Video Library
The latest videos from UNC Health Care and the UNC School of Medicine.
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VIDEO: UNC Health Care Nursing Diversity Council supports HPREP
Staff from UNC Health Care's Nursing Diversity Council recently volunteered to support the UNC School of Medicine's Health Professions Recruitment and Exposure Program (HPREP). The purpose of this student-run program is to connect with underrepresented minority high school students interested in pursuing careers in medicine.
Warm weather exercise alert: Ozone levels pose health risk even below current U.S. air safety standard
Researchers from UNC-Chapel Hill working with colleagues from the Environmental Protection Agency found that breathing a level of ozone at 0.06 parts per million (ppm), which is below the current U.S. standard of 0.075 ppm, can decrease lung function in healthy young adults.
Family House Diaries: Johnny and Phyllis Deal
An uncommon tumor and two co-existing conditions it triggered have given a 55-year-old Lenior, N.C., man a roller-coaster of a medical journey. He’s also gained a precious gift: more time with his grandson.
New hope for lupus patients
On March 9 the FDA approved Benlysta, the first new drug for lupus to be approved in more than 50 years.
VIDEO: Gravelly Hill Middle School Career Fair
Several UNC Health Care employees participated in Gravelly Hill Middle School's annual career day on March 4. They gave presentations and answered questions about their field, education and the wide range of careers available in health care.
real doctors, real people - James Howard
Dr. James Howard, a neurologist at UNC for 33 years, picked up glass blowing after his wife gave him a free class to try it out. Ever since, he's been spending his Saturdays and Sundays in front of two, 2,000-degree ovens.
Opening More Doors to Health
The care provided by UNC Health Care is not limited to patients who come to its hospitals. The physicians and medical staff also are dedicated to reaching out across the state to those who need medical education and care.
Family House Diaries: Brotherly Love in the Form of a Stem Cell Donation
60-year-old Maxine Pender of Edgecombe County receives healthy stem cells from her older brother for a bone marrow transplant, the tried and true treatment for her type of leukemia.
real doctors, real people - Deepak Raj Dugar
Dr. Deepak Raj Dugar, a first-year resident at UNC Hospitals in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, is also a Bhangra dancer. Don't know what Bhangra dancing is? Think Indian hip-hop with very traditional roots.
NC Children's Promise TV - Jordyn Hester
Jordyn was hospitalized as a baby eight years ago. Today she is doing well and makes a wonderful reporter.
UNC researchers developing computer models for pediatric airway problems
A team of UNC-Chapel Hill researchers has been awarded a $3.6 million grant to develop computer models that will allow physicians to predict which treatments will work best in children with upper airway problems.
VIDEO: NC Children's Promise TV - Ariel/Joshua part 5
Six-year-old Joshua Cooley first came to N.C. Children's Hospital at 3 days old and had a liver transplant at the age of 9 months. He and his sister, Ariel, chat with Dr. Daniel Lercher, a pediatrics resident, about why Dr. Lercher decided to become a doctor.
VIDEO: Roper discusses the state of health care in North Carolina
Dr. William Roper, UNC Health Care System CEO, visited the UNC-TV studios last week to discuss the state of health care in North Carolina and the impact of health care reform.
VIDEO: NC Children's Promise TV - Ariel/Joshua part 4
Six-year-old Joshua Cooley has a rare genetic disorder called OTC. He is lacking a specific liver enzyme needed to break down proteins. As a result, he developed cerebral palsy. In this clip, Ariel and Joshua talk with their brother, Isaiah, about what Josh is like as a brother.NC Children's Promise TV takes five patients and turns them to reporters for the day of the ninth annual NC Children's Promise Radiothon.
VIDEO: NC Children's Promise TV - Ariel/Joshua part 4
Six-year-old Joshua Cooley has a rare genetic disorder called OTC. He is lacking a specific liver enzyme needed to break down proteins. As a result, he developed cerebral palsy. In this clip, Ariel and Joshua talk with their brother, Isaiah, about what Josh is like as a brother.NC Children's Promise TV takes five patients and turns them to reporters for the day of the ninth annual NC Children's Promise Radiothon.
UNC surgeons pioneer new approach to aneurysms: Go through the nose
Dr. Anand V. Germanwala and Dr. Adam M. Zanation have published a paper describing a surgery they performed that is believed to be the first reported clipping of a ruptured brain aneurysm through a patient's nose.
VIDEO: NC Children's Promise TV- Ariel/Joshua Part Three
The "N.C. Children’s Promise TV" project took five N.C. Children's Hospital patients and turned them into reporters for a day during the ninth annual Children's Promise Radiothon/Telethon on Nov. 18. Joshua and Ariel sit down with Dr. Mike Steiner, medical director of the Children's Hospital's outpatient clinics, and talk about the value of giving to the N.C. Children's Promise.
VIDEO: Habitat for Humanity volunteers needed
Registration is now open to anyone interested in helping build the next UNC Health Care-sponsored Habitat for Humanity house. The home will be owned by UNC Health Care employee Danita Thomas and will be a part of the Phoenix Place subdivision.
real doctors, real people - David Tate
Dr. David Tate, a cardiologist at UNC and a musician, has been known to leave his banjo in a patient’s room for ready access during rounds. For Tate, music is one way he can connect with his patients, and allow them to feel more real and more human, despite the needles and wires that connect them to all kinds of mechanical devices.
