Gerald Hladik, MD, chief of the division of nephrology and hypertension, has been featured in a Hospitals and Health Networks article explaining the need for early detection of kidney disease.

Speaker: Laurie Boyer, PhD, Departments of Biology & Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyTopic: Mending a Broken Heart

UNC Project Malawi is a partnership with the Malawi Ministry of Health focused on research, care and training in the capital city of Lilongwe. The project was featured on ABC-11 News.

The 2017 Raven Rock Ramble raised over $30,000 last month to assist kidney patients with emergency needs, while also promoting awareness of organ donation. The annual event celebrates the joy of cycling after one man’s kidney transplant. It also gives back to a continuum of care at the UNC Kidney Center.

Ronald Falk, MD, Chair of the Department of Medicine has announced that Linda Raftery has been appointed Vice Chair for Administration

Medicine’s telemetry protocol has been replaced by a new model aimed at improving the value of patient care achieved per unit of cost. This is the first project to be approved and implemented by the Department of Medicine’s Value Care Action Group.

Allergist Scott Commins, MD, PhD, in medicine’s division of rheumatology, allergy and immunology, has been featured in USA Today explaining a rare meat allergy from tick bites.

Ronald Falk, MD, Chair of UNC’s Department of Medicine has announced that Beth L. Jonas, MD, will lead the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology. Leadership transitions for the Thurston Arthritis Research Center have also been announced, made by Wesley Burks, MD, Executive Dean for UNC’s School of Medicine

Dementia (Alzheimer’s disease and other major neurocognitive disorders) affects 15% of the United States’ population older than age 65 and is the sixth leading cause of deaths among all adults. Despite the impact of dementia on patients, families and society, the last FDA-approved treatment was in 2003. In this presentation, Dr. Winzelberg will share evidence-based … Read more

New type 2 diabetes research from UNC department of family medicine researcher Katrina Donahue, MD, MPH, and UNC department of medicine researcher Laura Young, MD, PhD, could change the way non-insulin users manage the disease.

UNC Lineberger Director Norman E. Sharpless, MD, is being considered as the next director of the nation’s top cancer agency.