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.
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.
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, 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
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 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 updates include: NC TraCS Institute November Newsletter Now Available Online and Over 200 In Attendance at the First NC TraCS Institute Open House.
'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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
