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UNC Hospitals is first in North Carolina, and one of few medical centers nationwide, to establish Pediatric Rapid Response Team

CHAPEL HILL -- Many hospitals have emergency resuscitation teams that spring into action when a patient goes into cardiopulmonary arrest -- when the person's heart or lungs, or both, stop working. When this happens at UNC Hospitals, it's called a "Code Blue."

Health seriously declines, disparities increase as youths become adults, study finds for first time

CHAPEL HILL -- Can becoming an adult be hazardous to your health? A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Carolina Population Center indicates that may be the case, with leading health indicators showing serious declines as adolescents become adults.

Roper to discuss health-care quality in health outcomes seminar Friday (Jan. 20)

CHAPEL HILL -- Dr. William L. Roper, dean of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Medicine and chief executive officer of the UNC Health Care System, will kick off the UNC Program on Health Outcomes' spring seminar series on Friday (Jan. 20).

Researchers find effective, cheap treatment for cystic fibrosis lung disease

CHAPEL HILL -- Working half a world away from each other, two teams of medical scientists have identified what they believe is a simple, effective and inexpensive treatment to reduce lung problems associated with cystic fibrosis, the leading fatal genetic illness among whites.

RENCI, UNC researchers collaborate to develop better bioinformatics tools for understanding melanoma

CHAPEL HILL -- Scientists studying the genetic changes in skin tissue linked to a life-threatening skin cancer, or melanoma, will soon have new analysis tools and more research data at their fingertips, thanks to a collaboration with the Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI).

International public health expert to speak to medical students Wednesday (Jan. 25)

CHAPEL HILL -- Dr. Barry R. Bloom, an award-winning leader in international health and former consultant to the White House, will deliver the Ralph R. Landes Lecture at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine on Wednesday (Jan. 25).

California scientists are named recipients of Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize

CHAPEL HILL -- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has named Dr. Roger Nicoll and Dr. Rob Malenka as recipients of the sixth annual Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize.

Sandler is elected vice president of gastroenterological association

Dr. Robert S. Sandler, chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology in UNC's School of Medicine, has been elected vice president of the American Gastroenterological Association.

UNC scientists discover 'gatekeeper' protein in blood clotting; more study is planned

CHAPEL HILL -- New research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine has identified a protein that may control blood clotting by keeping blood platelets from sticking together.

Public health professionals statewide will have variety of resources through planned N.C. Public Health Academy

CHAPEL HILL -- Taking the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to all county health workers statewide is the idea behind the N.C. Public Health Academy, a new initiative created by the UNC School of Public Health-based N.C. Institute for Public Health.