December 3, 2019
Surgical & Cardiology Team at UNC Children’s Help Infant Thrive
Margot Halpin is Flourishing After Heart Surgery at Four Months Old
Tag: Press Releases
November 26, 2019
Multiple forms of stigma may increase risk for mental illness and cardiovascular disease among Black and Latina Transgender Women Living with HIV
The research, led by Tonia Poteat, PhD, MPH, PA-C, in the Department of Social Medicine is highlighting the ways that stigma and stress affect health outcomes for Black and Latina Transgender women.
November 21, 2019
First-Year Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling Student Hailey Morris Motivated to Serve
A chance conversation with a customer who was a rehabilitation counselor while Hailey Morris worked at a local coffee shop in South Carolina spurred her desire to pursue the profession and to consider graduate school. Today, Morris is a first-year student in the Division of Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling who hopes to become a licensed professional counselor.
November 21, 2019
2020 Macy Faculty Scholars Program
The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation is accepting one nominated candidate from the School of Medicine and one nominated candidate from the School of Nursing, for the tenth class of the Josiah Macy Faculty Scholars. This program is designed to identify and nurture the careers of promising educational innovators in medicine and nursing.
November 21, 2019
Clean In Clean Out Feedback Contest Winners
With over 15,000 observations submitted between Oct. 15 – Nov. 15, the Clean In, Clean Out initiative continues to be a tremendous success! Congratulations to our Feedback Contest Winners who all submitted hand hygiene observations and gave feedback to their colleagues.
November 14, 2019
Research Study: Seeking 20 to 65-year-olds with Type 2 diabetes or prediabetes interested in losing weight
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are studying innovative ways to promote healthy eating, physical activity, and weight loss in adults who have been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes or prediabetes but are not taking medications to manage their diabetes.
November 11, 2019
UNC Children’s Heart Program Fights for Infant’s Life … Culminating in Successful Heart Transplant
Diagnosed with a congenital heart condition while still in utero, Suzi Leahy’s unborn son, Jett, was given “little chance of survival,” yet he beat the odds thanks to the life-saving care of the N.C. Pediatric Heart Center at UNC Children’s Hospital in Chapel Hill, NC.
November 7, 2019
Five-year Review of Wendy Brewster, MD, Director, Center for Women’s Health Research
An ad hoc committee has been appointed to undertake a routine review of the leadership provided by Wendy Brewster, MD, in her position as director of the UNC Center for Women’s Health Research. The review is a standard procedure of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The committee invites your written or verbal comments, suggestions and relevant information. The review will take place on November 25, 2019.
November 5, 2019
UNC Health Care Restructures Leadership to Coordinate Clinical Care in Triangle
New leadership organization part of broader strategic plan to transform UNC Health Care for the future
October 27, 2019
PTO Leave Sell Back Program Nov. 1 – Dec. 1
October 27, 2019
Join the Women’s Leadership Collaborative for “A Dialogue on Leadership”
October 4, 2019
Restrictive housing is associated with increased risk of death after release from prison
A new study, led by Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein, PhD, in the UNC department of social medicine, finds that people who were held in restrictive housing while serving time in prison face a substantial increased risk of death after their release.