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No. 21 UNC baseball blanks Miami, 2-0, to take first game of series

| March 28

UNC Hospitals

UNC opens new Down syndrome clinic, serves patients of all ages

By Keerthana Gotur | March 19

The clinic will be one the first of its kind in the Southeastern United States, offering extensive care for Down syndrome patients as well as paving a ...

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Samantha Meltzer-Brody promoted to executive dean of UNC School of Medicine

By Keerthana Gotur | March 2

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'Science has stopped': UNC community reacts to proposed NIH cuts

By Maria Sullivan | February 24

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Chapel Hill launches affordable housing loan fund, plans to create 600 housing units

By Vinh Le | February 19

UNC Hospitals is a 803-bed facility that serves more than 37,000 people in the Southeast every year. It houses the N.C. Children’s Hospital as well as the N.C. Women’s Hospital. In addition to that, the hospital offers specialized patient care services such as the Diabetes Care Center, the Rehabilitation Center, the Comprehensive Transplant Center and more. UNC houses the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, one of 40 National Cancer Institute-designated centers in the United States.

'Medicine is not passive': Students reflect on changes to medical school curriculum

By Keerthana Gotur | February 4

The Translational Education at Carolina 2.0 curriculum includes small group learning, focusing on competency-based medical education rather than primarily ...

UNC Health and Duke partner to open first standalone children's hospital in N.C.

By Tulsi Asokan and Lauren Zola | February 2

The new campus' location has not been determined and construction is set to begin in 2027.

UNC Hospitals experiment with AI, work to integrate new technology in health care

By Sarah Clements | January 13

As artificial intelligence begins to be implemented at UNC Hospitals, university leaders share the benefits and potential drawbacks of its use.

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University researchers receive $10 million to develop, improve cancer center

By Sajni Patel | January 9

UNC researchers were recently awarded a grant to develop the Cancer Identification and Precision Oncology Center at UNC, with work being done by faculty ...

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UNC Hospitals feel impact of student volunteers

By Alice Scott | October 20

UNC student volunteers provide pivotal support to children at UNC Hospitals.

New North Carolina Surgical Hospital opens, first operations successful

By Caroline Horne | September 2

On its first day of operation, the hospital surgeons completed a liver transplant and half a dozen other procedures. The new hospital will also offer ...

UNC School Of Nursing awarded $25,000 for workplace violence training project

By Keerthana Gotur | August 26

“We're really working on the environment in which our healthcare workers work because we don't want them just to survive,” Dean of Carolina Nursing ...

New medical debt relief incentive program to level disparities in North Carolina

By Sophie Baglioni | August 25

North Carolina has the 4th highest percentage of medical debt in the country. According to 2022 data from the Urban Institute, 20 percent of North Carolina ...

Small plane crashes at RDU, injuring UNC professor and pilot

By Jessica F. Simmons | April 24

The passenger on the plane was Dr. Paul Chelminski, a UNC professor and internal medicine physician with UNC Health. Chelminski was taken to UNC ...

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McLendon Clinical Laboratories under evaluation for possible pattern of cancer diagnoses

By Madeleine Ahmadi | January 28

Phil Bridges, the executive director of integrated communications for UNC Health, said in an email statement that UNC Hospitals leadership reached out ...

UNC students bring 'moments of magic' to kids at UNC's Children's Hospital

By Daneen Khan | October 30

UNC’s chapter of A Moment of Magic, a national nonprofit organization, allows students to dress up as princesses and superheroes to visit children in ...

New abortion ban law could effect medical professionals in North Carolina

By Zoe Werner | May 18

S.B. 20, most of which goes into effect on July 1, prohibits abortion after 12 weeks of pregnancy and medication abortion after 10 weeks of pregnancy. Physicians ...

Orange County sees highest life expectancy in North Carolina due to abundant resources

By Walker Livingston | April 12

Orange County residents lead the state's average life expectancy by almost four years. According to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation’s ...

NCDHHS to retire COVID-19 vaccination data, testing sites as state recovers from pandemic

By Sam Kornylak | April 3

The federal public health emergency due to COVID-19 comes to an end on May 11. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced changes ...

'A sisterhood': LEAD helps foster a new generation of Black doulas

By Adele Morris | March 21

Lived Experience Accessible Doula (LEAD) is an eight-week program that trains black doulas, or birth experts, on how to support black mothers emotionally, ...

Bill to legalize marijuana for chronic illness care passes in NC Senate

By Bridget Bendezu | March 9

On March 1 at 4:20 p.m., the North Carolina Senate passed a bill legalizing the use of marijuana for medical needs. If passed in the House, the "N.C. ...