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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 UNC is upgrading its surgical hospital due to outdated operating rooms and a lack of sufficient space ...

Chapel Hill gears up for Halloween festivities

By Henry Haney | October 23

The Town's preparations are in full swing with Halloween-themed planetarium shows, food trucks and safety strategies for Franklin Street.

Pig out for the cure celebrates 6th annual fundraiser for Lineberger Center

By Cam Edson | October 15

Smokey pulled pork doused in barbecue sauce. Crispy fried chicken. Buttery hush puppies.

UNC takes the lead in a nationwide flu vaccination competition

By Cynthia Dong | October 7

UNC is beating North Carolina State University in a nationwide competition run by Alana’s Foundation to vaccinate the most people by Dec. 7.

Study shows racial disparity in treatment for patients recovering from heart attacks

By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez | October 2

A study led by UNC School of Medicine cardiology fellow Sameer Arora and his team found that racial disparities in the treatment of NSTEMI are still present. ...

UNC combats drug abuse with Medication Take Back Day

By Evely Forte | September 30

UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy was inspired by the Drug Enforcement Administration's Take Back Day, an initiative promoting the safe disposal of drugs. ...

Alison Raybould on "Survivor." Photo courtesy of David M. Russell/CBS.

She survived med school and a UNC residency ... can she make it through 'Survivor?'

By Evelyn Gandy | September 25

"Being on television is the part I’m most uncomfortable with. I’m not seeking fame. I did this to discover something within myself."

Q&A with UNC Children’s new Surgeon in Chief, Dr. Hayes-Jordan

By Grace Little | September 16

In June 2018, Dr. Andrea Hayes-Jordan began her role as the Chief of the Division of Pediatric Surgery at the UNC School of Medicine, and Surgeon in Chief ...

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

UNC Hospitals are getting an upgrade with new surgical tower

By David Saff | July 3

The tower will be the single largest building on the UNC Hospitals campus at 335,000 sq. ft.

#CoupleGoals: This UNC-Duke doctor couple is working to help the children of Malawi

By Liza Zhytkova | June 11

When forces from UNC and Duke come together, some good can be achieved in the world. David and Elizabeth Fitzgerald, a married doctor couple, prove this. ...

Dr. Bill Roper will step down as UNC Health Care CEO, medical school dean in May 2019

By Maddy Arrowood | June 1

After almost 15 productive years as the CEO of UNC Health Care and dean of the UNC School of Medicine, Dr. Bill Roper plans to move back "behind the scenes" ...

UNC's Blood Donation Center wants you to lend an arm

By David Saff | May 17

Due to the lack of students on campus, the UNC Blood Donation Center is in desperate need of platelet donations over the summer.

Most universities don’t provide on-site abortions – but that could soon change

By Anna Pogarcic | March 18

The California Senate has passed a bill that would require universities in the state to provide medication-based abortion through student health centers. ...

UNC Health Care and Apple pair up for new health app

By Marin Wolf | February 7

Apple and UNC Health Care have paired up to provide health records to patients.

Western NC grown apples are among local produce selections given to families in the program. Photos by Lindsey Haynes-Maslow.

UNC's Family Medicine Center takes an alternative approach to high-risk patients

By Cy Neff | February 7

Starting in April, the UNC Family Medicine Center will be prescribing a new kind of medicine to a select group of low-income, high-risk patients. ...

At UNC, medical school teaches future physicians how to properly prescribe opioids

By Seth Newkirk | February 5

As an unprecedented epidemic of opioid use and overprescription is rippling throughout the United States, UNC's Department of Pharmacology in the ...

Combatting lack of diversity in STEM fields means boot camp and virtual degree programs

By Kate Karstens | February 1

A Georgetown University study discovered the underrepresentation of black students in lucrative STEM fields, but the best solution offered was “careful ...