UNC Bioengineers Create New Material for Heart Monitoring Devices
Researchers have created heart monitoring sensors that conform to the skin, are comfortable, and can be worn while people are moving.
New Calculator to Better Predict Stroke Risk in Atrial Fibrillation Patients
The new and improved tool, created by a first-year hematology and oncology fellow Samuel Short, MD, at the UNC School of Medicine, can help physicians better assess stroke risk in…
UNC School of Nursing and School of Medicine Faculty Contribute to New Blood Pressure Guidelines
Research Helps Medical Providers Determine Best Approach to High Blood Pressure
Study Finds Oral Semaglutide Vastly Reduces Heart Attacks, Strokes
A large clinical trial, co-led by researchers at the UNC School of Medicine, has shown that the popular weight-loss drug significantly reduces cardiovascular events in people with type 2 diabetes,…
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MicroRNA Responsible for Sex Differences in Cardiac Physiology, Disease
Researchers pinpoint small molecules that greatly affect differences in heart health in men and women.
Biochemistry, Biology, Cardiology and Heart Health, Genetics And Aging, News, Research
Press Ganey Recognizes UNC Health in 2024 Human Experience Awards
The Bone Marrow Transplant Clinic at North Carolina Basnight Cancer Hospital won the Pinnacle of Excellence Award. The North Carolina Heart & Vascular Hospital and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit…
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Wearable Devices Can Increase Health Anxiety. Could They Adversely Affect Health?
For patients with atrial fibrillation, using a wearable device can lead to higher rates of anxiety about their Afib symptoms and treatment, doctor visits, and use of informal healthcare resources,…
UNC Hospitals Performs First Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement in North Carolina
John P. Vavalle, MD, MHS, FACC, and Matthew A. Cavender, MD, MPH, FACC, interventional cardiologists and their collaborative team in the Structural Heart Disease Program at UNC, have performed their…
Cardiology and Heart Health, Clinical Research, News, Research
Kowitt, Team Develop Effective Cigar Warning Signage
A new study published by UNC Family Medicine’s Sarah Kowitt, PhD, MPH, and colleagues looked at the impact of different types of warning signs for large and premium cigars sold…
Addiction, Cancer, Cardiology and Heart Health, Family Medicine, News, Research, Vital Signs
UNC Department of Family Medicine Authors Second Edition of Chronic Illness Care Textbook
Springer recently released “Chronic Illness Care, Principles and Practice,” edited by UNC Family Medicine’s Timothy P. Daaleman, DO, MPH, and Margaret R. Helton, MD. Faculty members in the Department of…
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