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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. ...

Youth baseball tournament to raise money for UNC children's rehabilitation

By Carly Breland | March 2

The second annual Cloudbuster Invitational — a youth baseball tournament benefiting the Fitch Family Comprehensive Pediatric Rehabilitation Program ...

NCDHHS introduces bed registry to better assist behavioral health patients

By Vina Senthil | February 8

NDCHHS introduced a new online hospital bed registry in an effort to reduce wait times for behavioral health patients on Jan. 31. The registry will partner ...

N.C. doctor files lawsuit against state, challenges restrictions on medicated abortions

By Emmy Martin | February 1

Chapel Hill OB-GYN Dr. Amy Bryant filed a lawsuit in the federal district court for the Middle District of North Carolina last Wednesday that could impact ...

Letter: We need to protect medical students from burnout.

January 26

"The pressure of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with a renewed interest in physical and mental health of the American public, has reinvigorated ...

Letter: UNC Hospital parking is not accessible

January 23

"The hourly rate of the Dogwood Parking Deck is $1.50 per hour, with a daily maximum of $10. Although it seems like a small expense, the sum can quickly ...

UNC awarded $3 million grant for pathogen preparedness and training

By Kayla Hallac | November 8

The UNC School of Medicine was recently selected as a Regional Emerging Special Pathogen Treatment Center (RESPTC) by the U.S. Department of Health and ...

NC hospitals face severe blood shortage, call for donors

By Ian Walniuk | January 23

Hospitals across North Carolina are facing a severe shortage of blood donors, primarily due to COVID-19 related issues. "... To have a substantial ...

Orange County clinics providing Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots to high-risk individuals

By Meagan Bergstrom | October 7

UNC Health and local Orange County clinics are offering COVID-19 booster shots for certain individuals, following recent guidance from the U.S. Centers ...