Dunn Couple Killed By Drunk Driver
A couple from Dunn, North Carolina, was killed while out on a Sunday motorcycle ride by what state troopers believe was a drunk driver.
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Concussion Awareness Act Being Signed Into Law
North Carolina lawmakers are scheduled to sign on a bill, which will put into law several different statutes to protect high school athletes’ from the dangers of concussions.
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Two Burlington Workers Die In Manhole
State investigators are probing into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of two men working for a company based out of Burlington, North Carolina
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$7 Million Awarded To Family Of Botched Surgery Patient
The Winston-Salem Journal recently reported the woman went in for the procedure and was released the next day, despite complaining of pain and having an elevated white blood cell count, a sign of inflammation and infection.
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Avandia Drug Pulled from Shelves
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has placed restrictions on medications containing the diabetes drug Rosiglitazone, trade name Avandia.
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Harmed in the Hospital
In the opinion section of the News & Observer yesterday (1/20/11), Dr. James Bryan and Burton Craige wrote about a study published recently in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine that looked at the “shockingly high rate of preventable injuries to patients, and little or no improvement over time”…specifically in North Carolina hospitals. Researchers
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Visit "Tree of Life" in Raleigh for Heartfelt Remembrance
On Friday, December 3, 2010, the Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP) presented the “Tree of Life,” a lighted memorial to those who lost their lives in North Carolina traffic wrecks in 2009. The “Tree of Life” is an evergreen decorated with 1,346 light—one light for each life snuffed out on the road. There are two
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Woman becomes victim of Chapel Hill wrongful death
A woman became the victim of a Chapel Hill wrongful death after she fell from her daughter’s dorm room bunk bed, according to newsobserver.com. Officials at UNC Chapel Hill are discussing whether to require bunk bed railings since the Chapel Hill wrongful death. The Chapel Hill wrongful death has lead to an increase in requests
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Student becomes victim of Greensboro wrongful death
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University officials will look into the circumstances surrounding the Greensboro wrongful death of a student, according to news-record.com. The student became victim of the Greensboro wrongful death after collapsing during tryouts for the track and field team. The 20-year-old was in a supervised voluntary open tryout before the Greensboro
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Woman on trial for Raleigh wrongful death
A woman is facing trial as prosecutors accuse her of the Raleigh wrongful death of her 19-month old son, according to news14.com. The woman is accused of the Raleigh wrongful death after prosecutors say she doused her son with bleach and hid his body in a plastic tub in her closet. Prosecutors say the woman
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