OpiAID CEO David Reeser (left) and COO Tyler Sugden (right) are using data science to prevent relapses and overdoses. (Port City Daily photo/Courtesy of Tyler Sugden)
WILMINGTON A data science company developing an innovative solution to Wilmington’s worsening opioid problem is asking county leaders to support their initiative with money from the hospital sale.
In an initial case study, Wilmington-based opiAID is currently working with local addiction treatment center Coastal Horizons to research patients’ biometrics and provide data insights to the clinic so it is better able to identify their needs and risks of relapsing.
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“We’re creating a technological footprint,” David Reeser, co-founder of the startup, said. “We’re taking data that they’re already collecting, and we’re giving it new meaning that no one’s seen before because they didn’t know what to do with it.”
UPDATE: Suspect arrested in shooting death of Titus Vaughn appears in court
Suspect in Titus Vaughn murder makes first court appearance By WECT Staff | December 15, 2020 at 3:09 PM EST - Updated December 17 at 7:23 AM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Steven Berg III appeared in court Wednesday to answer to his charge of first-degree murder.
Berg was charged with shooting and killing Titus Vaughn in November. He filed for a court appointed attorney and remains in custody.
The Wilmington Police Department arrested Berg Tuesday in connection with a deadly shooting on South 11th Street last month.
According to a news release, Steven Ray Berg III, 26, was taken in to custody at his home on South 17th Street on Tuesday and charged with first-degree murder, discharging a firearm into an enclosure, and accessory after the fact in the death of Titus Vaughn, 26, on Nov. 13.
Hundreds of volunteers in Cape Fear region helped to make COVID-19 vaccine a reality
Hundreds of volunteers in Cape Fear region helped to make COVID-19 vaccine a reality By Ashlea Kosikowski | December 15, 2020 at 5:19 PM EST - Updated December 15 at 5:43 PM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Hundreds of volunteers in Wilmington participated in the clinical trials that led to the emergency use authorization of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, which started to roll out to hospitals across the country this week.
Dr. Kevin Cannon of Wilmington Health is the physician who is running the study in partnership with Accellacare, formerly PMG-Research of Wilmington.
WILMINGTON – An arrest has been made for the Nov. 13 killing of Titus Vaughn.
Steven Ray Berg III, 26, has been charged with first-degree murder, discharge firearm enclosure and accessory after the fact.
According to a Wilmington Police Department news release, officers responded to the 100 block of South 11th Street in reference to a Shotspotter alert just before 8:30 p.m. that Friday.
Officers found Vaughn, 26, at the scene suffering from life-threatening wounds. He was transported to New Hanover Regional Medical Center, where he died from his injuries.
Wilmington Police took Berg into into custody at his Wilmington home Tuesday. He is being held at the New Hanover County Jail without bond.
New Hanover Regional Medical Center expects to receive nearly 3,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday.
As of Tuesday, New Hanover County reported a total of 8,267 total positive COVID-19 cases, with 1,326 cases listed as active. There have been 68 deaths in the county due to COVID-19.The 2,925 doses will be kept at the medical center s 17th Street campus. Vaccinations for healthcare workers will begin as early as Friday, according to an email from the hospital late Tuesday.