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In America’s health care system, dominated by hospital chain leviathans, New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, North Carolina, is an anomaly. It is a publicly owned hospital that boasts good care at lower prices than most and still flourishes financially. Nonetheless, New Hanover County is selling the hospital to one of the state’s biggest

A recent study from North Carolina State University and the University of South Carolina finds that young people with good family relationships are more likely to intervene when they witness bullying or other aggressive behavior at school – and to step in if they see victims planning to retaliate. The study found that kids who

‘Workers should stand at their desks and be given more breaks to get fitter’, Health Secretary Matt Hancock says The Health Secretary said he has a stand-up desk and holds standing meetings An average employee is said to burn 50 extra calories per hour while standing  Being sedentary increases the risk of obesity, heart disease