Category: Nephrology and Hypertension
ASN’s Kidney Week 2018 Selects Dr. Amy Mottl’s Paper for “Best of” Session
Mottl’s research suggests aggressive treatment of blood pressure and cholesterol may result in poor kidney outcomes in some patients with type 2 diabetes.
Department of Medicine Divisions Rank Nationally in US News and World Report
Three medicine divisions have been recognized in the “Best Hospitals” ranking from the US News and World Report.
Erica Bjornstad Studies Epidemiology of Acute Kidney Injury in Malawi
New diagnostic tests could offer a quicker diagnosis for impaired kidney function, for not only people in Africa, but in other places with limited resources, as well as disaster events like hurricanes and earthquakes that affect people around the world.
Ron Falk, MD, Participates in Time-Honored Tradition of Case Method Teaching at Massachusetts General Hospital
Department of medicine chair, Dr. Ron Falk recently participated in the case record series at Massachusetts General Hospital. His case record is published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine.
March is Kidney Awareness Month
March is Kidney Awareness Month–the time to highlight a disease that affects more than 30 million Americans. It’s important to know the risk factors of chronic kidney disease, like diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and family history of kidney disease, among others. Kidney disease can also be caused by glomerular diseases, autoimmune disease, or can be a genetic disea … Read more
UNC Kidney Center Video Strives to Increase Research Readiness
A recent dialysis research study shows many aspects of research can be improved to encourage broader patient participation and better align research and clinical processes in clinics. A product of the study is a new video tool that features actual participants in animation.
Pursuing Kidney Health in the Kingdom of Bhutan
Dr. Dorey Glenn Takes Pediatric Nephrology Education to Thimphu, partially funded by a Global Partnership Award from UNC Global.
Flythe Earns Woods Junior Faculty Award
Jennifer Flythe, MD, assistant professor of medicine in the division of nephrology, has been selected as this year’s James W. Woods Junior Faculty Award winner.
Spotlight on UNC Educational Resources for Kidney Patients
March is Kidney Awareness Month–the time to highlight a disease that affects more than 30 million Americans. It’s important to know the risk factors of chronic kidney disease, like diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and family history of kidney disease, among others. Kidney disease can also be caused by glomerular diseases, autoimmune disease, or can be a genetic disea … Read more
Featured Physician: Jennifer “Jenny” Flythe, MD, MPH
Dr. Flythe is an assistant professor of medicine in the division of nephrology. Her specialty areas are hemodialysis patient care and research, advanced kidney disease patient care, patient-centered outcomes research and epidemiology.
Pediatric Kidney Trial Combines a Simple Diet with Moments of Magic
Disney is a place to make wishes and memories, not necessarily the place to go on a diet. But what if it could change a child’s life? That’s what researchers are hoping to learn. Two-year-old Nadiya Dockery with nephrotic syndrome was one of 20 children who participated in a grand medical experiment at Disney Resorts in August, joined by her mom Kaley Williams of Sanford, NC.
Ronald J. Falk, MD, Received the Distinguished John P. Peters Award from the American Society of Nephrology
Ronald J. Falk, MD, FASN, chair of the department of medicine, has received the distinguished John P. Peters Award from the American Society of Nephrology (ASN). The award was presented November 4, 2017 during ASN’s Kidney Week Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana.