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The UNC Department of Family Medicine promotes the health of the people of North Carolina and the nation through leadership and innovation in clinical practice, medical education, research and community service. We change lives — one patient, one student, one resident, and one fellow at a time. UNC Family Medicine...caring for the course of your life.
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Older women with healthy bones may not need another screen for 15 yearsUNC Family Medicine's Dr. Margaret L. Gourlay is the lead author of a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The study finds that women aged 67 years and older with normal bone mineral density scores may not need screening again for 15 years. UNC Family Medicine Sponsors 8th Annual Huntley LectureOn Wednesday March 7 from 11:30 - 1:30 at the Rizzo Center in Chapel Hill, UNC Family Medicine will host the 8th annual Huntley Lecture. The luncheon will feature a presentation by Thomas S. Inui, MD, ScM, MACP, Professor of Medicine and Director of Research at the Indiana University Center for Global Health and North American Co-Director for Research at IU-AMPATH Research Network. Unique partnership brings doctors to state's underserved areasUNC Family Medicine recognized the need for more primary care physicians in the underserved areas of North Carolina. They took action to help address the shortage by creating North Carolina’s first teaching health center, a partnership between community health centers (CHCs) and academic centers that train primary care physicians to provide care to vulnerable communities. Fewer butts means less smoking on campuses with tobacco-free policiesResearchers from UNC Family Medicine released a study showing that fewer cigarette butts are being found on college campuses since new policies banning tobacco use were adopted, suggesting that restricting tobacco use on school property effectively reduces smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke. UNC Family Medicine Offers FREE Spring Parenting SeriesUNC Family Medicine is offering a FREE spring parenting series. Come join us as we explore topics like healthy diets for pregnancy, the secret language of your newborn and taming those tantrums. For your older children, we will discuss some harder topics like understanding learning disabilities and ADHD and how to talk to your teen about sex. |
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