Forget New Year’s, Santa Is Getting Fit Now
If jolly old St. Nick can do it, anyone can!
Wellness
Category: Wellness
How to Eat Out and Stay on Your Healthy Eating Plan
Trying to eat well for your heart? You can go out to a restaurant without overloading on calories, fat, salt and sugar.
dd, Heart and Vascular Health, Nutrition, Wellness
10 Ways to Maintain, Not Gain, This Holiday Season
You can make it to the new year without packing on pounds and still have a great time this holiday season. Here’s how.
Nutrition, Wellness
UNC researchers lead clinical trial evaluating potential treatment ...
A phase 2, double-blind study of the investigational medication, brexanolone, in the treatment of women with severe PPD published in The Lancet. Clinical trials are currently underway at UNC.
Brain Health, Depression, Families, Mental Health, Pregnancy and Maternal Health, Research, Studies, Treatment, Wellness, Women's Health
Poor oral health and food scarcity major contributors to malnutriti...
UNC School of Medicine researchers led a study to determine risk factors associated with malnutrition among older adults receiving care in the emergency department.
Social Justice, Wellness
Starting the conversation to improve diabetes care
In North Carolina, 1 in 10 people have diabetes. That includes a large number of patients at the Open Door Clinic, a free, student-run clinic in Burlington staffed by volunteers from Elon University, Alamance Community College, and the UNC School of Medicine.
Diabetes, Treatment, Wellness
Pokémon Go Safety Tips
Pokémon Go surpassed Candy Crush Saga to become the most popular mobile game of all time with the highest amount of active users ever recorded. Here are some tips to keep in mind while playing:
Wellness
Would you eat that doughnut if you knew you had to walk two miles t...
A new study at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will examine whether adding the amount of walking it takes to burn off the calories in food items will lead consumers to make healthier choices.
Awards, Health, Research, Studies, Weight Loss, Wellness
Many older emergency department patients are malnourished
More than half of emergency department patients age 65 and older who were seen at UNC Hospitals during an 8-week period were either malnourished or at risk for malnutrition.
Health, Research, Weight Loss, Wellness
New study explores physician attitudes about use of e-cigarettes
This study is believed to be the first to measure attitudes toward e-cigarettes among physicians treating adult smokers.
Research, Wellness
Paula and TJ Brown: When Cooking Dinner is About More than the Food
As a nurse at UNC Hospitals, Paula Brown, RN, knows firsthand the difference family presence makes in a patient’s healing.
Nutrition, Patient Stories, Wellness
A great recipe for chicken noodle soup
Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe. Yum!
Health, Recipes, Wellness