Monthly Archives: May 2025

Chapel Hill, NC — Dr. Jeffrey S. A. Stringer, a leading researcher from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has been awarded a prestigious research and development grant from NCInnovation as part of a $13.6 million investment in university-led innovation across North Carolina. His project, one of only...

More than 300,000 North Carolina women ages 18 through 44 live in an area that doesn’t have enough hospitals or birthing centers – or in in some cases, any at all. That’s according to data from the March of Dimes. Researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill are using AI technology to provide more...

“The block is done by injecting a local anesthetic, often lidocaine, on top of and near the cervix. Lidocaine cream and spray are additional options for patients who want to avoid needles, though there is less research on their efficacy, said Dr. Danielle Tsevat, an OB/GYN at the University of...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WNCN) – The excitement of pregnancy turned to shock and then fear for a Lumberton couple after doctors diagnosed their unborn twin sons with a condition that can be deadly. A laser surgery at UNC-Chapel Hill before the boys’ birth saved their lives. “That results in overload...

Faculty and residents from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine – Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, attended and presented at the 40th Annual William Droegemueller Departmental Research Day on May 14th, 2025.  The School of Medicine had seven resident speakers present inside Kenan Center at...

Four North Carolina families share their journey in experiencing Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome, a rare condition that can result in fetal loss. Read their stories of hope, fears, and overwhelming gratitude for expert care at UNC Hospitals.