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Early research indicates vaping impairs lung immune function
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Lung cell impairment can occur with exposure to e-cigarettes, but other short and long-term effects of vaping remain unknown.
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Vital Signs
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2018
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Aug. 23
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A "Fitbit" For Better Lung Function
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Two UNC School of Medicine students team up with peers at Duke and NC State to create a device to help COPD patients improve lung function, track their health, and provide data for doctors.
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News
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2015
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October
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N.C. Children’s Hospital one of “America’s Best”
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North Carolina Children’s Hospital has again been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals.”
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UNC Children's News
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2016
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June
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UNC’s expertise in rare disease leads to patient-family education weekend
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UNC physicians and scientists are teaming with the PCD Foundation this weekend to present a weekend-long family education program taking place this Friday through Sunday (June 29-July 1).
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News
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2012
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June
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Two UNC doctors participating in Ebola clinical trial
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William A. Fischer II and David Wohl are taking part in a clinical trial at ELWA Hospital in Monrovia, Liberia, in which plasma from survivors of Ebola virus disease is given to patients who are battling the disease.
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News
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2014
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December
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UNC partners with FDA, NIH to create Tobacco Centers of Regulatory Science
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Research from new programs to inform potential tobacco regulatory activities
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News
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2013
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September
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Three UNC specialties nationally ranked by U.S. News
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Overall, eleven specialties at UNC Hospitals were recognized as nationally ranked or high performing by U.S. News & World Report in its annual "America's Best Hospitals" issue.
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News
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2012
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July
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Five genetic regions implicated in cystic fibrosis severity
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An international consortium of researchers conducted the largest-ever CF genome-wide analysis to find new therapeutic targets.
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News
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2015
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September
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Researchers reveal evolution’s design for keeping lungs clean and healthy
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The discovery revamps previously held beliefs on how the human airway functions and provides a unifying theory for how to treat seemingly different airway diseases, ranging from cystic fibrosis to asthma.
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News
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2012
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August
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Study shows meetings with palliative care clinicians offer no additional benefit to caretakers of chronically critically ill patients
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The research published in JAMA also found that ICU clinicians provided adequate communication, information.
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News
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2016
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July