Vital Signs - Nov. 19, 2009
- VIDEO: Fall 2009 update from Dr. Roper - Continued Growth
- In late 2009, Bill Roper, MD, MPH, Dean of the UNC School of Medicine and CEO of UNC Health Care, provided this update on our continued growth in 2009.
- Viagra for women? Drug developed as antidepressant effective in treating low libido
- Pooled results from three separate clinical trials of flibanserin, a drug originally created as an antidepressant, show it is effective in treating women with acquired hypoactive sexual desire disorder. These trials were the first ever to test a therapy that works at the level of the brain to enhance libido in women reporting low sexual desire.
- UNC maternal-fetal medicine leads team in EXIT delivery
- A baby was delivered at UNC Hospitals on Thursday, Nov. 12, via an EXIT (ex utero intrapartum fetal treatment) procedure. A rare occurrence anywhere, it was the third EXIT procedure performed at UNC Hospitals since 2003.
- Lee McLean Receives 2009 Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions Fellows Award
- Lee McLean, PhD, Associate Dean and Chair, Department of Allied Health Sciences, was honored at the annual conference of ASAHP in San Antonio, TX, Oct. 23, 2009
- Become a Medical Student Research Mentor!
- Please read the following letter from Nicholas J. Shaheen, MD, MPH, professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, about the process.
- Electronic Prescriptions Accepted by UNC Outpatient Pharmacies
- Beginning Dec. 1, the UNC Outpatient Pharmacies will accept electronic prescriptions.
- N.C. Children's Promise Today
- The 8th annual N.C. Children’s Promise Celebration is taking place today in the N.C. Children’s Hospital.
- Call for Nominations: 2010 Medical Alumni Distinguished Faculty Award
- The Medical Alumni Association invites nominations for the 2010 Distinguished Faculty Award, presented to a full-time faculty member who gives of themselves to alumni and to the state.
- Recent Biochemistry News
- Recent news includes: New paradigms in Ras research; Andrew Hemmert receives 2010 GEAB Impact Award; Looking at DNA through the Electron Microscope: the Work of Jack Griffith; and DNA Repair Mechanisms: the Work of Aziz Sancar.
- News from NC TraCS Institute
- News updates include: NC TraCS Institute November Newsletter Now Available Online and Over 200 In Attendance at the First NC TraCS Institute Open House.
- VIDEO: Coping with stress this holiday season
- 'Tis the season for stress. The holidays bring a mountain of stress for some. Dr. Jonathan Abramowitz, director of the UNC Anxiety & Stress Disorders Clinic, offers some tips.
- No Vital Signs next week
- Vital Signs will not be distributed next week because of the Thanksgiving holiday. Look for Vital Signs again on Thursday, Dec. 3.
- Alcabes joins 'Here's to Your Health'
- This weekend, Dr. Philip Alcabes, joins Department of Family Medicine's radio show, Here's to Your Health, to discuss his book, "Dread: How Fear and Fantasy Have Fueled Epidemics." We hope you can tune in Saturday at 9 a.m., Sunday at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., or Monday at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. to WCHL 1360 AM.
- Fall Harvest Farmer’s Market
- Stop by the Children's Hospital Lobby on Tuesday, Nov. 24, for the fall market featuring everything you need for Thanksgiving and the holidays. The market will be open from 2 - 5 p.m.
- UNC Health Care Honors and Awards Page
- Please remember to visit the UNC Health Care Honors and Awards page so that you can join us in commending your colleagues on their successes.
- Registration open for 2010 Kidney Kare 5k
- Registration is now open for the March 20, 2010 run/walk. To celebrate the 5th year for the event, we have added a children’s half-mile event called “Kid’s Kare."
- Housestaff Charity Breakfast with Santa
- The second annual Charity Breakfast Buffet with Santa, organized by the resident physicians at UNC, will be Saturday, Dec. 12, from 8 - 11 a.m.
- UNC Health Scene survey
- UNC Health Scene is a bimonthly periodical providing readers with relevant health care information and resources from/about UNC Health Care. By taking this survey, you are helping us understand how we can best serve our readers with future issues of Health Scene.
- Nov. 11 issue of Connections
- The Nov. 11 issue of Connections is now online.
- Tax deductions for cell phone donations
- UNC Hospitals’ Beacon Child and Family Program is partnering with the Family Violence Prevention Center of Orange County to collect cell phones for victims of domestic violence.
- Submit your Vital Signs Announcements Online
- Please use the submission form on the Vital Signs home page for any events or announcements you would like to be included in the weekly electronic newsletter.
- Men’s basketball season to affect parking and transportation
- On UNC men’s home basketball game days, please be prepared and allow extra time when traveling to/from UNC Hospitals. UNC’s next home game is Nov. 23 against Gardner-Webb at 7:30 p.m.