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Local News
12:21 pm
Mon May 6, 2013

Intensive Care Specialists 'See The Patient' From A High-Tech Desk

Credit Michael Tomsic
Chelsea Cardona demonstrates how to use one of the workstations at the virtual ICU in Mint Hill.

Starting this week, patients in critical condition at three Charlotte hospitals will have an extra set of eyes watching over them. That's because Carolinas HealthCare System is rolling out a sort of virtual command center in Mint Hill. From there, intensive care specialists will monitor patients.


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Local News
9:32 am
Wed April 17, 2013

Charlotte Hospital Pioneers New Kind Of Heart Surgery

A hospital patient in Charlotte is going home Tuesday after doctors successfully treated her with a new kind of heart surgery. Doctors at Carolinas HealthCare System's Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute became the first in the world to try it are among the first to try it.


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Research
4:23 pm
Thu February 7, 2013

UNC Charlotte And Levine Team Up For Pancreatic Cancer Research

Credit Courtesy of UNC Charlotte
Bob Wilhelm is vice chancellor for research and economic development at UNC Charlotte.

The Levine Cancer Institute and UNC Charlotte are teaming up for a new project they hope will make a difference in the world of cancer research. It's called the Charlotte Pancreatic Cancer Project.

UNC Charlotte and the Levine Cancer Institute will be making $400,000 in grants available to scientists and doctors at both institutions. 

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Business
3:38 pm
Thu October 25, 2012

Can You Really Lift 100 Pounds?

If you’re applying for a job with a construction company and say you can lift 100 pounds, you better make sure you can do it comfortably. One Kannapolis employer is now using a new fitness exam for prospective hires aimed at reducing worker’s compensations claims.

At the Northeast Rehab center in Concord, physical therapist Sandie Warantz is showing off one of the first things someone applying for a position with the Wayne Brothers construction company might have to do.

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