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Bariatric Basics: Obesity in America

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) estimates 42.4% of adults have the diagnosis of obesity and 9.2% have severe obesity. In 2021, CDC ranked North Carolina 16th in overall obesity compared to the rest of the United States.  In 2022, 40.4% of adults in Lenoir County were clinically obese, 5% greater than the overall rate in North Carolina.   Lenoir County residents live in one of the epicenters of the obesity epidemic. 

From Cold to Closed: Update on Kinston's 2021 homicide

During the month of July 2023, members of the Kinston Police Department’s Investigations Division and the departments Violent Criminal Action Team were able to obtain vital information in the case.  This information led detectives to obtain warrants for Ernest McCotter (31) of Hampton, VA and Deshawn Maye (30) of Kinston for the murder of Jerome Gadson on March 14th, 2021.  

2021 Nancy Peele Memorial Scholarships announced

Ms. Tanner West and Ms. Mariela Puac are awarded the scholarships at the entrance to UNC Lenoir Health Care. These excellent students are currently enrolled in the Lenoir Community College Radiography Program. Shown with Tanner and Puac is Constance Hengel, Foundation Director, along with Heather Paramore and Esther Hill from the UNC Lenoir Deparment of Radiology.

'We are still in a race against time with this virus'

Lenoir County has low community spread per the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services County Alert System map. “I think the vaccines have significantly contributed to the decline in the number of cases we are seeing in the population and in congregate living facilities,” said Pamela Brown, Director of Lenoir County Health Department. “A lot of this can be attributed to our community’s actions to fight against COVID-19,” said Beverly Jenkins, UNC Lenoir Health Care’s Director of Marketing and Medical Staff Development.

The Dr. Gallahers, a family affair at UNC Lenoir Health Care

The father is a pulmonologist with 30 years of experience, and the son is an infectious disease doctor during a pandemic. It’s the perfect match for UNC Lenoir Health Care. Dr. Robert Gallaher, a board-certified Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care, and Sleep specialist practicing in Kinston, and his son Dr. Ryan Gallaher, board-certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease, have worked together to combat the pandemic.