April 12, 2018
Matt Harmody, MD, a former emergency medicine resident at UNC Hospitals, recently returned to Chapel Hill for something he’d been waiting decades for—the chance to donate a kidney.
April 12, 2018
WRAL featured a story on Melina Kibbe, MD, Colin G. Thomas Jr Distinguished Professor and Chair of the UNC School of Medicine Department of Surgery, as part of the station's Celebrating Women Series.
April 12, 2018
J. Victor Garcia, PhD, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Global Health and Infectious Disease, is the 2018 recipient of the Opendra Narayan Lecture.
April 11, 2018
A multi-center retrospective chart review provided greater detail about the development and diagnosis of the disorder in childhood and points the way toward a better understanding of screening those at risk.
April 5, 2018
The volunteers of No One Dies Alone provide companionship to patients just days before their final breath. A recent expansion of the program – called Compassionate Companions – means that anyone who would like company for a few hours can request it.
April 5, 2018
The study, based on results from patients treated at UNC Hospitals, found that using genetic testing to inform which blood thinner to use following a procedure to open narrowed blood vessels resulted in significantly fewer complications. George “Rick” Stouffer, III, MD, was a leader of the study.
April 5, 2018
UNC Health Care patients are now among the first patients in the United States with the ability to access their medical records from multiple providers through the Apple iPhone Health app (for phones running iOS 11.3 or later).
April 5, 2018
UNC Lineberger researchers led two major projects to mark the finale of The Cancer Genome Atlas project, which was backed by the National Cancer Institute and National Human Genome Research Institute.
April 5, 2018
Have a treat on us! Each week all entries submitted having the correct response will be entered into that week’s random drawing. One person will be selected each week to receive their choice of a $5.00 gift card from FreedomPay, Starbucks, Panera Bread, or the State Employee’s Credit Union (which may be used at the vendor of your choice). Find a link to this week's question, answers to previous trivia questions and the winners so far.
April 4, 2018
Since opening its doors in March 2008, SECU Family House at UNC Hospitals has served more than 20,000 seriously ill patients and their loved ones. Anyone can support this critically needed hospitality house by attending Family House’s 10th Anniversary Golf Tournament & Birthday Party on Friday, April 13. Gary Williams, popular host of Golf Channel’s Morning Drive, will emcee both fun-filled events at Chapel Hill Country Club.
April 4, 2018
The director of the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities will give a talk titled “Imaging Infant Brain Development in Autism” April 10.
April 4, 2018
Scientists led by Rob Nicholas, PhD, at the UNC School of Medicine show how the gonorrhea bacterium resists last-resort antibiotic ceftriaxone while maintaining a robust growth rate.