September 17, 2020
Kesimer Featured as COPD Science Expert
The trade magazine Pulmonology Consultant asked Mehmet Kesimer, PhD, four important questions about mucin abnormalities in early COPD.
September 17, 2020
The trade magazine Pulmonology Consultant asked Mehmet Kesimer, PhD, four important questions about mucin abnormalities in early COPD.
September 17, 2020
UNC Medical Center’s OPAT (Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy) Program is a multidisciplinary team designed to provide a structured best practice-focused way for patients to receive IV antimicrobials outside of the acute care setting.
September 17, 2020
After WW2 US President Harry Truman pushed for compulsory national health insurance but the American Medical Association campaigned against it saying it was too socialist.
September 17, 2020
Neil Shah, MD, assistant professor of medicine in the division of gastroenterology and hepatology, has been appointed associate program director for the UNC Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellowship Program.
September 17, 2020
This three-part series of workshops is for professionals involved with diagnosis and assessment of persons perceived to have autism. The workshop will use a case-oriented style, covering how to use the CARS2 assessment instruments in the diagnoses of autism.
September 17, 2020
The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research awarded researchers Karen Erickson (UNC), Lori Geist (UNC), and Jeff Higginbotham (University at Buffalo) funding to the improve expressive communication of individuals with complex communication needs.
September 17, 2020
In August 26, 2020, the Teaching Scholars Program graduated twelve faculty from the year-long program. At the ceremony, the Scholars presented their scholarly work on a variety of topics aimed to enhance the medical education environment at the School of Medicine. The program also welcomes 22 new scholars for the 2020-21 cohort.
September 17, 2020
The 2020 UNC Medical Center Quality and Safety Award winners have been selected after a rigorous review process. Over 30 nominations were received by the committee, and 13 finalists were sent to the MCIC Executive Committee for a formalized selection of five teams.
September 17, 2020
The registration for the 2020 Women in Medicine Conference closes soon. This year’s conference will be held virtually on September 25, 2020.
September 17, 2020
The National Cancer Institute has awarded a team led by UNC Lineberger’s Dale Ramsden, PhD, professor in the UNC School of Medicine Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, a five-year, $8.8 million program project grant to study an enzyme called DNA polymerase theta.
September 17, 2020
A mother's depression and anxiety from conception through the first year of the baby's life is associated with negative developmental outcomes through adolescence, according to a study published Monday in the journal JAMA Pediatrics.
September 17, 2020
The coronavirus has disproportionately affected communities of color, and state health experts said Monday that that extends even to pregnancy and newborns.