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Nine specialties at UNC Hospitals ranked among nation's best by U.S. News & World Report

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Nine medical specialties offered at the University of North Carolina Hospitals rank among the top 50 programs of their kind nationwide, reports the July 18 issue of U.S. News & World Report magazine.

UNC receives one of world's most advanced biomedical instruments for study of proteins

CHAPEL HILL -- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill now owns one of the world's most advanced biomedical instruments for identifying unknown proteins, a device that incorporates the most powerful magnet ever made for research into cellular proteins and DNA.

Wellness Center at Meadowmont hosts UNC Wellness Triathlon; Transplant triathlete Scott Johnson, a double-lung transplant recipient, to participate

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - UNC Health Care's Wellness Center at Meadowmont will host the first-ever UNC Wellness Super Sprint Triathlon on Sunday, Aug. 14.

UNC Hospitals offers innovative new treatment for Barrett's esophagus

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The University of North Carolina Hospitals is one of a limited number of medical centers nationwide to offer photodynamic therapy to treat Barrett's esophagus, a condition that can lead to cancer.

Combination scanner may increase accuracy in detecting spread, recurrence of head, neck cancer

CHAPEL HILL - A highly powerful scanner combining two state-of-the-art technologies - computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography (PET) - may detect the spread of head and neck cancer more accurately than other widely used imaging examinations.

Leaders nationwide to learn how to stop violence through PREVENT Institute at UNC

CHAPEL HILL - More than 50 people from violence prevention teams in 10 states will attend the 2005 PREVENT Institute to be held at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Aug. 8 through 10.

Carolina scientist recognized as one of nation’s top young researchers by W.M. Keck Foundation

CHAPEL HILL - A faculty member at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been honored with one of the nation’s most prestigious awards for young scientists.