Earlier this month, Dr. Roper appeared on UNC-TV's "North Carolina People" with Mr. Bill Friday to discuss health reform on the national level and the specific challenges we face in North Carolina.
Giving daily antiretroviral syrup to breastfeeding infants or treating their HIV-infected mothers with highly active antiretroviral drugs is safe and effective in preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission through breast milk, a study led by UNC-Chapel Hill investigators has found.
Faculty and students from UNC presented over 40 abstracts at the 5th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, which took place July 19-22, 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa.
A study recently released by the UNC Institute on Aging has identified three workplace interventions that are improving quality of care and reducing staff turnover in North Carolina’s nursing homes.
All UNC Health Care and UNC School of Medicine employees and faculty are invited to get a sneak peek of the new N.C. Cancer hospital at an employee open house from 3-7 p.m., Friday, July 31.
UNC-Chapel Hill faculty and area health researchers will meet July 30 for a panel discussion addressing the importance of scaling up family planning efforts around the world.
The Blood Donation Center will move to the N.C Cancer Hospital and will be open for donations beginning August 31. The Blood Donation Center will be located on the third floor, next to the clinical trials area.
UNC Transportation will host two transportation forums for 2009. A panel of experts, including the DPS staff, will be available to answer questions on commuting concerns.
Beginning Aug. 24, the bus stop at the Ambulatory Care Center (ACC) will be relocated eastward to the side of the pedestrian crosswalk on Mason Farm Rd., in order to provide safer access to the buses. The shelter will be moved with the stop.
UNC-Chapel Hill helps sponsor Aware for All on Sept. 12, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., at North Carolina Central University's School of Education. AWARE for All is an educational program that is free and open to the public for the purpose of providing education to help people make informed decisions about clinical research participation.
The Society for Acupuncture Research (SAR), in which Dr. Jongbae J. Park, a faculty member of the Dept. of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, serves as a Board of Directors, invites researchers and practitioners to submit abstracts to their 2010 Conference by August 1, 2009, and register to attend
