Tag: 2017

When the leading osteoarthritis (OA) thought leaders from across the globe recently gathered in Las Vegas, NV, experts from the UNC Thurston Arthritis Research Center were there to share insights gleaned from important new research. While speaking in venues ranging from plenary sessions to poster presentations, Thurston scientists shared finding...

The topic of arthritis is more complicated than it might seem, with over 100 forms of this sometimes debilitating disease affecting people of all ages. To help shed light on the subject, leading rheumatologist Beth Jonas, MD, recently joined Joe and Terry Graedon to answer listener's questions on The People's...

Osteoarthritis (OA) of the hand is a common condition that causes serious limitations in the daily activities of millions of Americans. The scientific community has statistics on the lifetime risk of developing symptomatic OA of the knee and hip. Now, thanks to the work of leading researchers, it is has...

In February, three UNC interventional cardiologists and a team of dedicated health care professionals travelled to Nicaragua to perform a life-saving, minimally invasive procedure on as many patients as they could, and to bring the best in cardiac care to a country without heart surgeons.

Speaker: Jeffrey L. Carson, MD. Richard C. Reynolds Professor of Medicine, Rutgers University.Topic: “Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Cardiac Patients: How Low Can You Go?”

Watch the seminar online: https://meetings.webex.com/collabs/meetings/join?uuid=M5RXAAYEB6V25IX0KLDM6C9ZSK-12JV

Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) is a rare, potentially life-threatening, drug-induced hypersensitivity reaction that includes skin eruption, hematologic abnormalities (eosinophilia, atypical lymphocytosis), lymphadenopathy, and internal organ involvement. DRESS is characterized by a long latency (two to eight weeks) between drug exposure and disease onset, a prolonged course...

UNC Lineberger researchers led by Daniel S. Reuland, MD, MPH, report in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine that providing one-on-one support and customized tools for decision-making increased screening rates for patients at two community health centers in North Carolina and New Mexico.

Speaker: Yibin Wang, PhD. Chair, UCLA Cardiovascular Research; Vice Chair for Research of Anesthesiology; Professor of Anesthesiology, Physiology and Medicine (University of California at Los Angeles).Topic: Finding “Lncs” For Heart

Watch the seminar online: https://meetings.webex.com/collabs/meetings/join?uuid=M5RXAAYEB6V25IX0KLDM6C9ZSK-12JV

In 2014, Dr. Vavalle and Dr. Caranasos successfully performed the first TAVR procedure here at UNC. The TAVR program recently completed its 100th procedure; it is quickly growing into one of the busiest programs in North Carolina. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a new technology that provides a treatment...

Speaker: Dr. John Vavalle and Dr. Thomas CaranasosTopic: Leading the Charge: A New Era in the Treatment of Valvular Heart Disease