Vital Signs Archives

A geneticist at the UNC School of Medicine has coordinated the development of Mondo, the world’s first standardized rare disease coding tool. Mondo is designed to streamline the diagnosis and treatment planning for millions of patients with rare diseases internationally.

From health systems to community hospitals, UNC medical students can access six sites across North Carolina to learn more about medicine through hands on, community based care.

Madeline Sage, UNC School of Medicine 2nd-year medical student and 2025-26 NC Schweitzer Fellow, pens op-ed about how occupational health is one of the most overlooked determinants of health.

Jonathan Oberlander, Professor of Social Medicine, is co-editor of a new special issue on Public Health Under Siege.

Published in Cell Reports Medicine, researchers have defined cancer-associated fibroblast (CAF) subtypes that are clinically robust, prognostic, and predictive of immunotherapy response.

The tool is a one-stop resource for downloadable, shareable, and aggregated health data, which will help researchers, policymakers and healthcare providers better respond to concerning cancer trends and health needs throughout the state.

Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine have developed a tool that can identify airway mucus abnormalities in patients with chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or asthma before symptoms start.

The clinical trial, led by James Howard Jr., MD., shows that a single course of six once-weekly infusions of Descartes-08 resulted in sustained clinically meaningful responses among patients with generalized myasthenia gravis.

2nd year Speech-language Pathology graduate student Tanner Perschau

Tanner Perschau, 2nd-year Speech-language Pathology graduate student and 2025-26 NC Schweitzer Fellow, pens op-ed about the communication barriers between people with aphasia and healthcare professionals.

Microbiologists at the UNC School of Medicine point to a specific protein that interferes with common antibiotics and their abilities to completely kill off bacteria.

The UNC Department of Family Medicine has launched UNC Health’s first private practice–based Primary Care Behavioral Health Collaborative, embedding mental health services into primary care to improve access, reduce stigma, and enable earlier intervention across the lifespan. Based at UNC Health Family Medicine & Pediatrics at East Pittsboro, the initiative is supported by generous donor funding.

Researchers with UNC School of Medicine, Gillings School of Global Health, and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center collaborated on a new study that highlights a simple but effective way to improve women’s health screenings for women who are often missed by traditional programs.

Category: Vital Signs

UNC Health Launches Revolutionary Coding Standard to Transform Rare Disease Diagnosis Nationwide

From Classroom to Clinic: Inside the Application Phase at the UNC School of Medicine

Sage Pens Op-Ed About Why Occupational Health Belongs in the Exam Room

Oberlander Edits Special Issue on Public Health Under Siege

UNC researchers develop single sample classifier to predict cancer-associated fibroblast subtypes in patient samples

“Data for Everyone”: A New Cancer Dashboard Launches at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

UNC Researchers Develop New Metric to Monitor Lung Health

UNC Study Shows CAR T-Cell Therapy Improves Symptoms of Myasthenia Gravis

Perschau Pens Op-Ed About Why Communication Training For Aphasia Can’t Wait

UNC Research Finds Immune System Protein Drives Antibiotic Tolerance

UNC Family Medicine Launches Primary Care Behavioral Health Collaborative at East Pittsboro, Advancing Whole‑Person Care

Carolina researchers find at-home self-collection testing can expand STI and HPV screening