UNC-led consortium awarded $4 million to train next generation of global...
The consortium, which involves four partnering institutions, will support early-career scientists and clinicians during a yearlong research fellowship at 17 sites in 13 countries in Africa, Asia, and...
View Articlereal doctors, real people - Jackie Patterson
Jackie Patterson, a second year resident in Pediatrics, brings a special skill to the table when it comes to reading a patient, and that is non-verbal communication.
View ArticleAnn Hartline: Living Life Large with Metastatic Breast Cancer
Asheville artist Ann Hartline was featured in Family House Diaries in July 2011. Despite new medical challenges over the past year, Ann celebrated five years of living life large with metastatic breast...
View ArticleChatham Hospital opens new surgical clinic
On Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, a new surgical clinic opens in the Medical Office Building at Chatham Hospital. UNC Health Care surgeons will operate in the year-old, nearly 4,000 square foot space....
View ArticleUNC Hospitals receives national recognition from American College of Surgeons
This recognition program commends a select group of hospitals for achieving exemplary outcome performances related to patient management in five clinical areas.
View ArticleUNC researcher awarded grant to study early cystic fibrosis lung disease
Multi-center program focusing on infants and young children could provide a roadmap for prevention
View ArticleRN: Real Nurses - Chris McGrath
"When we keep someone alive long enough so that they can come back here and have an intervention and they walk out of the hospital, that makes it all worth it," says Chris McGrath, a Certified Flight...
View ArticleFacts and myths about Halloween candy
A holiday devoted to vampires, goblins and ghouls is a recipe for a ghastly night of fright. But false stories of marauding strangers and poison-laced candy can make the evening scarier than it needs...
View ArticleUNC’s Myron Cohen and Terry Magnuson elected to Institute of Medicine
Election to the IOM is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to...
View ArticleUNC School of Medicine receives grant from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation...
Students participating in the program will take a year out from medical school to conduct clinical research abroad under the direction of a mentor working in global health.
View ArticlePatient-reported outcomes essential to comparative effectiveness research
Patient perspective key to adequate evaluation of cancer treatment
View ArticleJoin Dr. Carey Anders for live Facebook chat on breast cancer
Dr. Carey Anders of UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center will answer your questions about breast cancer during a live Facebook chat at 12 p.m. ET on Thursday, Oct. 18
View ArticleFriday remembered as a friend to UNC Medicine and UNC Health Care
Following the passing of UNC System President Emeritus William C. Friday, Dr. Bill Roper reflected on his contributions. "Bill Friday was a giant in American higher education and in North Carolina...
View ArticleUNC Hearing & Voice Center, UNC ENT Clinic moving to Carolina Crossing
UNC Health Care’s outpatient clinics at Carolina Crossing are scheduled to open in October 2012, expanding UNC Healthway on Hwy 54 in Chapel Hill and Durham. Carolina Crossing will include ENT...
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