June 16, 2026
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of June 12 – June 18
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Category: News
June 15, 2026
Targeting Delivery to the Lungs: Inhaled Vitamin D Could Be New Strategy
UNC School of Medicine researchers report that taking vitamin D orally has repeatedly failed to improve outcomes for people with chronic lung diseases. Inhaling vitamin D directly into the airways could offer a more effective, targeted treatment.
June 10, 2026
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of June 5 – June 11
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June 4, 2026
UNC Physician Experts Call for Systems-Based Approach to Prostate Cancer Screening Decisions
UNC School of Medicine physician experts Adam Goldstein, MD, MPH (Family Medicine), and Marc Bjurlin, DO, MSc (Urology), are calling for shared decision-making about prostate cancer screening to be built into health care systems, not left to individual clinicians alone. In a new editorial in the Journal of Urology, the authors argue that system-level support is essential to ensure patients can make informed, equitable decisions about PSA screening.
June 3, 2026
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of May 29 – June 4
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June 2, 2026
UNC Health Names Min Lee President, UNC Hospitals
Lee joins UNC Hospitals from UVA Medical Center in Virginia.
May 28, 2026
UNC Recognized as Top University for Research, Market Translation
Carolina was named the 18th “Most Innovative Institution” among hundreds of universities across the nation by the Cure Innovation Index.
May 28, 2026
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of May 22 – May 28
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May 27, 2026
UNC Study Shows Strong Patient Response to At-Home Colorectal Cancer Screening
Researchers mailed the test to recipients across North Carolina and calculated a nearly 20% increase among residents who agreed to take the test, regardless of race or ethnicity.
May 20, 2026
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of May 15 – May 21
Twins with Batten disease benefit from UNC Health drug trial – Dr. Yael Shiloh-Malawsky (The Well) Novel tool enables high-precision, low-cost pediatric leukemia diagnostics – Dr. Jeremy R. Wang (EurekAlert!) UNC Unveils Tool to Enhance Mouse Research Accuracy – Dr. Jennifer Brennan (Mirage News) UNC Develops Safer, Stronger Immunotherapy for Blood Cancer – Dr. Gianpietro …
May 20, 2026
UNC Researchers Develop Faster, Low-Cost Method to Diagnose Common Pediatric Cancer
The genetic tool allows doctors to better tailor treatments to each patient's unique subtype of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
May 19, 2026
UNC, UCSF researchers collaborate on new trial to prevent PTSD funded by John Mayer’s Heart and Armor Foundation
A collaboration between UNC School of Medicine and University of California-San Francisco will examine how improving sleep might reduce PTSD side-effects.