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Buprenorphine prescribers must register with state
Licensees who prescribe buprenorphine and certain combination drugs such as Suboxone for the treatment of opioid addiction…
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NCMB guide aims to assist with mandatory reporting requirements
Communicable diseases. Deaths. Deaths from communicable diseases. Blindness. Child abuse. Pesticide-related illness or…
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Quarterly Board Actions Report May-July 2012
Categories: Board Actions ReportThe Board actions listed below are published in an abbreviated format. The report does not include non-prejudicial actions…
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Medical-Legal Partnerships: When medicine and self-care aren’t enough
Medical professionals have long understood that patients' wellbeing is influenced by many factors that are outside of…
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Avoiding common pitfalls in PA practice
Physician assistants and their supervising physicians often face a variety of challenging issues when obtaining and…
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Recognizing and responding to suspected child abuse and neglect
Categories: Special FeaturesIf our society is to prosper in the future, we must make sure our children have safe, supportive environments where they…
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Board elects officers to lead in 2013
Categories: Board NewsThe NC Medical Board officers for the coming year begin their terms November 1. William A. Walker, MD, of Charlotte, will…
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Board reviews, revises five Position Statements
Categories: Board News, Position StatementsThe Policy Committee of the NC Medical Board regularly reviews and, as needed, amends its position statements to ensure…
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Accountability and equity for all
Categories: President’s MessageA patient undergoes surgery to have a brain tumor removed. Although the surgeon believes the tumor was successfully…
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NCPHP medical director assumes national post
The NC Medical Board congratulates Dr. Warren Pendergast, medical director of the NC Physicians Health Program, on his…
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