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A mountain doctor’s office adds pharmacist to the team, providing patient education and more
WLOS-TV • October 28 2019
Video interview on MAHEC’s efforts to recruit the next generation of rural physicians
MedPage Today • November 19 2019
‘They took my kid’: Rural providers like MAHEC’s Melinda Ramage, FNP, help moms fight addiction doctors
MedPage Today • November 19 2019
MAHEC physician comments on the arrival of flu season in Western North Carolina
WLOS-TV • December 6 2019
MAHEC’s Dr. Blake Fagan on safer homes during the holidays in the face of an opioid epidemic
USA Today • December 8 2019
MAHEC physician comments on gap in women’s healthcare resulting from labor and delivery closures
BPR Public Radio • December 12 2019
MAHEC’s Josh Schactman discusses FCC approval of new 3-digit Suicide Hotline number
WLOS-TV • December 13 2019
Collaborative community effort that includes MAHEC and others tackles rising health inequities
Mountain Xpress • December 14 2019
MAHEC’s partnership with Pisgah Legal Services goes beyond healthcare to help patients
WLOS-TV • December 24 2019
MAHEC CEO, Dr. Jeff Heck, shares his take on top threats to health in WNC at the end of 2019
Mountain Xpress • December 27 2019
MAHEC team discuss research on navigating perinatal care in Western North Carolina
NC Medical Journal • January 6 2020
HCH Plans New Clinic for Highlands
• July 16 2020
FORE Provides Grants for 6 Recovery Support Initiatives Amid Pandemic
• July 23 2020
First Cohort Graduates from UNC MPH Program in Asheville
• July 28 2020
First Group of Dental Assistants Graduates from ICC
• August 4 2020
‘Owl In This Together’: Warren Wilson Releases Plans for Fall Semester
• August 5 2020
New Program Helps Unemployed, Underemployed People in Western North Carolina
• August 5 2020
Rural Providers Get Creative with Mental Health Outreach Post-COVID
• August 7 2020
Safety in the dentist’s chair
• August 8 2020
Caring for the Most Stigmatized Population
• August 11 2020
COVID-19 Stresses Buncombe Opioid Response
• August 13 2020
UNC Asheville Leads Critical COVID-19 Efforts at State, National Levels
• August 19 2020
Honoring Heroes, Helping Businesses
• August 31 2020
How Coronavirus Changed our Health Behaviors
• September 2 2020
Buncombe County Schools, Asheville City Schools Launch New COVID-19 Dashboard
• September 5 2020
How long does loss of senses of smell and taste because of coronavirus last?
• September 5 2020
Returning to Work after COVID-19, Do I Need a Negative Test?
• September 6 2020
MAHEC Pursues Equity with Leading Healthcare Organizations
• September 9 2020
MAHEC Boone Rural Family Medicine Residency Program Comes to the High Country
• September 19 2020
Not All Heroes Wear Capes—Some Simply Wear Masks and Stay Six Feet Apart
• October 6 2020
Next-Generation Wound Dressing Microlyte® Matrix Heals a Majority of Chronic Wounds in a First Published Prospective Clinical Study
• November 13 2020
Asheville Campus Associate Professor Champions for Older Adults in Western North Carolina
• November 16 2020
New Partnership ‘A Huge Public Service’
• November 19 2020
Warren Wilson College Ends Fall Semester with No On-Campus Cases of COVID-19
• November 24 2020
How UNC Asheville Continues to Thrive During COVID
• December 2 2020
WNC Schools to Receive Thousands of Antigen Tests, Begin On-Campus Testing in January
• December 16 2020
Returning to Workout After COVID-19? Not So Fast
• December 28 2020
Critical Support Where High Risk Pregnancy Meets Addiction
• January 4 2021
Western NC College Students Combat COVID
• January 5 2021
Mars Hill University Prepares for In-Person Semester Starting Feb. 2
• January 18 2021
MAHEC Opens COVID-19 Antibody Infusion Treatment Tent in Parking Lot
• January 21 2021
WNC Colleges and Universities Partner with Academic Health Center to Combat COVID
• January 28 2021
Project ECHO Resounds Throughout WNC
• January 29 2021
Telehealth Popularity Soars During Pandemic
• January 29 2021
Fat Bias at the Doctor’s Office Takes a Serious Toll
• February 2 2021
COVID-19 Stressors Fuel Surge in Overdoses of Contaminated Street Drugs
• February 5 2021
COVID-19 Drives Flexibility in Mental Health Therapy
• February 5 2021
AAFP Publishes Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Manual
• February 9 2021
In the Rural Race to Distribute COVID Vaccines, a Piecemeal Approach
• February 10 2021
UNC Asheville applies to become COVID-19 vaccination site
• February 11 2021
MAHEC’s Center for Healthy Aging
• February 11 2021
Antibody therapy comes to WNC COVID-19 patients
• February 12 2021
MAHEC, UNCA to offer COVID-19 immunization on university’s campus
• February 16 2021
Buncombe, Asheville students, staff part of statewide COVID-19 testing pilot program
• February 18 2021
Buncombe County senior who pleaded for a shot gets appointment at UNCA vaccination site
• February 19 2021
MAHEC COVID-19 vaccine clinic at UNCA sees successful first full day of operation
• February 20 2021
What we’ve lost to coronavirus
• March 1 2021
‘Just not there yet’ Move to Group 3 vaccines is putting stress on NC health providers
• March 3 2021
COVID vaccine side effects: From common to rare, how some who received first doses are now
• March 3 2021
Talk To Us: COVID Questions
• March 11 2021
Updated waitlists show COVID-19 vaccine progress, but with thousands still waiting
• March 11 2021
Catamounts Care Ambassadors part of team recognized as force for beating the pandemic
• March 16 2021
Area hospitals hiring many of the doctors staying local after leaving Mission Health
• March 18 2021
MAHEC, Mission welcome 75 medical grads to residency and fellowship programs
• March 22 2021
Doctor shortage? Residency programs train physicians who will help meet local needs
• March 30 2021
Student Health Ambassadors in Western North Carolina Awarded 2nd Place in COVID Innovation Programing
• March 31 2021
MAHEC offering 2-day vaccination clinic event for UNCA students
• April 7 2021
‘Plenty of supply,’ as COVID-19 vaccine focus shifts to demand
• April 8 2021
UNC Asheville doubles as COVID-19 vaccination clinic; holds vaccine event for students
• April 11 2021
New Glaser Award Winners Announced At Addiction Medicine 2021
• April 13 2021
Announcing the Arrival of Dr. Ann Davis and Dr. Kristy Fincher as New Primary Care Physicians at Blue Ridge Health – Highlands Cashiers
• April 14 2021
Sweeping legislation aims to combat Black maternal mortality
• April 15 2021
Addiction and COVID-19, “twindemic” crises creates challenges for local officials
• April 20 2021
UNC Asheville-MAHEC Vaccination Site Celebrates 15,000 Doses and Counting
• April 22 2021
Need a shot? MAHEC offers J&J doses at final clinic May 1, no appointment necessary
• April 27 2021
Nonprofit efforts to support Black maternal health gain momentum – will state lawmakers help?
• April 29 2021
Article on place-based health in the pandemic era spotlights MAHEC partnerships
Carolina Public Health • May 1 2021
New clinic addresses lingering post-COVID symptoms
• May 7 2021
Buncombe jail opioid program is giving inmates a fighting chance against addiction
• May 18 2021
The next ‘new normal’: Navigating the pandemic with full immunity
• May 20 2021
Parenting help is a click away with The Positive Parenting Program
• May 21 2021
Community health workers forge trusted connections
• May 21 2021
Tackling NC’s rural provider shortage, one residency slot at a time
• June 11 2021
Dr. Blake Fagan on efforts to expand medication-assisted therapy training for healthcare professionals
NC Health News • June 14 2021
MAHEC’s Dr. Blake Fagan on WNC healthcare providers’ work to cut opioid prescriptions
Mountain Xpress • June 17 2021
MAHEC partners with BeLoved and City of Asheville to offer vaccines to Asheville’s homeless
WLOS-TV • June 22 2021
MAHEC psychologist interviewed on Buncombe’s status as a leading county in elder abuse
Mountain Xpress • June 26 2021
MAHEC Psychiatry Dept. leader interviewed on mental health issues resulting from pandemic
Citizen Times • July 6 2021
MAHEC’s Dr. Bryan Hodge interviewed on issues of broadband access in WNC
NC Health News • July 7 2021
MAHEC’s Project CARA initiative integrates ob/gyn care with substance use treatment
Pew Charitable Trusts • July 19 2021
MAHEC’s school health program manager comments on mask guidance for schools
WLOS-TV • July 20 2021
Chair of MAHEC’s Dept. of Dentistry & Oral Health interviewed on dental care in rural areas
NC Health News • July 20 2021
Free COVID-19 vaccine clinic offered by MAHEC and other partners to be held at Asheville Outlets
WLOS-TV • July 21 2021
Director of Clinical Research for Obstetrics at MAHEC interviewed about midwifery services
Mountain Xpress • July 22 2021
MAHEC ramps up vaccination efforts with new mobile community vaccine center as Delta variant spreads
Citizen Times • July 22 2021
MAHEC sees increase in COVID-19 antibody infusion treatments as cases rise
WLOS-TV • July 23 2021
MAHEC among partners forging alliances to declare racism a public health and safety crisis
Salud America! • August 2 2021
$10M grant to allow researchers to study methods of reducing racial inequities in maternal care
Press Release • August 4 2021
Health officials hope Swannanoa vaccination clinic helps those who have been holding off
WLOS-TV • August 4 2021
Students based at UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy Asheville are named NC AHEC scholars
Press Release • August 6 2021
MAHEC experiences an increase in patients receiving antibody infusion treatments
Mountain Xpress • August 6 2021
Mountain Area Health Education Center CEO, Jeffery Heck, MD, announces retirement
Press Release • August 17 2021
MAHEC’s Dr. Blake Fagen discusses training providers on treating patients with addiction
National Public Radio • August 21 2021
Masks mandatory indoors for students, staff among consortium members, including MAHEC
Asheville Citizen Times • August 24 2021
MAHEC featured in article on options for increasing addiction treatment in the emergency room
Kaiser Health News • August 25 2021
Buncombe health experts renew push for COVID vaccine amid significant rise in new cases
WLOS-TV • September 1 2021
Buncombe Health & Human Services contracts with MAHEC for COVID medical assistance in local schools
Citizen Times • September 9 2021
Having a hard time scheduling a same-day COVID test? Here’s why, says MAHEC provider
WLOS-TV • September 13 2021
TV interview on the 2021 Asheville African American Health Symposium held by MAHEC
Spotlight Carolina • September 14 2021
MAHEC’s Dr. Stephanie Call addresses high demand for COVID-19 antibody treatment in WNC
WLOS-TV • September 16 2021
College students employed as Student Health Ambassadors, managed in partnership with MAHEC
Press Release • September 28 2021
MAHEC survey of area’s unsheltered provides insights around need for a low-barrier emergency shelter
WLOS-TV • September 29 2021
MAHEC’s Peer Support Specialist Kevin Mahoney helps provide mental health support for area veterans
Mountain Xpress • September 29 2021
UNCA partners with MAHEC and FEMA to host COVID-19 booster clinics in October
WLOS-TV • October 1 2021
New pregnancy care and childbirth options at AppFamily Medicine with help from MAHEC
Watauga Democrat • October 4 2021
Medical mentoring program for BIPOC high school students sets them up for successful careers
Press Release • October 5 2021
MAHEC physician interviewed for story on White House plans to vaccinate 28M children
Associated Press • October 20 2021
All three COVID-19 booster vaccines now available at MAHEC clinic on UNC Asheville campus
WLOS-TV • October 22 2021
Need a COVID booster? Free, walk-in clinics held in collaboration with MAHEC, UNCA, and others
Citizen Times • October 25 2021
Addressing of opioid crisis includes addiction medication fellowship program in partnership with MAHEC
WLOS-TV • October 26 2021
MAHEC’s Project CARA program supports expectant mothers struggling with addiction
Mountain Xpress • October 27 2021
Top 5 COVID-19 questions answered: What you need to know about vaccines for kids ages 5-11
Citizen Times • November 4 2021
MAHEC physician & opioid educator interviewed on efforts to expand access to treatment for OUD
Health Affairs • November 8 2021
National Public Radio interviews MAHEC physician on issues around dispensing addiction medicine
NPR • November 8 2021
Free COVID-19 vaccine clinics provided by collaboration that includes FEMA and MAHEC
Mountain Xpress • November 8 2021
MAHEC’s addiction medicine fellowship program aims to improve access to care in rural WNC
WLOS-TV • November 16 2021
UNC Asheville-MAHEC-FEMA vaccination site celebrates 20,000 doses and counting
Press Release • November 16 2021
MAHEC announces Dr. Blake Fagan as the new Chair of the Department of Family Medicine
Press Release • December 2 2021
Hundreds roll up their sleeves during FEMA’s pop-up COVID vaccine clinics in WNC
WLOS-TV • December 4 2021
Mobile vaccine unit coordinated by MAHEC and others closes after providing 9,300+ vaccinations
NCDHHS • December 15 2021
UNC researchers awarded $4.3M from PCORI to study strategies to improve health outcomes for youth
Press Release • December 15 2021
MAHEC physician interviewed on roadblocks to recovery for individuals with opioid use disorder
NC Health News • December 17 2021
Demand for COVID testing picks up at MAHEC’s acute care clinic and across the region
WLOS-TV • December 20 2021
Physician discusses Post-Overdose Response Team administering addiction medication on-site
WLOS-TV • December 21 2021
MAHEC helps coordinate FEMA team as part of local COVID response, administering 9,000+ vaccinations
WLOS-TV • December 24 2021
MAHEC offers antibody infusion therapy at its Biltmore campus for omicron COVID-19 variant
WLOS-TV • December 28 2021
After nationwide search, MAHEC announces the appointment of William Hathaway, MD, as next CEO
Press Release • January 6 2022
Mission Hospital’s Chief Medical Officer comments on what drew him to his new role as CEO at MAHEC
WLOS-TV • January 6 2022
Interview with MAHEC’s Marty Stamey on the surge of COVID cases in Haywood County in January
The Mountaineer • January 10 2022
WNC mental health providers, including MAHEC’s Dr. Dominique Huneycutt, warn of ‘doomscrolling’
Mountain Xpress • January 26 2022
Q&A with MAHEC’S Julie Silver, who serves as a school nurse for Buncombe County Schools
Mountain Xpress • February 2 2022
Article on sterilization options to stay child-free includes mention of MAHEC services
Mountain Xpress • February 7 2022
MAHEC’s Director of Health Careers and Diversity Education is honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award
The Urban News • February 11 2022
MAHEC physician comments on new law allowing pharmacists to dispense medications over the counter
WLOS-TV • February 16 2022
MAHEC CEO Dr. William Hathaway comments on President Biden’s mental health plan
WLOS-TV • March 1 2022
Community doula program now located at MAHEC works toward birth equity
Mountain Xpress • March 2 2022
MAHEC serves as hub for training primary care providers to treat opioid use disorder
FORE • March 9 2022
North Carolina will soon have its first addiction psychiatry training program, thanks to MAHEC
NC Health News • March 15 2022
MAHEC brings new graduate medical training programs to WNC, with 81 new residents
Press Release • March 22 2022
As some WNC counties start closing COVID-19 testing sites, MAHEC remains as a testing location
WLOS-TV • March 23 2022
MAHEC part of efforts in expanding treatment options for those dealing with opioid use disorder
WLOS-TV • March 24 2022
Resident doctors + a sports medicine fellow join MAHEC Boone Rural Family Medicine Residency Pgm
Press Release • March 24 2022
Dr. Frank Moretz’s legacy gift aims to build the medical pipeline and close the care gap in Western NC
UNC Health Foundation • April 4 2022
MAHEC physician offers expertise as state leaders consider best ways to spend NC’s opioid settlement money
NC Health News • April 7 2022
UnitedHealthcare provides $25,000 to support MAHEC collaboration to expand doula program
Press Release • April 11 2022
MAHEC’s Dr. Shuchin Shukla on $16M to be received by Buncombe County to address opioid crisis
WLOS-TV • April 18 2022
MAHEC team publishes research on Project ECHO® as platform for informing providers during COVID-19
NC Medical Journal • April 19 2022
Partnership: Center for Native Health & UNC Asheville–UNC Gillings Master of Public Health Program
Mountain Xpress • April 21 2022
Collaboration between paramedics and MAHEC introduces medication-assisted treatment for opioid use
Mountain Xpress • April 25 2022
Doulas for Social Justice program expands into WNC in collaboration with MAHEC
Asheville Citizen Times • April 27 2022
UNC Asheville awards honorary degree to Jeff Heck, physician and former CEO of MAHEC
Press Release • April 27 2022
MAHEC’s doula and residency programs help bridge the gap in birthing services in rural counties
WLOS-TV • April 27 2022
MAHEC partnership with Black doulas helps fight high maternal and infant mortality rate
NC Health News • May 3 2022
New partnership involving MAHEC seeks to improve health among Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Mountain Xpress • May 6 2022
MAHEC’s Dr. Susan McDowell interviewed for article, “Addiction is a disease, not a shortcoming”
The Mountaineer • May 16 2022
MAHEC featured in article on filling rural North Carolina’s maternal health care desert
The Daily Yonder • May 26 2022
Polysubstance use rising in the mountains, particularly involving methamphetamine
WLOS-TV • May 31 2022
MAHEC awarded $4 million in grant funding from NCDHHS to expand behavioral health services
WLOS-TV • June 1 2022
NCDHHS awards grant to MAHEC to expand treatment to help those with opioid use disorder
Press Release • June 13 2022
MAHEC partners with ASAP and Sona Pharmacy to offer ‘Farm Fresh Produce Prescriptions’
The Transylvania Times • June 24 2022
MAHEC, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy expand clinical pharmacy training opportunities
Mountain Xpress • July 7 2022
MAHEC leaders and providers featured in The Envoy Guide’s ‘Community Member Spotlight’
The Envoy Guide • July 7 2022
Profile of MAHEC’s Jacquelyn Hallum, Director of Health Careers and Diversity Education
Carolina Spark Magazine • July 10 2022
Mollie Scott, PharmD finds joy in mentorships, partnerships as she advances health care in NC
Press Release • July 15 2022
MAHEC residents take top honors at American Geriatrics Society’s resident poster competition
Press Release • July 22 2022
MAHEC Psychiatry Department discuss developing more behavioral health professionals in WNC
Mountain Xpress • July 25 2022
MAHEC CEO Dr. William Hathaway provides insight for article on monkeypox
Mountain Xpress • August 3 2022
Podcast features Dr. Shuchin Shukla on the utilization of medication for the treatment of opioid use disorder
NC Medical Board • August 10 2022
Plans for MAHEC cottages for medical students get the go-ahead from Sylva town board
Sylva Herald • August 17 2022
Peer Support Specialist at MAHEC comments on launch of new 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Mountain Xpress • August 22 2022
$4 million grant received by MAHEC increases mental health services to local schools
Mountain Xpress • August 28 2022
TV news interview with Dr. Shuchin Shukla on use of medication-assisted addiction treatment
WYFF-TV • August 31 2022
MAHEC places among Top 3 in two Health & Wellness categories in the Best of WNC Awards
Mountain Xpress • August 31 2022
MAHEC clinical pharmacist Olivia Caron explains signs & symptoms of monkeypox virus
Fairview Town Crier • September 1 2022
National news outlets via the Associated Press mention MAHEC related to COVID vaccination rates
AP News • September 1 2022
MAHEC’s Dr. Shuchin Shukla interviewed on MAT (medication-assisted treatment) in NC jails
NC Health News • September 15 2022
Peer Support Specialists like MAHEC’s Kevin Mahoney offer experience, strength and hope
Mountain Xpress • September 18 2022
MAHEC ob/gyn specialist Dr. Beth Buys provides expertise for article on reproductive health
Mountain Xpress • October 4 2022
MAHEC’s Dr. Shuchin Shukla among those providing opioid response update to Buncombe Commissioners
Mountain Xpress • October 6 2022
MAHEC and members of recovery community speak to the use of naloxone to stop overdoses
Mountain Xpress • October 6 2022
MAHEC spotlighted in WNC Business Magazine’s annual ‘State of Business in WNC’ report
WNC Business • October 15 2022
Mitchell High health science students attend MAHEC Annual Health Careers Conference
WKYK/WTOE Radio • October 17 2022
MAHEC Peer Support Specialist & Homeless Coalition Co-chair provides Code Purple update
Mountain Xpress • October 19 2022
Minority Medical Mentoring Program intern Janae Wofford featured in article about college applications
Spectrum News 1 • October 21 2022
MAHEC ob/gyn Dr. Suzanne Dixon speaks with national news outlet on maternal care in rural areas
NBC-TV Nightly News • October 23 2022
Professor at UNCA-UNC Gillings Master of Public Health Program at MAHEC published in Health Affairs
Health Affairs • October 24 2022
MAHEC Dietitian Fred Stichel speaks on the importance of reviewing patterns of eating
HealthNews • October 27 2022
Woman Executive of the Year Award, sponsored by MAHEC, presented at annual Chamber event
Asheville Chamber • November 9 2022
MAHEC’s school health program manager addresses surge in flu and respiratory illnesses
Citizen Times • November 10 2022
MAHEC Family Health Center is voted ‘Best Medical Facility’ by listeners of Asheville Radio Group
Asheville Radio Group • November 17 2022
Physician at MAHEC Family Health at Cane Creek is featured on ‘Prescription for Success’ podcast
Rx for Success • November 28 2022
Dr. Mike Coladonato of MAHEC Family Health Center at Cane Creek, on supporting brain health
Fairview Town Crier • December 1 2022
MAHEC’s Dolly Pressley Bird published in Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing
JOGNN • December 1 2022
Dr. Brian Barrow of MAHEC Women’s Care in Brevard featured as “Transylvanian of the Week”
Transylvania Times • December 11 2022
New MAHEC residency program among 22 others in U.S. listed in Becker’s Hospital Review
Becker's • December 13 2022
MAHEC Director of Clinical Research discusses study on drug testing policies for pregnant patients
NC Health News • December 16 2022
MAHEC’s Dr. William Hathaway on the importance of a healthcare workforce to quality of life
Mountain Xpress • December 26 2022
Dogwood Health Trust shares recent activities with regional organizations, including MAHEC
WNC Business • December 27 2022
MAHEC CEO comments on spirit of collaboration among local health & wellness institutions
Mountain Xpress • December 29 2022
Applications for MAHEC Medical Mentoring Program being accepted through March 18
Mountain Xpress • January 8 2023
Research published in NC Medical Journal on MAHEC Medical Mentoring Program
NC Medical Journal • January 10 2023
Article by MAHEC ob/gyn specialists on strategies to address deficits in the perinatal workforce
NC Medical Journal • January 10 2023
MAHEC recognizes staff members as recipients of awards at annual Spirit of MLK event
Press Release • January 13 2023
MAHEC researcher on maternal health in rural WNC interviewed for national publication
The Daily Yonder • January 17 2023
MAHEC College Health Ambassadors Program Manager interviewed on $174,000 grant award
WLOS-TV • January 20 2023
MAHEC Chair of Pharmacotherapy Department interviewed as recipient of ASHP service award
ASHP Podcast • January 23 2023
MAHEC physician one of two North Carolinians invited to White House celebration of MAT Act
Press Release • January 23 2023
Dr. William Hathaway reflects on his first year as CEO of Mountain Area Health Education Center - MAHEC
Mountain Xpress • January 23 2023
Health program for college students & faculty run by MAHEC + NCCHW receives continued funding
Asheville FM • January 23 2023
MAHEC peer support specialist speaks at expanded recovery support services center
Mountain Xpress • January 25 2023
Dogwood Health Trust awards grant for student health program administered by MAHEC
Biltmore Beacon • January 26 2023
MAHEC’s Dr. Blake Fagan invited to White House to celebrate expanded opioid treatments
NC Family Med News • January 27 2023
MAHEC’s Dr. Benjamin Gilmer discusses efforts to train the next generation of rural doctors
Carolina Country • February 1 2023
MAHEC physician discusses policy change that removes barriers to prescribing buprenorphine
NC Health News • February 2 2023
American Academy of Family Physicians recognizes MAHEC physician Dr. Blake Fagan
AAFP News • February 2 2023
Former MAHEC resident Dr. Katie Gray profiled for International Day of Women & Girls in Science Day
Clemson News • February 6 2023
MAHEC physician Dr. Blake Fagan attends White House event to celebrate elimination of X-waiver
Focal Point News • February 9 2023
MAHEC participates with partners to develop digital solutions to combat opioid use disorders
UNC Pharmacy News • February 16 2023
MAHEC physician is interviewed on attending White House event celebrating passage of the MAT Act
Spectrum News 1 • February 18 2023
Next generation of healthcare workers selected for MAHEC enrichment program
Press Release • February 20 2023
MAHEC resident Dr. Tyler Ramsey shares Match Day advice to graduating med school students
MedScape News • February 22 2023
MAHEC providers fill a gap in women’s health services in rural areas of North Carolina
NC Health News • February 27 2023
9th annual Asheville Summit held at MAHEC dives deeper into DEI topics in pharmacy & healthcare
UNC Pharmacy News • February 28 2023
North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians puts the spotlight on MAHEC’s Dr. Blake Fagan
NCAFP News • February 28 2023
MAHEC providers & partners research impacts on women who must travel for labor & delivery
Midwifery • March 1 2023
MAHEC researchers & partners analyze race & ethnicity associated with COVID infections & fatalities
NC Medical Journal • March 6 2023
MAHEC with partners hosts event with focus on healthcare and health policy in Westen North Carolina
UNC Asheville News • March 9 2023
MAHEC peer support specialist on respite house for people with mental health conditions
Mountain Xpress • March 13 2023
Pilot launched by MAHEC with NC Oral Health Collaborative seeks to expand safety-net dental services
Press Release • March 16 2023
Nearly 70 new physicians matched to MAHEC graduate medical education residency programs in WNC
Press Release • March 17 2023
On Match Day, Marshall University med students learn where they are headed next—including MAHEC
Herald-Dispatch • March 18 2023
MAHEC’s chair of the Dept. of Pharmacotherapy is awarded a $705,000 Duke Endowment grant
Press Release • March 20 2023
‘Guide to Becoming an Asheville Citizen’ features MAHEC as a recommended healthcare provider
AVL Today • March 21 2023
MAHEC physician speaks on medication to save the lives of those with opioid use disorder
WLOS-TV • March 21 2023
MAHEC CEO: Medical residents will develop skills to become the next generation of caretakers
Biltmore Beacon • March 23 2023
MAHEC child & adolescent psychiatrist interviewed on increased fear & anxiety in children
Mountain Xpress • March 23 2023
MAHEC director interviewed about $1 million grant for certified behavioral healthcare clinics in NC
Daily Tar Heel • March 26 2023
Largest class ever of medical school graduates match with MAHEC Boone Family Medicine Residency
Watauga Democrat • March 27 2023
MAHEC CEO speaks to Franklin Rotary; welcomes new medical school grads to WNC
Franklin Press • March 29 2023
MAHEC addiction physician provides context for investigative report on the downtown Asheville drug scene
Asheville Watchdog • March 31 2023
MAHEC Family Nurse Practitioner on the importance of limiting electronic devices for better mental health
Fairview Town Crier • April 1 2023
MAHEC Match Day: Nearly 70 medical school graduates headed to Western North Carolina
McDowell News • April 2 2023
Dentists in WNC brush up on skills in MAHEC pilot program to better care for underserved
NC Health News • April 12 2023
MAHEC ‘Mini-Residencies’ help dentists serving low-income & underinsured patients broaden skills
Decisions in Dentistry • April 12 2023
In partnership with MAHEC, Brevard College students prioritize and promote health for campus wellness
The Transylvania Times • April 14 2023
MAHEC’s Dr. Shuchin Shukla comments on the mental health crisis and impact on the unhoused
Asheville Watchdog • April 17 2023
MAHEC CEO Dr. Bill Hathaway is featured guest on community podcast ‘BlainesWorld’
BlainesWorld Podcast • April 18 2023
Chair of MAHEC Dept. of Pharmacotherapy addresses contraception and public health
Mountain Xpress • April 24 2023
Dr. Bill Hathaway presents MAHEC’s impact on region’s health & prosperity to business group
Asheville Daily Planet • April 26 2023
MAHEC team publishes research on opioid use disorder practice by licensure category in NC
NC Medical Journal • May 3 2023
MAHEC research chair & physician contributes to article on newest stroke symptom acronym
VeryWell Health • May 3 2023
MAHEC physician discusses current trends in medication assisted treatment for substance use disorder
NC Medical Board • May 4 2023
MAHEC Internal Medicine physician and nurse practitioner featured on Spotlight Carolina TV news spot
WLOS-TV • May 7 2023
MAHEC Internal Medicine announces addition of comprehensive endocrinology services
Press Release • May 14 2023
MAHEC mini-residency program expands dentists’ capabilities for low-income patients
Mountain Xpress • May 15 2023
Addition of endocrinology services strengthens comprehensive care available at MAHEC Internal Medicine
Biltmore Beacon • May 18 2023
MAHEC participating in program offering job training for low-income young adults after incarceration
Mountain Xpress • May 19 2023
MAHEC Next Step Clinic among the locations offering Hepatitis C testing and treatment
Mountain Xpress • May 24 2023
MAHEC as a school-based therapy service provider mentioned in report on mental health crisis among youth
WLOS-TV • May 24 2023
MAHEC doctor’s opioid work earns White House recognition: Q&A with Blake Fagan, MD
Mountain Xpress • May 25 2023
MAHEC is host site for screening of film ‘UNMET: North Carolina’s Two Developmental Disability Crises’
Press Release • May 31 2023
MAHEC hosts free screening and discussion of “UNMET: Two Developmental Disability Crises”
AVL Today • June 2 2023
Wellness Roundup: MAHEC Internal Medicine adds endocrinology specialists Drs. Lane and Weinrib
Mountain Xpress • June 6 2023
MAHEC’s Dr. Michael Murray honored with award recognizing excellence in medical teaching
Press Release • June 8 2023
Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce 125th anniversary grant nominees include MAHEC
WNC Business • June 16 2023
MAHEC leaders available for presentations to business, civic, community groups
Press Release • June 20 2023
Medical Assistant Career Pathway Program at MAHEC a finalist for community grant
Press Release • June 28 2023
MAHEC Medical Assistant Career Pathway Program addresses workforce challenges
WNC Business • July 3 2023
Safe Kids safety initiative led by MAHEC honored as Statewide Coalition of the Year
Press Release • July 9 2023
MAHEC Boone graduates first class of residents; for three years doctors have worked at various locations
Watauga Democrat • July 10 2023
First four doctors complete MAHEC Boone Rural Family Medicine Residency Program
Watauga Online • July 11 2023
First four doctors graduate from the MAHEC Boone Rural Family Medicine Residency Program
Avery Journal • July 14 2023
19 physicians to call WNC home after completing residency & fellowship programs through MAHEC
Press Release • July 17 2023
MAHEC career pathway program addresses workforce challenges; vote online for grant
The Urban News • July 17 2023
Ribbon-cutting takes place at new mental wellness facility; MAHEC psychiatry grads join staff
WNC Business • July 18 2023
MAHEC psychiatry graduates among the new physicians at Mission mental health facility
Citizen Times • July 19 2023
Med students practice family medicine in NCAFP/MAHEC Hendersonville summer externship
NCAFP News • July 19 2023
MAHEC’s Human Research Protections Program seeks Institutional Review Board members
Press Release • July 24 2023
MAHEC’s Human Research Protections Program seeks Institutional Review Board members
WNC Business • July 26 2023
MAHEC Lifestyle Medicine Symposium registration now open, taking place September 30
NC Medical Society • July 31 2023
MAHEC’s Dr. Blake Fagan speaks at event on overdose prevention among teens and young adults
NC DHHS • August 3 2023
All four MAHEC psychiatrists who completed residency in June join Sweeten Creek mental health facility
Mountain Xpress • August 9 2023
Article reports on stroke study published in JAMA by team including MAHEC research chair & physician
News Wise • August 15 2023
MAHEC physician interviewed for national media on Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act
The Daily Yonder • August 16 2023
MAHEC School Health Program releases guidance for when to keep sick children at home
Mountain Xpress • August 16 2023
Master of Public Health students are awarded scholarships created in memory of program founders
Press Release • August 18 2023
MAHEC pharmacotherapy chair interviewed on pharmacists prescribing contraceptives
NC Health News • August 23 2023
MAHEC Master of Public Health students participate in “blitz build” of deeply affordable housing
Mountain Xpress • August 29 2023
Master of Public Health grad student comments as recipient of scholarship from MAHEC
Statesville Record • August 30 2023
Overdose Awareness Day is opportunity to remind public about available resources such as MAHEC
Mountain Xpress • August 31 2023
The readers of Mountain Xpress vote MAHEC among the best in WNC in three categories
Press Release • September 1 2023
Medical director of MAHEC Center for Psychiatry comments on shortage of child psychiatrists
NC Health News • September 5 2023
MAHEC-led Safe Kids WNC hosts Bike Safety Rodeo in partnership with Buncombe Co. Parks & Rec
Mountain Xpress • September 11 2023