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Colon Cancer Awareness Month: Understanding Your Colonoscopy
March 01, 2024March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Even if your first colonoscopy is decades away, it’s important to know what to expect from this potentially lifesaving screening.
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Local Florist Receives Lifesaving Heart Care
February 28, 2024Edward Coggins sends thank you note and flowers to the hospital after emergency catheterization
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OB/GYN Physician Joins Central Carolina Women's Health Center
February 05, 2024Eyra Agudu, MD, FACOG, brings more than 25 years of experience to her new role at Sanford physician practice
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National Heart Month: Building Healthy Habits for a Healthy Heart
January 31, 2024February is American Heart Month – a time to celebrate all our hearts do for us, and to recognize what we can do to keep our hearts healthy. Managing your health is key to preventing heart disease, and two numbers essential to heart health are your blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
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CCH Welcomes First Baby of the New Year
January 02, 2024Newborn baby girl becomes first local family addition of 2024
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Nurse Practitioner Joins Central Carolina Community Family Care
December 20, 2023Kelly Kirby believes in multi-disciplinary collaboration in treating patients across their lifespan for acute and chronic medical conditions
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Volunteer Knits More Than 10,000 Caps for Newborns at CCH
December 12, 2023Brenda Garner has been providing colorful caps for nearly 40 years
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Certified Nurse Midwife Joins Central Carolina Women's Health Center
December 11, 2023Holly Drake believes in shared decision-making in helping families have healthy pregnancies, with guidance from evidence-based practices
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Get Vaccinated This Fall
November 21, 2023Learn the latest from Deborah Dill, Interim Chief Nursing Officer at Central Carolina Hospital, about how to protect yourself and our community this flu season.
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Diabetes: What You Should Know
November 10, 2023November is National Diabetes Awareness Month. Learn more from Kazz Marsey, PA-C, about diabetes and what you can do to prevent it.
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"Lucky" The Rescue Dog Gets New Life As Therapy Dog At CCH
November 07, 2023Four days away from being euthanized, now he brings happiness to patients and staff
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Rudy Harris Receives Florence B. "Flossie" Harris Scholarship Award
November 06, 2023Patient Access Representative hopes to become ER Nurse at Central Carolina Hospital
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Lung Cancer: Reducing Your Risk
November 01, 2023November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Learn more about risk factors, symptoms and screening tools to detect lung cancer early.
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Micahla Kitchen, PA-C, Joins Central Carolina Sports & Orthopedic Medicine
October 04, 2023Physician Assistant specializes in general orthopedics, sports medicine, fracture care, joint replacement surgery and injections
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Breast Cancer: Be Aware and Take Action
September 29, 2023Breast Cancer Awareness Month is observed nationally every October to raise awareness about the impact of breast cancer, and to provide education regarding the most common symptoms and associated risk factors for the disease. By staying informed and taking preventive action to fight breast cancer, we can help to minimize the effect this disease has on women in our communities. In recognition of this important health observance, we asked Hakeem Yusuf, MD, an Obstetrician/Gynecologist at Central Carolina Hospital, to answer some of the most frequently asked questions concerning this form of cancer.
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Understanding Prostate Cancer
September 07, 2023Prostate cancer is a condition often heard about, but perhaps seldom fully understood. In recognition of National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, we asked Kevin Khoudary, MD, a urologist at Central Carolina Hospital, to answer some of the most frequently asked questions concerning this common form of cancer.
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Hakeem Yusuf, MD, Joins Central Carolina Women's Health Center
September 05, 2023Obstetrician/gynecologist was educated in London and Grenada before completing residency in Brooklyn, NY
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Paul Heimbecker, MD, Joins Central Carolina Physician Practices
August 16, 2023Long-time Sanford obstetrician/gynecologist renames practice Central Carolina Gynecology and Aesthetics
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Immunization Awareness Month: COVID-19 and Beyond
July 31, 2023August is National Immunization Awareness Month. Each year, we take this time to recognize that vaccines are essential to our health and the health of our community – a lesson that the past few years have made especially clear.
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