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The medics of the sky: how Carolina Air Care transports critical patients

By Noah Dolgoff | January 21

In the limited space of the helicopter, Hooks and Snow provide critical care throughout the duration of the flight, using ventilation devices and IV drips. ...

Two killed in shooting at UNC Family Medicine Center in Durham on Monday

November 25

Durham police are investigating a shooting that occurred at the UNC Family Medicine Center on Mayfair Street on Monday, Nov. 25.

'Life or death information': Complaint claims UNC Health Care violated patient rights

By Eva Ellenburg | November 20

UNC Health Care is being sued for allegedly discriminating against blind patients and violating the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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UNC Hospitals pharmacy department wins award for reducing patients' financial risks

By Emily Orland | November 11

UNC Hospitals' Department of Pharmacy recently gained national recognition for its unique system that reduces the financial risk of high-cost drugs and ...

Ousted Blue Cross CEO still eligible to treat UNC Hospitals children after charges

By Evelyn Gandy | October 8

Details emerged publicly last month regarding the arrest of Patrick Conway this past summer, when he drunkenly crashed his vehicle into a tractor trailer ...

'It broke us' : Parking fees strain cancer patients while building revenue for UNC

By Arabella Saunders and Eva Ellenburg | October 2

Most long-term patients, such as those with cancer, pay the same amount for parking at UNC Hospitals as every other visitor throughout the state. Some ...

UNC graduate Alice Huang donates blood at the Blood Donation Center at UNC Hospitals in June 2016.

UNC Health Care System introduces new safety measures for platelet transfusions

By Casey Quam | September 18

UNC Health Care has implemented a new system to reduce the risk of transfusion-transmitted infections.

Google's sweetest service? A trip to trick out Ronald McDonald House of Chapel Hill

By Marin Wolf | July 1

Employees from the Chapel Hill, Durham and Lenoir, North Carolina Google offices participated in the annual GoogleServe event, with this year's focus ...

This workshop teaches families how to use sign language to talk to their babies

By Evelyn Gandy | April 10

Kelly said beyond reducing tantrums, improving confidence and deepening the connection between parent and child, teaching young children sign language ...

UNC Health Care looking to expand patient care with new Eastowne development

By Ares Zerunyan | April 10

UNC Health Care and the Town of Chapel Hill are hoping to meet the growing needs of local residents with the development of Eastowne Medical Park which ...

How one UNC professor is changing the way we approach Alzheimer's research

By Will Forrest | March 31

“We know now that the pathology for Alzheimer’s starts to build 20 years before the patient actually goes to the doctor's office or says, ‘Gee, ...

UNC students bring joy to children in hospitals with Moment of Magic

By Emily Holler | March 27

To most kids, the world revolves around recess and their next birthday party, but for the 27 percent of U.S. children that live with chronic illnesses, ...

Duke changed its mind on the Durham-Orange Light Rail, throwing the project off track

By Ryan Smoot | March 1

After more than $130 million in Orange-Durham tax dollars was spent designing a new light rail transit system, Duke University informed GoTriangle that ...

Here's how you can help Carolina for the Kids raise $60,000 in 24 hours

By Raymond Chen | January 28

Carolina For The Kids is planning exciting events to meet their goal to raise $60,000 in a 24-hour period between Feb. 11 and Feb. 12.

Ronald McDonald House celebrates over 30 years in Chapel Hill

By Ares Zerunyan | January 24

The Ronald McDonald House has been a saving grace for several families who have been displaced by their child's illness or injury, and students at UNC ...

UNC Hospitals are expanding their area and also becoming more crowded.

Rural residents can't access health care in a county full of doctors

By Alice Bennett | January 24

“What's lost in that is that southern Orange County looks quite different from northern Orange County, and by considering the county as a whole, we ...

UNC committee launches toy drive to spread holiday cheer to UNC Children's Hospital

By Evely Forte | November 19

In the hopes of collecting more toys than last year’s collection, the committee decided to make the drive a month-long collection from Nov. 14 to Dec. ...

New building for UNC Health Care to cause increased traffic in Chapel Hill

By Abbey Thompson | November 12

Think that Chapel Hill traffic can't get any worse? UNC is upgrading its surgical hospital due to outdated operating rooms and a lack of sufficient space ...