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Surgical robot 'scrubs in' at UNC, may be more precise than conventional surgery

CHAPEL HILL - The new surgical assistant at the University of North Carolina Hospitals arrived in February sporting three arms, a computerized brain and a glowing track record in helping to repair heart valves, remove cancerous prostates, bypass blocked coronary arteries and perform gastric bypass operations for morbid obesity.

Endocrine Society honors UNC physician for key contributions to hormone research

CHAPEL HILL - Dr. David R. Clemmons of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill received the Endocrine Society’s Gerald Aurbach Award at the 87th annual meeting of the society Friday (June 3) in San Diego. He presented the award lecture today.

UNC offers training program for nurses as responsibilities in forensic, sexual assault case investigations increase

CHAPEL HILL - In response to a large number of assault crimes being reported statewide, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing is offering nurses a dual program for forensic nurse examiner and sexual assault nurse examiner training.

Men, women disagree on number of guns at home, new study finds

CHAPEL HILL - Many couples with small children living at home disagree not only about how they have firearms stored but also about the number and types of guns they possess, a new study shows.

Five UNC Hospitals residents honored with House Officer Award

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Five resident physicians at UNC Hospitals were honored yesterday with the 2005 House Officer Award.

Carolina Kids Classic Celebrates Seventeen Years of Helping Kids and Families

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.- The University of North Carolina Men's Basketball team is not the only winning team in Chapel Hill today. UNC coaches, sponsors and community leaders will all come together on Thursday, June 9, to play on the team for kids at the 17th Annual Carolina Kids Classic.

Eric Montross Basketball Fund-raiser This Weekend

Chapel Hill, N.C. - Former UNC turned NBA basketball player, Eric Montross, may be retired from the NBA, but he still has hoops on the mind. Montross, a member of the 1993 NCAA men’s national championship basketball team, has been most recently active as a commentator for the Tar Heels and helped will them to their most recent national championship. It’s not points or championships, though, that Montross is concerned with today. Instead, it is some very critically ill children in need. This weekend Montross will host his 11th Annual Father’s Day Basketball Camp to benefit the North Carolina Children’s Hospital in Chapel Hill.

High school students gain firsthand knowledge about nursing profession at residential program

CHAPEL HILL - Checking the vital signs of a patient in the N.C. Jaycee Burn Center at UNC Hospitals and witnessing the emergency admission of critical-care patients are among the experiences 42 high school students are having this week through the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing’s 2005 Nursing Exploration Week.

Breakthrough: UNC scientists have created world's tiniest uniform, precisely shaped organic particles

CHAPEL HILL - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill chemists have developed what they believe is a breakthrough method of creating the world's tiniest manufactured particles for delivering drugs and other organic materials into the human body.

Pediatricians lack confidence in managing obesity, and their own weight might be an important factor

CHAPEL HILL - If North Carolina reflects what is happening nationally, most pediatricians across the country lack confidence in their ability to treat obesity, which is increasingly recognized as robbing children of physical vigor now and good health in later life, a new study shows.

National Quality Forum names Dr. William L. Roper chairman-elect

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Dr. William L. Roper, chief executive officer of the University of North Carolina Health Care System, was elected to the National Quality Forum (NQF) Board of Directors and named chairman-elect, the NQF announced today. Roper will succeed Gail Warden when he retires at the end of this year; Warden has chaired the NQF Board since the organization was founded in 1999.

Rey's restaurant in Cary to support N.C. Children's Promise

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Throughout July, Rey's restaurant in Cary will donate a portion of all food sales to this year's N.C. Children's Promise campaign, which supports the N.C. Children's Hospital in Chapel Hill.

UNC program offers statewide help with secondhand smoke campaigns

CHAPEL HILL - To inform North Carolinians about the health hazards of secondhand smoke and motivate them to protect their families and communities, the Environmental Tobacco Smoke Training, Education and Research Program (EnTER) at the UNC School of Medicine has released a media campaign for use across the state.

Adolescent girls perceiving parental disapproval of sex are less likely to have STIs as young adults: study

CHAPEL HILL - Adolescent girls who perceive their parents disapprove of them having sexual intercourse are less likely to have sexually transmitted infections as young adults than girls without such perceptions, a study led by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers has concluded.