Puppies: The Power of Cute for Mental Health
The UNC PAWS program of the UNC Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health trains puppies for 10 weeks and then matches each puppy with a veteran suffering from PTSD.
Tag: Real Medicine
Cancer Survivor Becomes Ambassador for Hope
The latest installment in our Real Medicine video series features one of our Patient Ambassadors for North Carolina Children's Hospital.
Roy Williams’ game day security blanket
In his day job, Darrick Woods is a nurse manager on the emergency services transitions unit at UNC Hospitals. But since 1993, Darrick's off-hours have led him to the Dean Dome, where he serves on the security detail for Carolina men's basketball.
War vet receives his hearing back
Dr. Oliver Adunka, an ENT surgeon at UNC Health Care, was able to get Dac Carpenter into a clinical trial that installed a sound bridge in one ear. That allows Dac to hear just like he did before he was injured.
The Man Whose Happiness is Contagious
If you happen to walk through Rex Hospital in Raleigh and pass Eugene Taylor, you’ll know it.
RN: Real Nurses – Donovan Hazard
Donovan Hazard, an RN in the Newborn Critical Care Center at N.C. Children's Hospital, is also a bow hunter.
real doctors, real people – Terrence Holt
Dr. Terrence Holt, a UNC physician, is also a critically acclaimed author of fiction.