Troylene Merrill: The Importance of Caregiving
A Bessemer City, N.C. woman is referred to UNC Hospitals for treatment of a recurrence of breast cancer and brings with her a posse of support and encouragement for the journey.
View ArticleChat Transcript - Researchers discover a promising new treatment for egg allergy
On Tuesday, July 24, UNC Health Care hosted a live Facebook chat with Dr. Wesley Burks of North Carolina Children's Hospital and Dr. Stacie Jones of Arksansas Children's Hospital, who answered...
View ArticleMilk thistle, taken by many people for liver disease, ineffective as...
A new multicenter trial finds that taking silymarin (milk thistle) has no effect on serum ALT or levels of the hepatitis C virus in people with chronic hepatitis C infection.
View ArticleNew understanding of cell metabolism provides therapeutic target
One of the reasons that cancer cells proliferate is that they metabolize fuel differently from normal cells. A team led by Blossom Damania, PhD, reports that two inter-related metabolic processes...
View ArticleAntibodies reverse Type 1 diabetes in new immunotherapy study
Scientists at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine have used injections of antibodies to rapidly reverse the onset of Type I diabetes in mice genetically bred to develop the disease.
View ArticleUNC Health Care to host live Facebook chat on egg allergy study
Dr. Wesley Burks of N.C. Children's Hospital and Dr. Stacie Jones of Arkansas Children's Hospital will answer your questions about a promising potential new treatment for egg allergy in a live Facebook...
View ArticleChat Transcript - What the Supreme Court's verdict on health care reform...
On Friday, June 29, UNC Health Care hosted a live chat on its Facebook page with Dr. Jonathan Oberlander to discuss the Supreme Court's ruling to uphold the Affordable Care Act.
View ArticleAutism, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder may share common underlying factors
New research led by Patrick F. Sullivan, MD, FRANZCP, a psychiatric geneticist at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, points to an increased risk of autism spectrum disorders among...
View ArticleQuestionnaire completed by parents may help identify 1-year-olds at risk for...
The First Year Inventory, a 10-minute questionnaire filled out by parents after a child’s first birthday, shows promise in identifying children who are later diagnosed with autism or other...
View ArticleThree UNC specialties nationally ranked by U.S. News
Overall, eleven specialties at UNC Hospitals were recognized as nationally ranked or high performing by U.S. News & World Report in its annual "America's Best Hospitals" issue.
View ArticleUNC Health Care and Rex Healthcare unveil UNC Physicians Network
The community physicians affiliated with UNC Health Care, including Rex Healthcare, UNC Hospitals, UNC Physicians and Associates, and Chatham Hospital, are adopting a new network name to better reflect...
View ArticleHealing and Helping - Kate Menard, MD
As an Employee Ambassador, Kate Menard, MD earned a donation of $250 to Project Graduation through UNC Health Care's Ambassador Recognition Program.
View ArticleUNC researchers discover promising new treatment for egg allergy
Giving egg-allergic children small amounts of egg over many months found to reduce severe reactions, help some shed the allergy entirely.
View ArticlePioneering study shows drug can purge dormant HIV
Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have published pioneering research showing that a drug used to treat certain types of lymphoma was able to dislodge hidden virus in...
View ArticleUNC Hospitals Honored By American Hospital Association for Quality, Safety,...
UNC Hospitals was honored as a finalist for the coveted American Hospital Association-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize.
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