Research Highlights: Hematology & Oncology
December 5, 2017
Tag: 2017
Cardiovascular Grand Rounds: Dr. Chaitanya Madamanchi, Myocardial Strain Imaging
December 4, 2017
Speaker: Chaitanya Madamanchi, MD, UNC Cardiology FellowTopic: Myocardial Strain Imaging
TARC and Osteoarthritis Action Alliance Researchers Publish New Studies
December 1, 2017
The UNC Thurston Arthritis Center and Osteoarthritis Action Alliance are at the forefront of basic science and clinical research, publishing several new studies in the North Carolina Medical Journal.
Arthritis Researcher Brian Diekman, PhD, Receives Grant to Study Mechanisms of Aging
December 1, 2017
UNC arthritis researcher Brian Diekman, Ph.D., has been awarded a $100,000 Arthritis and Aging Research Grant.
Back to Bedside Grant Is Awarded to UNC Medicine Residents
December 1, 2017
A rounding intervention promises to improve resident-patient connections, fostering meaningful face time.
Medicine Grand Rounds, Joseph Rossi and William Powers, “PFO Closure to Reduce Stroke Risk — How Compelling Is the Evidence?”
November 30, 2017
Recent clinical trials have investigated the efficacy of mechanical closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) for prevention of recurrent stroke. We will review the epidemiological evidence linking PFO and stroke, the methodology and results of clinical trials of secondary stroke prevention in patients with PFO, and the techniques for mechanical...
Pediatric Kidney Trial Combines a Simple Diet with Moments of Magic
November 27, 2017
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...
Ronald J. Falk, MD, Received the Distinguished John P. Peters Award from the American Society of Nephrology
November 21, 2017
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.
McAllister Heart Institute Seminar Series: Francis Miller, MD, Role of Smooth Muscle Cell NADPH Oxidase in Vascular Disease
November 21, 2017
Speaker: Francis J. Miller, MD, Professor of Medicine, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Duke University School of MedicineTopic: Role of Smooth Muscle Cell NADPH Oxidase in Vascular Disease Information from Dr. Miller on his lecture:The primary goal of my research program is to understand the molecular and cellular...
Medicine Grand Rounds, Stacy Wood “Medicine + Marketing: The New Role of Consumer Theory in Patient-Centric Care”
November 16, 2017
As the healthcare environment changes, patients increasingly see more personal control in their choice of doctors, therapies, and systems of care. From new models of tele-health to the ubiquitous direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical ads on TV, patients are shifting to a “customer mind-set” when they make health decisions and this has sweeping...
UNC Men’s Basketball Coach Roy Williams Speaks to Medicine Residents at Grand Rounds
November 16, 2017
Coach Roy Williams spoke to medicine residents at Grand Rounds last week, giving his highest praise for an education program that continues to develop leaders in medicine.
Dr. John Buse leads clinical trial of new diabetes treatment
November 14, 2017
The study is designed to evaluate whether TTP399 is well tolerated when administered as an add-on to insulin therapy and can improve daily glucose profiles and HbA1c in people living with type 1 diabetes.