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Global Health with Dr. Groesbeck Parham

Posted 3 years ago

Groesbeck Parham, MD, discusses his work in Zambia with gynecological oncology and increasing women’s access to cervical cancer screening and treatment, as well as elevating women to alleviate poverty.     For more information on how to support our global … Continued

MRI Scans Help Parents Get 12-Month Jump on Autism Diagnosis

Posted 3 years ago

Imagine knowing that your infant is on the autism spectrum before they could even sit-up on their own. The researchers at the UNC Autism Research Center are doing just that. It’s been long understood that children with autism spectrum disorder … Continued

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  Casey Family Establishes UNC Fertility Fund

  By Bobby Hundley, UNC Health Foundation Elizabeth and Trevor Casey met in 2012 and began dating soon after. The couple got married while in graduate school in 2016 and knew that they wanted to start a family as soon as … Continued

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  UNC Health FoodWell Celebrates Official Launch

  At UNC Health, our more than 40,000 doctors, nurses, clinicians, researchers and staff members are committed to serving the people of North Carolina, improving health outcomes both here in our state and around the world. And that commitment extends beyond … Continued

• Papa Murphy’s Take ‘n’ Bake Pizza Partners With UNC Children’s This December

  RALEIGH, CARY, WAKE FOREST, APEX, FUQUAY-VARINA, GOLDSBORO, FAYETTEVILLE and WILMINGTON, N.C. — Papa Murphy’s Take ‘n’ Bake Pizza is asking pizza lovers to join them in raising money for a good cause this holiday season. By partnering with UNC Children’s … Continued

• #ValuesSuperStars: Saymla Badweh

  #ValuesSuperStars: Saymla Badweh – Healing Through Prayer and a Personal Touch A prayer and a handwritten note both have the power to help patients heal. For Shelly Strickland, it was these gestures from housekeeper Saymla Badweh that recently provided much … Continued

• #ValuesSuperStars: Dr. Shelley Ashcroft

  #ValuesSuperStars: Dr. Shelley Ashcroft – Taking Care of Her Own   As she frequently does, Dr. Shelley Ashcroft, took a moment to check on a member of her team at the end of a long day. It was then that … Continued