Travis lived an active lifestyle, regularly training for triathlons and weight lifting. In 2019, Travis started to gain weight and experienced a lack of energy and daily fatigue. Combined with his sudden lack of drive and inability to recover in between workouts, Travis went to his primary care provider for answers. Bloodwork confirmed that Travis … Read more

Lynn lives an active lifestyle as an owner of her own luxury traveling tours business. But when she got back from a corporate cruise in November of 2023, she started to feel sick every day. Lynn was quick to dismiss her feelings of unwellness and weight loss, assuming that her new diet was to blame. … Read more

Dr. Soma Sengupta, Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Neurosurgery and Division Chief of Neuro Oncology in the Department of Neurology, was selected by the Mayfield Foundation as the first Mayfield Scholar, enabling Dr. Sengupta to dedicate a significant portion of her practice to brain tumor research. The Mayfield Foundation launched the Mayfield … Read more

Thanks to a generous philanthropic gift from Nancy and Tom Chewning, UNC Health is now among the select few health systems in the United States to have a full spectrum of focused ultrasound equipment for image-guided brain surgery. The Chewning gift enabled the recent acquisition of a low-frequency (220 KHz) focused ultrasound system, a new … Read more

Gary, a North Carolina veteran, struggled with his essential tremor and his daily tremors impacted his quality of life. Gary came to UNC Health for focused ultrasound treatment to help manage his tremors. Here is what Gary has to say about focused ultrasound treatment and his care at UNC Health:  

Experimental therapy is available to patients with recurrent glioblastoma that did not respond to standard-of-care therapies, demonstrating UNC Lineberger’s continued commitment to brain tumor research. The FDA has approved an expanded access program for an experimental therapy for patients with recurrent glioblastoma (GBM). It is now available at three locations in the United States, including … Read more

Led by UNC Lineberger’s Soma Sengupta, MD, PhD, MBA, division chief of neuro-oncology in the UNC Department of Neurosurgery, this phase 2 trial will evaluate the optimal dose of Ropidoxuridine to enhance the positive effect of radiation therapy for patients with unmethylated MGMT glioblastoma. The UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at the UNC School of … Read more

UNC Health earned a place on the 2025 Healthgrades America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Spine Surgery list for superior clinical outcomes in back and neck surgeries and spinal fusion procedures. Healthgrades is the #1 site Americans use when searching for a doctor or hospital. The site aims to help patients make informed decisions about where … Read more

On October 9, 2024 Deborah marked the one-year anniversary of the near fatal car accident that could have left her paralyzed. Because her injuries were so severe, including a brain bleed and damage to her neck, Deborah had to be airlifted to UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill where she woke having no memory of the … Read more

Scott had a surgery in October of 2023 to remove a clog in his stomach. The procedure was done through a small incision in his left arm where the surgeon accessed Scott’s radial artery to put a stent in one of the arteries that supplies his intestines. The surgery was a success, but while in … Read more