July 7, 2025
The parents of twins Amelia and Makenzie Kahn, who have been battling Batten disease, a rare genetic disorder, for eight years, are now celebrating signs of progress one year into a first-in-kind clinical study at UNC Health. Led by Yael Shiloh-Malawsky, MD, the new personalized treatment, Zebronkysen, is helping to better manage the disease.
May 13, 2025
Joseph Piven, MD, the Thomas E. Castelloe Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics and director of the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities was given the award for his fundamental contributions to research on autism spectrum disorders.
May 5, 2025
Four North Carolina families share their journey in experiencing Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome, a rare condition that can result in fetal loss. Read their stories of hope, fears, and overwhelming gratitude for expert care at UNC Hospitals.
April 23, 2025
Led by UNC School of Medicine’s Weili Lin, PhD, researchers document cognitive milestones revealed in children from birth to toddlerhood in brain imaging study.
April 16, 2025
From advancing community care, pursuing competitive specialties, to becoming a first-generation student, these are the stories of four medical students as they persevered to Match Day 2025.
March 17, 2025
A study now published in Nature Communications Earth & Environment, reveals how global warming could exacerbate lung diseases by dehydrating and inflaming human airways. UNC Marsico Lung Institute members Brian Button, PhD, is senior author and Alessandra Livraghi-Butrico, PhD, is co-author.
February 12, 2025
Randomized, placebo-controlled trial finds that low-dose semaglutide reduces amount of alcohol consumption, alcohol cravings, and heavy drinking days. Reductions in cigarettes per day were also seen.
February 8, 2025
Dr. Joe Grisham passed away on January 29th, 2025. Dr. Grisham was the Chair of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine from 1973-1999. He oversaw the creation of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory medicine, along with Bill McLendon, conducted impactful NIH research in liver pathology, and was a recipient of the American Society of Investigative Pathology’s highest honor, the Gold-Headed Cane Award.
January 16, 2025
Lead author Chineme Enyioha, MD, MPH, and colleagues were published in BMC Public Health, aiming to design effective communication strategies to support health warning labels (HWLs) on little cigars and cigarillos (LCCs), a tobacco product increasingly popular among young adults. The study established four types of messages for the graphic HWLs: explanatory, testimonial, inquisitive, and recommendation, each illustrating the health risks tied to LCC usage.
January 8, 2025
Drug work one of “7 Medical Breakthroughs that Changed Medicine in 2024.”
December 19, 2024
Using technology first designed by Bryan L. Roth, MD, PhD, the Michael Hooker Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology, researchers at the UNC School of Medicine have engineered a molecular technology that can turn off pain receptors.
December 18, 2024
The UNC Chronic Pancreatitis and Autologous Islet Cell Transplant Program, led by Chirag S. Desai, MD, FACS, professor of surgery, has performed its 100th case, cementing UNC Hospitals as one of the most significant centers for surgical therapy for chronic pancreatitis.