September 26, 2018
UNC researchers led by Arlene Chung, MD, MHA, reviewed more than 300 apps in the health and fitness categories of app stores for hands-free, voice-activated assistants, including Amazon’s Alexa and Google Assistant; they found very few had a clear health focus.
September 26, 2018
In an article in the journal Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology, UNC Lineberger’s Stephen Hursting, PhD, MPH, and his colleagues reviewed findings from research looking at the biological links between obesity and cancers of the colon, rectum, pancreas, liver, esophagus, gallbladder and stomach, as well as published studies on how diet, exercise, weight loss surgery, and other weight-related interventions may help reverse this connection.
September 20, 2018
Sameer Arora, MD, a UNC School of Medicine cardiology fellow, led a study reviewing hospitalizations for a certain type of heart attack that occurred over a 15-year period and found consistent differences in the treatment of black and white patients.
September 20, 2018
Michelle Hernandez, MD, associate medical director of the N.C. Children’s Allergy & Asthma Center, led a study that followed 23 asthma patients in North Carolina to show that even with optimized treatment for persistent asthma, patients experienced respiratory and systemic effects from exposure to low levels of ozone.
September 20, 2018
Moe Lim, MD, has been named Associate Chief Medical Officer for Surgical Services. In this role, Lim will provide senior medical leadership to perioperative practice across the UNC Medical Center, including perioperative areas at the UNC Medical Center and the Ambulatory Surgery Center.
September 20, 2018
UNC School of Medicine, UNC Medical Center, and NC TraCS Institute awarded $50,000 to two teams of researchers led by Jill Bates, PharmD, Alison Stuebe, MD, and Ana Whitney, MS, to study pharmacogenomics and social determinants of maternal health.
September 20, 2018
A web page has been developed to share information about the UNC School of Medicine’s ongoing strategic planning process.
September 20, 2018
Get deeply discounted tickets to the Thursday, Oct. 4 (NY Islanders) and Sunday, Oct. 7 (NY Rangers) games.
September 20, 2018
Our Carolina Care Highlight this week recognizes Dr. Justin L. Rountree from the Department of Anesthesiology. Here's what one of Dr. Rountree's patients had to say: "I have been with Dr. Rountree for about 7 years now and I feel we developed a close patient/provider relationship that I feel very comfortable with!..."
September 19, 2018
The General Consent for Treatment forms have been revised and will be effective on Friday, Sept. 21. After that time, all patients will need to sign the revised forms on their next visit.
September 19, 2018
UNC Medical Center received Leader Status in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Healthcare in the 2017/18 Healthcare Equality Index (HEI). Several sessions of the class will be offered.
September 19, 2018
Treating asymptomatic bacteriuria can have negative effects for patients, and UNC Medical Center Hospital Epidemiology and the UNC Antimicrobial Stewardship Program are teaming up to spread the word about how best to prevent them.