Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of May 8 – May 14
The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty starting Friday, May 8, 2026.
Groundbreaking Documentary Shines a Light on Postpartum Depression and Perinatal Mental Health Disorders
UNC School of Medicine Executive Dean Samantha Meltzer-Brody, MD, MPH, an international expert in the study and treatment of women’s mood disorders, is among experts featured in a new two-hour…
UNC Researchers Find Increased Bacteria Infection in Patients with Chronic Lung Disease
The findings suggest that people with bronchiectasis who also have chronic sinus disease may be more likely to have Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a bacteria that can make lung disease harder to…
US/UK Food Allergy Researchers Predict Oral Food Challenge Tests as an Obstacle to Future Food Allergy Trials
A new international perspective led by UNC School of Medicine researchers highlights that oral food challenges, historically considered essential to food allergy clinical trials, are now limiting who can participate…
UNC Health Announces Plans for New Community Hospital in Wilmington
The hospital will expand access to specialty and primary care across the New Hanover region’s rapidly growing communities, closer to home
UNC Scientists Reveal Molecular Details That Make Coffee Taste Bitter
This discovery could lead to new therapeutic strategies for multiple diseases.
UNC Health Selects Evidently as its Clinical Data Intelligence Partner for an Enterprise Deployment Across Hospitals and Clinics in Triangle Region of North Carolina
This enterprise deployment across UNC Health’s Triangle-region facilities will enhance patient safety, clinician efficiency, and documentation accuracy by surfacing insights from the longitudinal patient record
Perou Named Honorary Doctor by Karolinska Institutet
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is proud to announce that Charles “Chuck” Perou, PhD, Professor of Genetics, was awarded the title of Honorary Doctor by Karolinska Institutet…
UNC Receives $1.3 Million Grant for Bridge to Health Initiative
UNC School of Medicine and UNC Health received funding from The Duke Endowment to launch Bridge to Health, a pilot program led by Timothy Daaleman, MD, and UNC Family Medicine….
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Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of May 1 – May 7
The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty starting Friday, May 1, 2026.
