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Civil War Physician With Shannon Connection CommemoratedTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:51PMAmongst the many soldiers’ graves in Freeport City Cemetery is an unlikely name: Richard Caswell Swain, an assistant surgeon who served with the Confederate States Army.

Friends Say Doctor Killed in Ga. Plane Crash Was Jack Of All TradesTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:24PMCHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The investigation into the Monday afternoon plane crash that killed Dr. Thomas Wilson of Mooresville continued Tuesday.

Celebrity server fundraiser todayTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:12PMChildren's Miracle Network Hospitals will hold a celebrity server fundraising event at Golden Corral in Greenville from 5-9 p.m. today. Local celebrities from the area will be waiting tables.

Squeezing seniors: Is the unthinkable unavoidable?Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:36PMWASHINGTON — The heated debate over the federal deficit has pumped new life into controversial proposals for requiring Americans on Medicare to pay more for their health care, raising the possibility that seniors’ medical bills could jump hundreds, or even thousands of dollars. It remains unclear if any of the proposals, which congressional Republicans have demanded to cut trillions of dollars ...

Disney advises hospitals and doctors on improving patient experienceTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:57AMGet Business Mobile Text Alerts The idea is part of a real-life, new Walt Disney Co. program designed to teach health-care professionals how to make patients as satisfied with a trip to the hospital -- or the doctor's office -- as they are with a trip to a Disney theme park.

Study of older veterans links brain injury, dementia riskTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:17AMA large study in older veterans indicates that mild brain injuries seem to raise the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease or other dementia later in life.

Neonatologists Protest Quality-Improvement RequirementsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:12AMSome neonatologists say that quality-improvement programs cant adequately reflect individual professional performance.

Health Briefs: Tips offered for those with memory lossTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:57AMPublished: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 10:52 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 10:52 a.m. Land-of-Sky Regional Council will offer "When Actions Take the Place of Words" from 1-3:30 p.m. Thursday at Biltmore United Methodist Church, 276 Hendersonville Highway.

Federal cuts worry Dan River Region hospitalsMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:30PMAs lawmakers work to reach a deal to raise the nation’s debt ceiling limit, local hospitals grow wary of cuts to Medicare and Medicaid.