International study finds 20 genetic regions, across all ethnic ancestries, associated with kidney function
September 1, 2016 A large international collaboration marks the first study of kidney function involving individuals from four continents. After examining kidney function in African, Asian, European and Hispanic individuals,... Read more »
UNC’s Endeavors magazine highlights Gillings School researchers
August 18, 2016 Endeavors, the online magazine highlighting research and creative activity at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, featured six Gillings School of Global Public Health researchers... Read more »
For NC breast cancer patients, insurance type and distance to care can be barriers to breast reconstruction
July 28, 2016 Women were less likely to have breast reconstruction surgery after mastectomy if they had Medicaid or Medicare rather than private insurance or if they lived 10 or... Read more »
UNC Gillings Study: Antibodies from Dengue fever survivors can be used to prevent Zika infection
July 26, 2016 Antibodies derived from patients who survived Dengue fever can be used to fight the Zika virus now and potentially open the door for the development of a... Read more »
Unprecedented alliance of scientists, physicians, health advocates agree: Toxic chemicals are hurting brain development
July 1, 2016 An unprecedented alliance of leading scientists, medical experts and children’s health advocates agree for the first time that today’s scientific evidence supports a link between exposures to... Read more »
Risk of death for adults with blood cancer higher in three NC regions
June 28, 2016 Across North Carolina, the risk of death from the most common form of acute leukemia in adults was significantly higher in three regions of the state, according... Read more »
Antibiotic-resistant form of syphilis bacterium identified in patients in Cuba
June 16, 2016 Treponema pallidum is the bacterium that causes syphilis, a sexually transmitted infection (STI) with no preventive vaccine. Researchers recently identified a mutated form of T. pallidum, which... Read more »
Pettifor presents at UN’s ‘High-Level Meeting to End AIDS’
June 16, 2016 A UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health epidemiologist whose research focuses on social and structural drivers of HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa was an invited speaker... Read more »
AJPH editorial proposes a ‘causal impact’ framework to improve public health decision making
June 13, 2016 In a recently published editorial, researchers from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health departments of epidemiology and biostatistics argue that a “causal impact” framework –... Read more »
Advanced cancer patients receive high rates of aggressive care at end of life
June 6, 2016 In the last month of their lives, younger cancer patients continued to be hospitalized and receive other aggressive treatment at high rates, found a study led by... Read more »
