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The UNC School of Medicine’s Zachary Willis, MD, MPH, co-authored an editorial published in the British Medical Journal in conjunction with new research that shows dramatic reductions in hospital admissions for common and severe childhood infections in England during the pandemic.  Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have...

Timothy Moran, MD, PhD, is a recent recipient of the NIEHS Outstanding New Environmental Scientist (ONES) Award. The objective of this 5-year, $2.68 million R01 research grant is to investigate how the indoor environment impacts peanut allergy development in children. Timothy Moran, MD, PhD, is a recent recipient of the NIEHS Outstanding...

UNC Children’s Research Institute holds community-wide Don’t Overlook Me Drive to help accelerate pediatric research in rare childhood diseases. In an effort to support pediatric medical research, UNC Children’s Research Institute is holding a community-wide Don’t Overlook Me Drive. By becoming a partner, donations will help accelerate research on rare...

Principal investigators James Hagood, MD, and Richard Boucher, MD, at the UNC School of Medicine will lead a multinational, $3.5-million project funded through the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to map crucial cellular roles in human health and disease. CHAPEL HILL, NC – The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced $33 million in grants to...

A Charlotte baby became the first at UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. to receive a breakthrough gene therapy treatment for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), after his condition was discovered through the Early Check newborn screening pilot study. It was a pregnancy that went relatively smooth. No red flags....