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The news site of UNC Wilmington

The Seahawk

Plant-based COVID-19 vaccine trial process underway in Wilmington

Andrew Lemon, Assistant News Editor April 22, 2021
The vaccine is set to undergo trials from TMA and in conjunction with Drs. Bart Williams and Will Jones of Wrightsville Family Practice, utilizing particles from plants that have a similar structure to that of the coronavirus.
NC updates vaccine plan

NC updates vaccine plan

Veronica Wernicke, News Editor January 14, 2021

Alongside new guidance and guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), North Carolina has updated its coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine rollout plan. Once the state goes through...

Graphic for upcoming lecture Pathogenic Policing in Polarizing Times by Dr. Nolan Kline.

Anthropology department to host lecture on immigration and healthcare

Kassie Bild, Contributing Writer September 24, 2019

In a time filled with news about immigration, questions about what the police are doing and inequality in healthcare for immigrants, what is there to be done about it? On Sept. 24, there will be a discussion...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Democrats need to do better, so I will

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Democrats need to do better, so I will

Stewart B. Epstein, U.S. Congressional Candidate January 17, 2019

To the Editor, Here is the big problem for Democrats: The Republicans are correct when they say that we have not had a new idea for the past 50 years. They are also correct when they say...

UNCW professor links hurricanes to lower breast cancer survival rates

UNCW professor links hurricanes to lower breast cancer survival rates

Maddie Driggers, Lifestyles Editor October 11, 2018

Hurricane season brings devastation to many residents of the coast, a fact that hits close to home for UNCW students. We typically talk about the immediate impacts of storms such as Florence. However,...

Health care spending in U.S. exceeds costs of other countries

By Wikipedia October 28, 2009

Current estimates put U.S. health care spending at approximately 16% of GDP, second only to East Timor (Timor-Leste) among all United Nations member nations.[7] The health share of GDP is expected to continue...

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