics often used by clinicians. Dr. Thomas Holland, an infectious disease specialist who sees patients at Duke University Hospital, explained there are several types of these bacteria that can turn routine infections into serious, or even deadly ones. …
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Customers have internet outages from Pinehurst to Carthage after the Moore County Sheriff’s Office said someone intentionally cut fiber optic lines in two places. Moore County deputies and Spectrum crews responded to the scene along Old Morganton Road near Morganton Road in Southern Pines. The internet is expected to be repaired by 6 p.m., according to the sheriff’s office. Spectrum …
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What began as a routine breast reduction surgery led to a potentially life-saving discovery. When 45-year-old Kim Burris was recovering at home in Chapel Hill, she received a call that changed her life. For most of her adult life, Burris thought about getting a breast reduction. She struggled with back pain, clothing that didn’t fit well and constant discomfort. Three …
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After five games of his redshirt senior season, UNC running back Caleb Hood on Friday announced he would “retire from football.” Hood has 16 carries for 44 yards and a touchdown so far this season, and his decision comes as other players on the team and the UNC-Chapel Hill administration are closing ranks in support of head coach Bill Belichick. The …
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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is not looking into a possible exit strategy for football coach Bill Belichick, two high-level sources with the university told WRAL News on Thursday. While Belichick says he’s ‘fully committed’ to UNC and the university has backed him, WRAL has reported on the football program’s divided locker room. WRAL looked at the specifics …
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A Democratic North Carolina legislator faces charges for indecent liberties with a child. State Rep. Cecil Brockman faces two counts of a statutory sex offense and two counts of indecent liberties with a child in Guilford County, court records show. Brockman is being held at the Guilford County jail. He is expected to be in court Thursday at 2 p.m. …
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) has reported the state’s first flu-related death of the season. On Wednesday, the NCDHHS said an adult in western North Carolina died from flu complications during the first week of October. Their name was not given in a release. “This is a sad reminder that flu infections can be serious …
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A Raleigh man is accused of spraying blood in the eyes of health care workers. Kameron Gilchrist, 25, faces two charges for assaulting emergency personnel. He’s accused of exposing two employees to HIV. It is unclear whether the two employees contracted HIV through the incident on March 21, 2025. Authorities arrested Gilchrist on Sept. 11. UNC Health Rex wouldn’t comment on specific patient …
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Bill Belichick sold his UNC football program as the “33rd NFL team.” Through five games as a college football coach, the Tar Heels rank 128th in points per game out of the 136 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams. Pick a stat right now, it’s not good. A 38-10 loss to Clemson on Saturday was Carolina’s latest embarrassment. …
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A Duke alumna prepares to make history as one of the first women to possibly set foot on the moon and soon Mars. Anna Menon, 39, is one of ten people selected as NASA’s new astronaut candidates. The Houston native holds a master’s degree in biomedical engineering from Duke University and previously worked in NASA’s Mission Control Center at NASA …
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