North Carolina is not healthy. The state is ranked 36th in the nation in terms of citizens’ health – and its ranking relative to other states has declined over time.
The North Carolina Institute for Public Health, the service and outreach arm of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health, has received a three-year, $1.5 million grant from the national Centers for Disease Control and … Read more
Scientists will determine how genetic mutations in melanoma genes, as well as genes that suppress melanoma, contribute to cancer development.
Sheila Leatherman has been named the first Gillings Visiting Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health. The professorship is part of Carolina Public Health Solutions, a program established through a gift from Dennis … Read more
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have patented a synthetic version of the drug heparin, called Recomparin, that is less complex chemically and should be easier to produce than previous forms.
When pregnant women are at high risk for preterm birth, giving them a single injection of corticosteroids has been shown to reduce the baby’s chances of having serious lung problems after birth.
A symposium on breastfeeding and feminism will be held Monday and Tuesday (Sept. 24 and 25) at the William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education.
Women sometimes feel there’s nothing they can do to improve their chances of survival after a breast cancer diagnosis. But there is, according to scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and other institutions. Don’t gain weight … Read more
Russell T. Jones, Ph.D., professor of psychology at Virginia Polytechnic and State University, will speak at 4 p.m. today (Sept. 17) in the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History as part of the 4th annual Patricia F. … Read more
UNC School of Public Health professor Sheila Leatherman will give the Dean’s Lecture on Public Health Transformation for the 21st century at 4 p.m. Sept. 24 in the Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation Auditorium in the school’s Michael Hooker Research … Read more