Atrium Health brings new lifesaving technology to Pineville campus

PINEVILLE, N.C. — Atrium Health is adding an advanced form of life support to its campus in Pineville, meaning patients won’t ...
Pulmonology Advisor

CHEST Releases Guideline on Tobacco Treatment in Inpatient Setting

The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) has released a clinical practice guideline on tobacco treatment in the ...
WTVD

In 5-2 vote, Wake County commissioners allow WakeMed-Atrium deal to proceed

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- In a 5-2 vote, Wake County commissioners voted to allow a proposed merger between Atrium Health and WakeMed to proceed following discussions about recently negotiated changes ...
Bloomberg

North Carolina Hospital Deal Loathed by Residents Set for Vote

A county board in North Carolina is set to vote on a proposed merger between WakeMed Health and Hospitals, a regional health system serving the Raleigh area, and Atrium Health, one of the largest ...
The News & Observer

Stein says he won’t stand in way of WakeMed-Atrium merger after changes made to deal

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Stein said he will not oppose the WakeMed-Atrium merger after revisions. Atrium agreed to cap WakeMed price hikes at 1.5 times ...
AOL

UnitedHealthcare members to again have WakeMed access after deal; vote set on WakeMed-Atrium merger

WakeMed and UnitedHealthcare have signed a new three-year contract for employer-sponsored commercial plans, the hospital said Thursday. Starting Oct. 15, UnitedHealthcare commercial plan members will ...
BIOENGINEER

AI Learns to Spot Life-Saving Breathing Tubes on Children’s Chest X-Rays

For critically ill children who depend on mechanical ventilation, the position of a thin plastic tube just a few millimeters too deep or too shallow can mean the difference between stable breathing ...
TechSpot

A hobbyist built a working computer out of 460 vacuum tubes, and it needs 15 minutes to warm up

The takeaway: A homemade computer built with 460 vacuum tubes puts early computing technology to work in a modern project. The wall-mounted 8-bit system runs custom software, accepts user input, and ...
The News & Observer

‘Why do it?’ New WakeMed-Atrium deal details prompt an NC GOP leader’s scrutiny

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. NC Sen. Jim Burgin renewed calls for more state oversight of hospital mergers. WakeMed would fund part, if not all, of the $2 billion ...
Medscape

Size Matters for Chest Tubes

Subcutaneous emphysema (SE) was less common with the use of small-bore (SB) chest tubes compared with large-bore (LB) tubes in adults with nontraumatic pneumothoraces, based on new data from ...
WHDH

Crews rescue teen who became trapped up to his chest in sand on beach in Sandwich

SANDWICH, MASS. (WHDH) - Emergency crews rushed to the rescue of an 18-year-old who became trapped up to his chest in sand while digging a hole on a beach in Sandwich on Tuesday. Crews responding to a ...
The Business Journals

WakeMed-Atrium merger back on county agenda as critical vote looms

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min At least one county commissioner ...