UNC ‘Breakthrough’ Research on Food Allergy Drug Featured in National Geographic
Drug work one of “7 Medical Breakthroughs that Changed Medicine in 2024.”
Study Reveals Importance of Bile Acids and other Metabolites in Food Allergies and Treatment
New research led by Yamini Virkud, MD, MPH, associate professor of pediatrics, director of Bioinformatics at the UNC Food Allergy Initiative (FAI) in the Department of Pediatrics at the UNC…
UNC Researchers to Accelerate Mapping of Cells Crucial to Child Respiratory Health and Disease
A research project co-led by James Hagood, MD, professor of pediatrics at the UNC School of Medicine, and colleagues will be supported in creating an atlas of the cells and…
News, Otolaryngology And Ear, Nose Throat, Pediatrics And Children's Health, Research
PCORI Awards UNC Researcher $14.4 Million to Study Emerging Medications for PIBD Patients
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) announced funding totaling $14.4 million for a Duke-UNC research collaboration to study new treatment options for pediatric inflammatory bowel diseases (PIBD). Michael D. Kappelman,…
Kappelman Leads Landmark Study Revealing That 100,000 American Youth Are Living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
A comprehensive analysis published in the journal Gastroenterology and led by Michael D. Kappelman, MD, MPH, at the UNC School of Medicine, reveals that U.S. pediatric IBD rates have increased,…
News, Pediatrics And Children's Health, Research, Vital Signs
Kim Receives $1-Million Grant for Novel Multi-nut Allergy Treatment Study
Edwin Kim, MD MS, director of the UNC Food Allergy Initiative at the UNC School of Medicine, will lead the first study of sublingual immunotherapy to address the feasibility and…
Announcements, News, Pediatrics And Children's Health, School of Medicine, Vital Signs
New Study Finds Obesity Can Be Prevented in Very Young Children
A large study co-led by Kori Flower, MD, MS, MPH, division chief of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine at the UNC School of Medicine demonstrates that combining text messaging with…
UNC Children’s Opens Muenzer MPS Center in Chapel Hill
UNC Children’s has opened the Muenzer MPS Research and Treatment Center dedicated to improving the lives of patients with mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS), a group of rare inherited conditions, and advancing research…
News, North Carolina, Pediatrics And Children's Health, Research
Students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities Face Barriers to Medical School Admission, Study Finds
Jasmine Weiss, MD, MHS, FAAP, assistant professor in UNC’s Department of Pediatrics, led surveys of 26 HBCU premedical advisors to document challenges facing Black students who want to pursue medical…
A New Therapy to Prevent or Delay Type 1 Diabetes Now Available at UNC Children’s Hospital
Nina Jain, MD, MBA, professor of pediatric endocrinology, and Ali Calikoglu, MD, retired professor of pediatrics, both at the UNC School of Medicine, played a pivotal role in getting this…
Are Biologics the Future of Food Allergy Treatment? One Study Weighs Pros and Cons
Publishing in Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, UNC School of Medicine researchers delve into the perspectives of community and academic providers on the role of biologics and food allergy….
News, Pediatrics And Children's Health, Research, School of Medicine, Vital Signs
UNC Fast-Tracks Personalized Treatment for Twins with Ultra Rare Genetic Disorder
In May 2022, Yael Shiloh-Malawsky, MD, a neurologist at the UNC School of Medicine, met two new patients combatting a rare and fatal neurodegenerative disorder called Batten disease. With help…
Clinical Research, Neurology, News, Pediatrics And Children's Health
Researchers Find E-Cigarette Use Disrupts Nasal Microbiome
A new study led by Elise Hickman, PhD, and Ilona Jaspers, PhD, director of the UNC Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma, and Lung Biology at the UNC School of Medicine,…
Immunology And Microbiology, News, Pediatrics And Children's Health, Research
Eveline Wu Wins CARRA-Arthritis Foundation Advancing Biosample Collection Award
Eveline Wu, MD, MSCR, Associate Professor and Division Chief of Pediatric Rheumatology in the Department of Pediatrics, is one of 14 researchers nationwide selected to receive the award this year.
UNC School of Medicine Selected as Site for New Food Allergy Research
The UNC site lead investigators are Edwin Kim, MD, associate professor of medicine, division chief of UNC Pediatric Allergy & Immunology, and Corinne Keet, MD, PhD, professor of pediatrics, vice…
Five Questions with Heather Swain
In this Vital Signs series, we feature UNC School of Medicine recent graduate Heather Swain, from Timberlake, NC. Dr. Swain’s journey into medicine began at an early age. She explains…
News, Pediatrics And Children's Health, School of Medicine, Vital Signs
Vielot Receives K01 Grant to Reduce HPV Vaccination Disparities
Nadja Vielot, PhD, was recently awarded a four-year K01 grant totaling over $620K by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The grant,…
Cancer, Family Medicine, Pediatrics And Children's Health, Primary Care, Women's Health
Disinterest in Pediatric Care? Jordan and Rao Pen Perspective Piece on Pediatric Workforce Decline
This year’s match results show that only 91.8% of pediatric residency slots were successfully filled by programs compared to a higher percentage in years past. This ongoing outcome has many…
News, Pediatrics And Children's Health, School of Medicine, Vital Signs
Antibody Trial Launched to Address Enterovirus Threat
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is launching a first-in-human clinical trial to determine the safety and efficacy of an experimental monoclonal antibody against enterovirus D68 (EV-D68). UNC School of Medicine’s Matthew…
Immunology And Microbiology, News, Pediatrics And Children's Health, School of Medicine
New Study Suggests Higher Amounts of Intervention May Not Be More Helpful for Children on the Autism Spectrum
After a thorough systematic analysis, Micheal Sandbank, PhD, at the UNC School of Medicine and other researchers across the United States found that evidence was lacking that higher intensity interventions…
Health Sciences, News, Pediatrics And Children's Health, Research
