real doctors, real people - Josh Berkowitz
Life for Josh Berkowitz, a third year resident in Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, is constantly at full speed. If he's not with a patient at the hospital, in a clinic, or with his family being a husband...
View ArticleOberlander to host live Facebook chat on election results
Dr. Jonathan Oberlander, a professor of Social Medicine and Health Policy & Management at UNC, will discuss how the results of the Nov. 6 elections will affect health care and Affordable Care Act.
View ArticleWatching the developing brain, scientists glean clues on neurological disorder
UNC researchers track a gene’s crucial role in orchestrating the placement of neurons in the developing brain. Their findings help unravel some of the mysteries of Joubert syndrome and other...
View ArticleUNC's Dr. John Buse named to international diabetes prize selection jury
The 2013 Harold Hamm International Prize for Biomedical Research in Diabetes encourages research focused on progress toward a cure.
View ArticleUNC's Cam Patterson elected President of the Association of Professors of...
The mission of the APC is to lead the effort to train cardiovascular specialists.
View ArticleHead-to-head trial of two diabetes drugs yields mixed results
Daily injections of liraglutide were slightly more effective than weekly injections of exenatide in lowering blood sugar and promoting weight loss. However, patients had fewer negative side effects on...
View ArticleOberlander perspective in NEJM on 'The Future of Obamacare'
Dr. Jonathan Oberlander, a professor of Social Medicine and Health Policy & Management at UNC, wrote a perspective piece in the New England Journal of Medicine called, “The Future of Obamacare.”
View ArticleCaldwell Memorial Hospital to join UNC Health Care System
On Friday, Nov. 9, the Board of Directors of Caldwell Memorial Hospital in Lenoir, NC, announced their unanimous decision to move forward with exclusive negotiations to join the UNC Health Care System.
View ArticleRN: Real Nurses - Stacey Anderegg
Stacey Anderegg is an Hematology/Oncology Infusion Nurse at the N.C. Cancer Hospital. In her life outside the hospital, Stacey is a vocalist with a 7-woman a cappella group called "Stella."
View ArticleFour AAAS 2012 Fellows among UNC School of Medicine faculty
The American Association for the Advancement of Science has awarded the distinction of AAAS 2012 Fellow to four of its members at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.
View ArticleNew resource for Single Fathers Due to Cancer
The Single Fathers Due to Cancer Program includes a website and monthly support group for fathers and their children.
View ArticleStudy suggests L-DOPA therapy for Angelman syndrome may have both benefits...
New research from UNC provides a neurological justification for this therapeutic approach, but researchers caution there could be unanticipated effects.
View ArticleCindy Korff: A Caregiver Gives Thanks
The mother of a 22-year-old Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune says thanks to the medical professionals at UNC Hospitals who saved her son’s life and the new-found friends-for-life who buoyed her at SECU...
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