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UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Dr. Chad Pecot was awarded $100,000 by the North Carolina Biotechnology Center to research a new treatment that selectively silences mutated KRAS genes, which are commonly associated with cancer. Pecot’s lab is also studying how to deliver the treatment specifically to cancer cells.

Researchers at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center created a new method to classify pancreatic tumors, improving personalization of treatment for patients. Using machine learning, the new system can predict individual patient responses to chemotherapy.

Researchers from UNC School of Medicine received $2.91 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to create a long lasting HIV drug delivery implant . The implant hopes to increase antiretroviral medication adherence, reduce barriers to treatment, and help prevent HIV transmission.

The new UNC Health app, available for Android and Apple users, provides indoor navigation assistance for several UNC Health Care hospitals, displays urgent care locations and wait times, and provides one-click access to electronic medical record data among other features.

The grant will allow Dr. Don Rosenstein and Dr. Stephanie Wheeler to continue studying the impact of financial navigation services to help patient cope with the financial burden of cancer care by testing their model in five rural cancer centers.

Researchers from the UNC School of Medicine have discovered a new method of increasing the susceptibility of staphylococcus aureus bacteria to antibiotics through the addition of new molecules that increase membrane permeability of the bacteria. This significant discovery will be the basis of additional research on increasing the effectiveness of...

In partnership with American Well, UNC Health Care launched a new application that allows patients to engage in video visits with providers. The application is accessible through a one-click workflow in the My UNC Chart patient portal. Providers can receive notifications, access patient information and conduct the video visit without...

The UNC School of Medicine’s Department of Allied Health Sciences has introduced a new online master’s degree program in clinical laboratory science targeting working professionals. Laboratory science has the potential to play a critical role in care transformation, yet the field experiences a statewide-shortage of trained personnel. 

Dr. Richard Hobbs, Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at UNC School of Medicine is the recipient of the 2019 Harvey Awards. Dr. Hobbs received the award for his innovative work creating the augmented reality game, Adventure Squad. The game encourages children to get out of bed, move in the...

UNC first year medical students placed first at the inaugural LabCorp Healthcare Competition. The competition involved developing a strategic plan to help patients learn about savings they could capitalize on by having their labs done at a LabCorp facility, outside of a hospital or clinic in-house lab.