July 6, 2017
New research from UNC shows that rates of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction are increasing sharply, with the most dramatic increase among girls aged 13-17.
June 7, 2017
In two previous studies, University of North Carolina researchers and colleagues linked infant brain anatomy differences to autism diagnoses at age two. Now they show differences in functional connections between brain regions at 6 months to predict autism at age two.
March 16, 2017
A comprehensive clinical trial, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, challenges three decades worth of observational studies by conclusively demonstrating that treatment between eight and 20 weeks of gestation does not have an impact on adverse outcomes in children through five years of age.
June 27, 2014
Claire's troubling and recurrent symptoms led her family to UNC, where pediatric rheumatologists identified a rare autoimmune disease.
June 27, 2013
National Child Health month promotes the benefits of good health, educating parents to protect their children with good nutrition and year-round exercise. In this month’s health highlight, Michael Steiner, MD, chief of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, shares 10 tips on how parents can promote a healthy lifestyle at home.
June 27, 2013
Kevin Kelly, MD, a recent transplant from Wisconsin, adjusts to life in North Carolina (complete with startling wildlife encounters) and settles into his new role as pediatrician-in-chief of N.C. Children's Hospital and vice chair for clinical operations of the UNC Department of Pediatrics.