University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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How Genome Sequencing Can Broaden the Scope of Newborn Screening
Standard newborn screening can detect dozens of inherited diseases, but genomics technology enables testing for hundreds of them. A North Carolina program evaluating the feasibility of bringing genomics to newborn screening is expanding with an initial goal of testing 5,000 babies in the next year.
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Why UNC Chose AWS as Its Cloud Partner to Launch 10 Startups Over 3 Years
The innovation institute run by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill teamed up with Amazon Web Services to create a venture studio to turn the university’s digital health research concepts into full-fledged startups. AWS’ platform beat out the other major cloud providers because it was “the most entrepreneurial,” according to the venture studio’s managing director.
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Jorie Healthcare CEO Shares Why Automation is Critical to Revenue Cycle Management
The revenue cycle management business is using AI tools to automate cumbersome tasks to help hospitals operate more efficiently. It’s beginning to attract the attention of major healthcare organizations.
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UNC spinout wants to help health workers wipe out surface contamination by harmful cancer drugs
Chemotherapy drugs used today are potent and nonselective, meaning they kill both cancerous and non-cancerous […]
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A surprising reason why some newborns test positive for marijuana
Some newborns are testing positive for marijuana exposure and the reason why could surprise you. […]
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Hepatitis C, liver cancer research at UNC secures $2.3M federal grant
The hepatitis C virus is believed to have links to the growth of liver cancer, […]
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Unlocking university innovation: UNC’s Rose nurtures new life science startups
Don Rose has a front seat to watch many of the emerging life science companies […]
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UNC’s Emerging Company Showcase highlights new healthcare technologies
Innovation is brewing in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The University of North Carolina at Chapel […]
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IMRT beats proton therapy in prostate cancer, UNC comparative study says
In prostate cancer treatment, newer might not necessarily be better. University of North Carolina at […]
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UNC kidney cancer research awarded $843K SAIC-Frederick contract
Kidney cancer research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is getting a […]
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Navigating Healthcare’s Data Revolution: Priorities, Opportunities, and Challenges for Health Systems
Arcadia recently partnered with HIMSS Market Insights to survey executives, IT, technology, and clinical leaders. Here’s what we found.
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Angelman syndrome clinic opens at UNC, first of its kind in the nation
Angelman syndrome has no cure and few treatments but the rare genetic disorder now has […]