August 16, 2018
UNC School of Medicine welcomes new PhD students to BBSP
The Biomedical and Biological Sciences Program (BBSP) welcomed a new class of PhD students to Chapel Hill this week for orientation.
Author Archives: Nathaniel Bailey
August 9, 2018
Review of scientific evidence on effectiveness of fertility awareness-based methods for contraception underscores need for higher quality studies
The systematic review led by UNC’s Rachel Peragallo Urrutia, MD, was published this week in Obstetrics and Gynecology. It reviewed 53 studies of the effectiveness of fertility awareness-based methods and rated the studies for their quality.
July 11, 2018
The Love of Caring
Jean Cates, RN, has been a nurse for more years than N.C. Memorial Hospital has been standing and has been providing care at UNC Hospitals for more than five decades of that time. She has devoted her life to caring for people. For those of us who work at the hospital, Jean was a familiar face in Occupational Health Services (OHS) where she has worked for the past few decades as a temporary RN. Jean retired (for the second time) at the end of June 2018.
June 14, 2018
UNC Study: Tdap Vaccine Given During Pregnancy Reduces Occurrence of Infant Pertussis
A study led by UNC’s Sylvia Becker-Dreps, MD, MPH, reviewed more than 675,000 pregnancies in the U.S. to determine if the Tdap vaccine given to a mother will reduce the chances of her child developing pertussis during the first 18 months of life. The results show a decrease in overall cases of pertussis, and most notably, in pertussis hospitalization in infants whose mothers were immunized during pregnancy.
June 6, 2018
The Measure of a Doctor
As Harold Pillsbury, MD, retires as chair of UNC Otolaryngology/ Head and Neck Surgery, we take a look back at his career through the eyes of one of his patients.
May 29, 2018
Arrival of Three Mannequins Will Increase High-Fidelity Patient Simulations
The School of Medicine’s Clinical Skills and Patient Simulation Center has three new mannequins to facilitate simulations for students. This is the first purchase of a mannequin in nearly a decade and provides a new educational tool that reinforces UNC’s standard of safety.
May 24, 2018
UNC Researchers Funded by National Geographic to Study Retirement from the U.S. to Latin America
Philip Sloane, MD, MPH, is directing a study tracking the growing tendency of U.S. retirees to relocate to Latin American colonial cities.
May 24, 2018
UNC Hospitals is recruiting for a new Medical Director for Perioperative Services
The Medical Director for Perioperative Services (MDPS) is the lead physician for the perioperative services areas of UNC Medical Center.
May 24, 2018
Election Results: New Members-at-Large to the UNC Hospitals Medical Staff Executive Committee
Congratulations to the four new members of the Medical Staff Executive Committee (MSEC). The faculty members listed here were elected by their peers in a highly competitive election.
May 7, 2018
UNC researchers present study about family history and postpartum mental health at national APA Conference
Anna Bauer, PhD, and Samantha Meltzer-Brody, MD, MPH, were chosen by the APA to present findings from their recently published study about a new mother’s risk of postpartum psychiatric conditions when she has an immediate family member with a psychiatric disorder.
May 3, 2018
Sullivan makes international news with new study on genes and depression
Patrick Sullivan, MD, made international news with a study he contributed to that uncovered 30 new genes linked to depression, tripling the number known to play a role in the debilitating disease.
May 3, 2018
Multiple UNC physicians quoted in articles for online magazine Bustle
Writers for Bustle, a popular online magazine created by women and for women, recently quoted multiple UNC physicians for various health-related articles.