CHAPEL HILL, NC – The 2010 School of Medicine Nursing Recognition Awards were presented in November 2010, honoring six UNC nurses for their outstanding contributions to patient care, teaching, research and public service. Three of the six honorees are oncology nurses – Amy Coghill, Brooke Hayes, and Sam Sharf. The Nursing Recognition Awards were established … Read more
Resulting Database to Yield Big Gains for Genetic Scientists
CHAPEL HILL, NC – More than 50 UNC Lineberger physicians are included in the latest compilation of The Best Doctors in America® database. In addition, many of these doctors are also listed in the November 2010 issue of Business North Carolina Magazine, as part of its annual compilation of the best doctors in North Carolina. … Read more
Normal humans produce a novel, circular form of non-coding RNA that regulates aging
CHAPEL HILL, NC – Raj Pruthi, MD, has been promoted to chief of the Division of Urologic Surgery within the Department of Surgery at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. Pruthi’s appointment is effective Jan. 1, 2011. The former division chief, Culley C. Carson III, MD, will continue to be … Read more
CHAPEL HILL, NC – On Tuesday, November 16, 2010, Rex Cancer Specialty Center hosted a ribbon cutting for the center and an open house for the UNC Gynecologic Oncology Division’s clinic at Rex.
CHAPEL HILL, NC – Cancer care has increasingly moved to the outpatient setting, and UNC has developed an innovative program to better provide supportive care services to patients. The UNC Supportive Care Consult Service and Clinic team includes a physician, a clinical nurse specialist and a clinical pharmacist practitioner. What’s innovative is that the pharmacist, … Read more
UNC Hospitals is one of 378 facilities in the world, and among only 6 percent of all U.S. hospitals, that have earned Magnet designation.
CHAPEL HILL, NC – Jenny Ting, PhD, Alumni Distinguished Professor in UNC’s Department of Microbiology and Immunology, delivered the 2010 Berryhill Lecture on November 3. The lecture and reception were held at the Carolina Club. Dr. Ting is the William Rand Kenan Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, founding Director of the Center for Translational Immunology, … Read more
CHAPEL HILL, NC – Andrew Wang, MD, assistant professor of radiation oncology, was an invited participant in the National Academies Keck Futures Initiative (NAKFI), a program of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine with support from the W.M. Keck Foundation. Wang is a member of UNC … Read more
