UNC Health Announces Plans for New N.C. Children’s Hospital
The new facility will include behavioral health and position the state as a national leader.
Researchers Release Results from Clinical Trial for Treatment of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia
A phase 2 study, led by Thomas W. Ferkol, MD, at the UNC School of Medicine, demonstrates safety and efficacy of idrevloride with hypertonic saline for treatment of primary ciliary…
Clinical Research, News, Pediatrics And Children's Health, Pulmonology, Research
Sickle Cell Disease Continues to Face Underfunding, Lack of Research
Jane Little, MD, and Maria Boucher, MD, both in the UNC School of Medicine, detail the current struggles of patients with sickle cell disease and how we can help.
Common Cold Virus Linked to Potentially Fatal Blood Clotting Disorder
The new observation, made by UNC School of Medicine’s Stephan Moll, MD, and Jacquelyn Baskin-Miller, MD, suggests that a life-threatening blood clotting disorder can be caused by an infection with…
News, Pediatrics And Children's Health, Research, Vascular Health, Virology
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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Adolescents are Aware of and Invested in the Potential Impacts of Abortion Restrictions, Study Says
Bianca A. Allison, MD, MPH, assistant professor of Pediatrics at the UNC School of Medicine, led a qualitative study showing that adolescents know and care about the changing legal landscape…
Dellon Honored with H. Fleming Fuller Award
For more than 35 years, the Award has been given to the physician who best embodies Fuller’s commitment to patient care, teaching, and community.
Awards, Rankings and Recognitions, Faculty, News, Pediatrics And Children's Health
12 Months of Treatment with EPIT Superior to Placebo in Desensitizing Children to Peanuts
The study, called EPITOPE, led by senior author A. Wesley Burks, MD, CEO of UNC Health and dean of the UNC School of Medicine, and contributing author Edwin Kim, MD,…
News, Pediatrics And Children's Health, Research, School of Medicine, Vital Signs
Raffa Talks With CNN Health About the Increase in Kids Treated for Illicit Substance Ingestion
The outbreak of Covid-19 presented many dangers for children, and a new study suggests increased illicit substance ingestions were among them. Lead study author Brittany Raffa, MD, clinical instructor in…
Covid-19 / Coronavirus, News, Pediatrics And Children's Health
Researchers Announce Findings from Landmark Clinical Trial for Pediatric Crohn’s Disease
Michael Kappelman, MD, MPH, was the lead PI on the clinical trial, which followed nearly 300 children with Crohn’s to evaluate how their conditions changed in response to anti-TNF biologic…
Gastrointestinal, Infectious Diseases, News, Pediatrics And Children's Health, Research
Novel Peanut Allergy Treatment Shown to be Safe, Effective, and Lasting
A four-year clinical trial led by Edwin Kim, MD, at the UNC School of Medicine, has found that an increased dosage of a unique type of peanut allergy immunotherapy continues…
How a New Blood-Vessel-on-a-Chip Can Help Researchers Further Understand Vascular Malformations
A research team led by William Polacheck, PhD, at the UNC School of Medicine, has engineered a microfluidic model that mimics a rare genetic disorder affecting the structure of veins,…
Biology, News, Pediatrics And Children's Health, Research, Technology and Innovation
Single Dose of Azithromycin Reduces Maternal Sepsis or Death
A UAB-UNC School of Medicine collaboration found that a single oral dose of the common antibiotic azithromycin reduced the risk of maternal sepsis or death by 33 percent in women…
News, Pediatrics And Children's Health, School of Medicine, Vital Signs
UNC Researchers Tackle the E-cigarette or Vaping Product Use–associated Lung Injury (EVALI) Epidemic
Meghan Rebuli, PhD, an assistant professor of pediatrics in the UNC School of Medicine and member of the Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma, and Lung Biology, shares new findings and…
News, Pediatrics And Children's Health, Pulmonology, Research
Living with Type 1 Diabetes: Izzy Shares Her Story
11-year-old Izzy Dixon is sharing her story on how she is managing her Type 1 diabetes at a young age. Hear her story and how experts at UNC Children’s guided…
Diabetes, News, Pediatrics And Children's Health, Vital Signs
UNC Children’s Hospital Launches Podcast Series
Benny Joyner, MD, MPH, spoke about the rise in hospitalizations due to RSV in the inaugural podcast for UNC Children’s Hospital.
A Bridge to Transplantation: Pediatric Patient is First at UNC Children’s to Become Berlin Heart Recipient
After being diagnosed with severe dilated cardiomyopathy, a 5-month-old infant from Brunswick County was facing an uncertain future. However, she was able to beat the odds after becoming UNC Children’s…
Cardiology and Heart Health, News, Pediatrics And Children's Health
UNC Psychiatry Seeking Participants for Study on Teen Menstrual Cycles, Stress
The UNC Department of Psychiatry seeks female teens with depression, suicidal thoughts, or thoughts of self harm for a study seeking to understand the influence of the menstrual cycle and…
Announcements, Depression, Family Medicine, Health Sciences, Pediatrics And Children's Health, Psychiatry And Mental Health, Research, School of Medicine, UNC Health, Wellness, Women's Health
Park Named First Division Chief of Children’s Cochlear Implant Center
Lisa Park, AuD, has been named the first division chief of the Children’s Cochlear Implant Center within the Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery.
Otolaryngology And Ear, Nose Throat, Pediatrics And Children's Health, School of Medicine, Vital Signs
Knittel, Thompson Receive Clinical Scientist Development Awards
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation awarded more than $7.9 million in grants to 16 early-career physician scientists, including two from the UNC School of Medicine – Andrea Knittel, MD, PhD…
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