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Things We Do For No Reason – Blood Cultures in Children with Skin Infections

The majority of blood cultures performed on children with common skin and soft tissue infections are unnecessary, according to a new article by researchers in the Department of Pediatrics. The article, “Blood Cultures for Uncomplicated Skin and Soft Tissue Infections of Children” was written as part of the journal’s ongoing...

Kappelman to Serve as Lead Scientific PI in PCORI Funded Study

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors today approved more than $20 million for studies that will use PCORnet, the National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network, to test ways to improve care for people with arthritis, blood pressure, depression and irritable bowel disease. Read more >>

Jaspers, Clapp featured in NY Times for e-cigarette research

Researchers in the lab of Ilona Jaspers, PhD, found that the common food additive cinnamaldehyde impaired cilia–the hair-like structures on lung cells crucial for proper respiratory function. Read more >>

Willis Selected as IHQI Improvement Scholar

The UNC Institute for Healthcare Quality Improvement (IHQI) has selected six projects that will be supported through the Improvement Scholars Program, including one led by Zachary Willis, MD, MPH. Read more >>

Getting to the Heart of Congenital Cardiac Defects

UNC researchers led by Frank Conlon, PhD, shed light on how gene defects lead to congenital heart malformations. Dr. Conlon’s study includes research conducted in collaboration with the lab of Ian Davis, MD, PhD. Read more >>