September 3, 2020
The UNC surgical community’s third Annual Teamwork Event is geared toward improving safety, efficiency and teamwork in ORs, and culminates with a virtual safety pledge.
September 3, 2020
See what's new in the UNC Department of Neurology: research, new faculty, honors, outreach and more!
July 13, 2020
The situation with COVID-19 is evolving rapidly, so the best resource for the latest information is the CDC website. UNC Health and UNC-Chapel Hill also has a dedicated website for coronavirus-related issues.
August 21, 2019
In a new UNC School of Medicine study led by Rob Tarran, PhD, biomedical researchers show how high levels of protease enzymes in the lungs of e-cigarette users suggest they are at increased risk of developing emphysema.
May 7, 2019
Craig E. Cameron, PhD, has been named Chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, effective September 1, 2019. Cameron comes to UNC from Pennsylvania State University, where he holds the title of Eberly Chair in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
November 12, 2018
UNC School of Medicine and Duke University researchers, led by Brian Button, PhD, show why coughing can’t force mucus free from airways to help people battle cystic fibrosis and chronic bronchitis, and how new treatments could alter mucus to make coughing more therapeutic.
November 8, 2018
Neuroscientists and chronic pain experts at the UNC School of Medicine used a weak alternating current of electricity to target a specific part of the brain and significantly decrease chronic lower back pain in all participants of a small clinical trial.
July 12, 2018
In this UNC Science Short video, we feature the work of Mark Zylka's lab, which the Angelman Syndrome Foundation has awarded $200,000 to investigate CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology as the basis for a cure to Angelman Syndrome, a rare but devastating neuro-genetic condition.
May 3, 2018
The Chronic Pancreatitis and Autologous Islet Cell Transplant Program, created by Chirag S. Desai, MD, is helping patients improve their quality of life by eliminating severe pain and reducing or ending the use of narcotic pain medications while preventing brittle diabetes.
April 18, 2018
This air ambulance is used for critically ill and trauma-related emergency flights.
January 17, 2018
Isley has served as CEO for Granville Health System in Oxford, NC, since 2006, and has held a variety of roles in his 30-year health care career.
June 22, 2015
CHAPEL HILL, NC – A joint effort between diabetes doctors and biomedical engineers could revolutionize how people with diabetes keep their blood sugar levels in check. Painful insulin injections could become a thing of the past for the millions of Americans who suffer from diabetes, thanks to a new invention from researchers at the University …