Globally, an estimated 71 million people are living with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV). Over decades of infection, chronic HCV infection results in progressive damage to the liver and an increased risk for end stage liver disease and liver cancer, … Continued

The annual meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), Microbe 2017, will feature a special presentation highlighting the contributions to the field of an under-represented minority microbiologist. The inaugural lecture will be presented by J. Victor Garcia, a professor … Continued

On Jan. 1, 1933, a boy named Rolf was born in a cave on the island of Floreana, in an archipelago off the coast of Ecuador. He was the first child ever born in the Galápagos Islands. Rolf’s mother Margret … Continued

One by one, attendees of the Triangle Global Health Consortium’s awards ceremony stood from their chairs applauding and cheering for Margaret “Peggy” Bentley, who was honored as the 2017 Global Health Champion on Tuesday evening, May 2. Bentley, who is … Continued

A six-member delegation from China visited the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethseda, Maryland, April 4-6, 2017. The delegation included representatives from the Guangdong Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission, Southern Medical University … Continued

Before stepping foot into its new academic and laboratory facility, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Project-Malawi’s mission is evident thanks to a newly erected, intricately carved sign. “There is a microscope, a stethoscope, a book and intertwined hands … Continued

Ross Boyce, an infectious diseases fellow at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, knows that malaria testing in Uganda comes with severall of problems. When you present at a clinic in Uganda with fever and muscle aches, you … Continued

Health data are essential to understanding what is working in a health system and what is not. Data alone, however, are just numbers, unless transformed into compelling information products that communicate and lead to action to improve health care. For … Continued

The 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa left more than 11,000 people dead. It also left thousands of survivors with lingering health complications and the potential to infect sexual partners. Amy James Loftis is part of a University of North … Continued

Gail Henderson, professor of social medicine and director of the Center for Genomics and Society at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has been confirmed for a four-year term as a member of the National Advisory Council for … Continued