Creating Community While Preparing for Baby
The CenteringPregnancy program brings parents-to-be together for prenatal care.
Stories
Read stories about families who have battled through illnesses, doctors who have gone above the call of duty, and more — because their stories are your stories, too.
Correcting Spina Bifida with Surgery During Pregnancy
The treatment of spina bifida can begin while baby is still developing inside mom.
Mom Delivers Twins After Scary Diagnosis
Placenta accreta can be dangerous for mom and baby, so an expert team is critical.
Young Oral Cancer Survivor Shares Her Story
Regular visits to the dentist can help with early detection of oral cancer.
Cancer, Ear, Nose, and Throat, Otolaryngology/ Head and Neck Surgery, UNC Stories
Quick-Thinking Passersby Save a Life After Heart Attack
NC State alumni, Raleigh police, Wake EMS and the UNC REX Emergency Department worked together to save a man's life.
Multiple Sclerosis Won’t Keep Him Off the Road
Victor Texeira rides his bike 30 miles per day, five days a week. This is quite an athletic feat for anyone, but it is especially impressive given that he has multiple sclerosis (MS).
Tips for Caring for Your Baby with a Cleft Lip and Palate
Here’s how parents can prepare for surgery to treat these common birth defects.
Children's Health, Otolaryngology/ Head and Neck Surgery, Pediatric Medicine, Plastic Surgery, UNC Children's, UNC Stories
Baby’s Hydrocephalus Relieved by Specialized Surgery
A procedure that began in Africa is now helping children in North Carolina.
Babies, Brain Health, Children's Health, Health, Pediatric Medicine, Surgery, UNC Children's, UNC Stories
A Mother’s Quest to Help Her Son Hear
A cochlear implant helps a child with single-sided deafness.
Clinical Trials, Ear, Nose, and Throat, Health, Hearing, UNC Children's, UNC Stories
Challenges and Hope for Girls and Women with Turner Syndrome
This chromosomal condition causes short stature and a lack of ovarian development.
Children's Health, Endocrinology, Health, Pediatric Medicine, UNC Stories
Treatment Brings Hope to Children Facing Spinal Muscular Atrophy, a...
Neurologists can treat spinal muscular atrophy with a new and powerful drug.
Children's Health, Neurology, Pediatric Medicine, UNC Stories