# New Iowa laws go into effect July 1. Higher speed limits, medical conscience protections for healthcare providers and changes to how Iowans can access abortion medication are among a few legislative changes taking effect Wednesday. While some laws took effect immediately, most

# Cape Fear Valley Health announces workforce reduction of 200 positions. Facing declining federal reimbursements and the rising cost of delivering care, Cape Fear Valley Health today announced it will reduce its work force by approximately 200 positions, 138 of which are current

11-year-old boy dies from rabies after waking up to bat on his face. Roughly two weeks after an 11-year-old boy in Canada woke up to find a bat resting on his face, he died from rabies, according to a newly published medical case report. The unidentified boy was staying with fami