Jun
National association recognizes Wilson for contributions as clinician, educator
Dr. Frank C. Wilson, Kenan professor and emeritus chief of orthopaedics at UNC’s School of Medicine, received the second-annual American Orthopaedic Association-Smith & Nephew Distinguished Clinician-Educator Award at the association’s June meeting.
Research shows bortezomib benefits a third of multiple myeloma patients
CHAPEL HILL -- Bortezomib, a new cancer-fighting drug also called Velcade, shows promise for treating patients whose multiple myeloma no longer responds to conventional chemotherapy, a new clinical study concludes.
Protein linked to brain cell scarring after injury
CHAPEL HILL – A new study links a protein discovered a few years ago at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with formation of scar tissue that occurs after injury to nerve cells in the brain or spinal cord.
N.C. Jaycee Burn Center to participate in national study of children’s clothing-related burns
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The N.C. Jaycee Burn Center at UNC Hospitals will take part in a national study aimed at collecting data about serious clothing-related burns to children under age 15.
Study traces global spread of virulent dengue virus to U.S. doorstep
CHAPEL HILL -- A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill describes the emergence and spread of a virulent form of dengue virus from the Indian subcontinent to Latin America, including Mexico.
Earp appointed to National Cancer Institute’s Board of Scientific Advisers
Dr. Shelton Earp, director of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and Lineberger professor of medicine and pharmacology in UNC’s School of Medicine, has been appointed to a five-year term on the National Cancer Institute’s Board of Scientific Advisers.
Doctors at UNC Hospitals perform rare, complex surgery to save life of newborn
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Physicians at UNC Hospitals on Monday performed a rare, complex operation on an infant whose head and shoulders were delivered by Caesarean section while the rest of the baby stayed inside the mother’s womb.
Research reveals not benefit of rapid MRI over X-rays in patients with low back pain
CHAPEL HILL -- Faster magnetic resonance imaging -- increasingly used in place of standard X-rays to diagnose patients’ complaints of low back pain -- does not improve patient outcomes and may increase medical costs because of a higher number of spine operations.
Platelet donations at UNC Hospitals drop due to UNC summer break; additional donors needed
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The summertime loss of student platelet donors at UNC Hospitals has created an urgent need for additional donations from new and returning donors.
Study shows restricted activities predict decline; UNC physician urges acceptance of the inevitable
CHAPEL HILL -- For older people not otherwise at high risk of disabilities that cut into their daily life, restricted activities they experience are an important predictor of functional decline and not just a benign feature of old age, a new study concludes
Fifty-four UNC doctors listed in third edition of "America's Top Doctors"
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – For the third year in a row, doctors at UNC Hospitals have made a very strong showing in a compilation of the nation’s leading medical specialists.
New brain tumor treatment may reduce time in therapy, side effects
CHAPEL HILL -- Doctors at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are studying a new brain tumor treatment that could reduce both a patient’s time in therapy and the side effects from radiation and chemotherapy.
