Cancer Treatment: We’ve Come a Long Way and the Future is Hopeful
Survival rates have drastically improved in recent decades, and physician-researchers are working toward more personalized treatments.
Cancer, Research
Conditions
FDA Approves Groundbreaking Rescue Treatment for Cluster Seizures
The nasal spray is the first medication approved in more than 20 years to treat this symptom of epilepsy.
Brain Health, Research
Challenges and Hope for Girls and Women with Turner Syndrome
This chromosomal condition causes short stature and a lack of ovarian development.
Patient Stories, Women's Health
How Doctors Evaluate Lumps in the Neck for Thyroid Cancer
Most thyroid nodules don’t cause any symptoms or need treatment, but some can be malignant and require surgery.
Cancer, Thyroid Disorders
Can Simply Smelling Peanuts Cause an Allergic Reaction?
A UNC allergist addresses the risk of airborne peanut allergies.
Children's Health, Food Allergies
A Growing Epidemic: Type 2 Diabetes on the Rise in Children
Learn why more children are being diagnosed with this condition and how to prevent it. Once upon a time, type 2 diabetes was called adult-onset diabetes because it almost exclusively affected adults. Back then, virtually all children with diabetes had the type 1 form of the disease, but that’s no longer the case. In recent…
Juvenile Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes
Understanding Swimmer’s Ear
This common infection causes pain and itching—and can happen without a dip in the pool.
Ear, Nose, and Throat Health
IBD in Children and Teens
Living with inflammatory bowel diseases can be especially difficult for younger patients.
Children's Health, Digestive Health, Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Could This Ancient Treatment Cure Diabetes?
Research shows bloodletting could help manage or treat diabetes.
Diabetes, Research
The Different Types of Diabetes, Defined
Understand the differences between type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes
Gestational Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes
Understanding Pericardial Effusion
This condition of fluid around the heart can mimic the symptoms of a heart attack or heart failure.
Heart and Vascular Health
Head and Neck Cancer 101
Here’s what you need to know about causes, treatment and prevention.
Head and Neck Cancer