June 25, 2020
Dayne Filer, an MD-PhD student specializing in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, published a piece on Medium discussing how the United States can move forward with a reformed healthcare system.
June 25, 2020
A leading, internationally recognized rheumatologist, scientist, and thought leader, Dr. Richard Loeser is Director of the UNC Thurston Arthritis Research Center.
June 25, 2020
Retired Professor in the UNC Gilling's School of Public Health, Harvey Jeffries, has received care from UNC since 2002. In 2009 he was diagnosed with a juxtarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm, which was closely monitored until 2017 when his aneurysm reached a size requiring surgical intervention. He worked with Dr. Mark Farber, a leading UNC Vascular Surgeon, and his dedicated team of nurses and health care staff, who created a customized stent-graft to repair Harvey's aneurysm.
June 25, 2020
Onyinye Iweala, MD, PhD, leads research exploring the role of glycolipids and unconventional T cells, with the goal of broadening our understanding of their roles in hypersensitivity disorders.
June 25, 2020
In a journal article published in Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics, first author Morgan Jones, MD, said transitioning to virtual care models does not limit the glycemic outcomes of inpatient diabetes care
June 25, 2020
UNC Health sponsored walks for Health Equity in support of Black Lives Matter on Tuesday at multiple locations, including UNC Medical Center, Hillsborough, UNC REX, UNC Wakebrook and across UNCPN. Hundreds of co-workers gathered to demonstrate their stand against racism and in support of health equity. Each event included a moment of silence.
June 25, 2020
This is a weekly update on the campus Roadmap to Fall 2020 from the UNC-Chapel Hill Office of the Provost, issued Thursday June 25.
June 24, 2020
Edwin Kim, MD, MS, at the UNC School of Medicine reported results from a five-year multi-site study for the treatment of egg allergy in children, showing that egg oral immunotherapy was significantly more likely to achieve sustained unresponsiveness compared to children opting for baked egg therapy.
June 24, 2020
Craig Cameron, PhD, the Jeffrey Houpt Distinguished Investigator and Chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, is now the President of the American Society of Virology.
June 24, 2020
Emily Sickbert-Bennett, PhD, director of UNC Medical Center Infection Prevention, and several UNC Health experts offer insights on various real-life aspects of living through a pandemic as the state and country "re-open."
June 23, 2020
During the COVID-19 pandemic, UNC School of Medicine student Lucas Bouknight put his free time to good use: raising money to support inner-city youth community events, athletics, and mentorships, and to raise awareness of cardiac health risk in high school student-athletes through education and advocacy.
June 23, 2020
Nikea Pittman, PhD, a structural biologist and postdoctoral fellow at the UNC School of Medicine, was featured in a Nature article that included insights from six black scientists from the United States and Europe.