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UNC Rex Healthcare is making it easier for communities to keep up with annual breast screenings, by bringing the service to them. Clinicians say outreach efforts like this allow them to better reach patients in harder-to-reach areas, while combatting myths surrounding mammograms.
This initiative aims to enhance community health and make early detection more accessible.
A Raleigh man is facing two charges for assaulting emergency personnel after he allegedly sprayed blood into the eyes of two employees at UNC Health Rex in March. According to the arrest warrant, the employees were exposed to HIV.
Taylor Swift dropped some heartfelt messages about her father's recent health struggles alongside boyfriend Travis Kelce and co-host Jason Kelce that were just as meaningful on the "New Heights" podcast.
UNC Health has secured approval for a $18.5 million expansion at its Holly Springs hospital to address the rising demand for healthcare services in fast-growing Wake County.
Rex Healthcare is facing a lawsuit from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) over alleged discrimination after firing an employee who refused the COVID-19 vaccine on religious grounds.
Several Triangle-area hospitals are receiving kudos from a watchdog group that checks the effectiveness, safety and communication throughout major hospital chains.
Neonatal nurses at UNC Health Rex dressed up some of the babies in costumes in preparation for a fun week of Halloween celebrations.
Florida hospitals are bracing for Hurricane Milton and an influx of patients after the storm hits.
Chelsea Donovan, WRAL reporter
UNC Health Rex submitted plans for a new hospital on Wednesday that would be located in Wake Forest. Residents in northern Wake County said the hospital would make live-saving care more accessible.
Blue bracelets with the words 'I Gave Birth' are being given to each woman who delivers a child at Rex Women's Center in Raleigh to remind mothers to recognize warning signs.
Grace Hayba, WRAL health reporter
Blue bracelets with the words 'I Gave Birth' are being given to each woman who delivers a child at Rex Women's Center in Raleigh.
WakeMed, Duke Raleigh and UNC Health have all released statements after an individual was reported to have impersonated medical staff at local hospitals and facilities.
Several local hospitals, including Duke's University, Regional and Raleigh hospitals, UNC's Rex and Holly Springs hospitals and WakeMed in Raleigh and in Cary got A grades in an independent hospital ranking report.
Newborns at UNC Health Rex Women's Center Neonatal ICU in Raleigh were feeling festive on Easter Sunday.
The inpatient pediatric unit at UNC Rex on Lake Boone Trail in Raleigh will close at the end of the month, a spokesperson said Friday.
A new study suggests that treating mild hypertension in pregnancy can be good for mom and baby.
Kathy Hanrahan, WRAL lifestyle editor
Staff at UNC Rex held a wedding for the couple Vicky Abarca Zacatula and Jason Thedford. They were scheduled to get married at Lake Johnson on Friday, but called off the wedding after Vicky was admitted to the hospital. (Video taken by Drew Cumbee at UNC Rex)
UNC School of Medicine Dr. Sherry Ross explains what testicular torsion is and how it differs from appendage torsion.
The facility will close in September of 2022.
For 18 years, members of the Rex Wellness Center of Garner found rejuvenation and a sense of belonging. Recently, members learned it will all close down in late September of 2022.
Rick Armstrong, WRAL photojournalist
Eugene Taylor is not a nurse or a doctor, but he spreads job in the halls of UNC Rex Hospital.
On Friday night, a special health care hero and his family got a holiday preview - an exclusive ride through WRAL Nights of Lights.
Bryan Mims, WRAL reporter
