NC Mom Moves West to Get Legal Pot for Sick Child

Published January 22, 2014

NC mom moves west to get legal pot for sick child
Now that medical marijuana is legal in Colorado, a North Carolina mother is seeking relief for her daughter by moving there. The Gorman's wanted to seek experimental treatment for their daughter who suffers hundreds of seizures a day. Since North … Read more on WBTW – Myrtle Beach and Florence SC

Medicaid expansion improves health care services for prison population
There is a possibility that there will be decreased recidivism as people get treatment for their mental illness and addiction. … Study co-authors include David L. Rosen, Center for Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Dora … Read more on EurekAlert (press release)

Reader Comment: New Approach to Idaho's Criminal Justice
If we use the information in the analysis, we can strengthen supervision and invest in community-based treatment to help change their behavior. States across the country, including Georgia, Texas and North Carolina, adopted similar approaches and saw … Read more on Twin Falls Times-News

EndoType: Lithium for Kidney Injury?
Matthew A. Sparks, MD, a nephrologist at Duke University and Durham VA medical centers in North Carolina, acknowledged that lithium may have a beneficial impact on the kidney when exposure isn't long term. "AKI is frustrating because we have no … Read more on MedPage Today