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UNC Researchers Tackle the E-cigarette or Vaping Product Use–associated Lung Injury (EVALI) Epidemic

January 5, 2023
Meghan Rebuli, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Allergy-Immunology and member of the Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma, and Lung Biology, shares new findings and recommendations from an expert-led workshop.

Carolina For The Kids Award Nominations are Open!

January 4, 2023
The nomination form for the Carolina for the Kids' Excellence in Patient and Family Care Award is NOW LIVE. The mission of the Carolina For The Kids Foundation is to provide major emotional, medical, and financial support for the patients and families served by UNC Children's Hospital. We want to...

Good Elected MidCaN Leadership Team

December 30, 2022
Congratulations to Dr. Misty Good on her election to the Research Committee of the Executive Council Leadership Team for the American Academy of Pediatrics Mid-Career Neonatologist Section (MidCaN). MidCaN aims to create, inspire, and empower a community of mid-career leaders by supporting career and leadership development and increasing active participation...

Capital Area Disc League Supports NCCC

December 27, 2022
We are excited to announce a $5,345 donation from Capital Area Disc League (CADL) to the Newborn Critical Care Center from proceeds raised at a recent disc golf tournament. Thank you CADL!

Zwemer Featured in AAP Hospitalist Corner

December 27, 2022
Dr. Eric Zwemer, Associate Professor in Pediatric Hospital Medicine is featured the Hospitalist Corner section of the American Academy of Pediatrics site. Hospitalist Corner is a monthly column highlighting the work and thoughts of pediatric hospitalists around the country. In this edition, Dr. Eric Zwemer discusses processing mistakes, crafting CVs,...

Jain Certified as Lifestyle Medicine Physician

December 27, 2022
Dr. Nina Jain, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, in the Division of Endocrinology has recently been certified as a Lifestyle Medicine Physician through the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine. Lifestyle medicine is a medical specialty that uses therapeutic lifestyle interventions as a primary modality to treat chronic conditions including, but not...

Wu elected CARRA Committee Chair

December 15, 2022
Dr. Eve Wu was elected to a 3 year term as Chair for the Rare Diseases Research Committee for the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA). Dr. Wu previously served as Vice Chair for the committee from July 2020 – June 2022 and continues to serve as a Steering...

Article: The frequency of Treg subsets distinguishes disease activity in ANCA vasculitis

December 5, 2022
Dr. Wu co-authors article on research led by the UNC Kidney Center.

Arthritis Foundation’s Jingle Bell Run

December 5, 2022
UNC Pediatric Rheumatology and Duke Pediatric Rheumatology will be joining forces at the Arthritis Foundation’s annual Jingle Bell Run event this December!

Good Awarded $1 Million by CZI to Combat NEC

December 1, 2022
Principal investigators Misty Good, MD, MS, and Scott Magness, PhD, at the UNC School of Medicine, and Jennifer Canvasser, MSW, NEC Society will lead a $1-million project funded through the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to map cellular roles in necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC).