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Findings indicate racial disparities persist even among those of high socioeconomic status.   GRAPEVINE, Texas ― Despite significant advances in medical care, preterm birth still remains a major global health issue, including in the United States. Prematurity, defined as a birth that occurs more than three weeks before the estimated...

In order to protect patients during the peak of flu season, ºÚÁÏÍø Hospitals in Chapel Hill and ºÚÁÏÍø REX Hospital in Raleigh will implement new visitor restrictions: Beginning Monday, Jan. 6, children less than 12 years old are prohibited from visiting inpatients at ºÚÁÏÍø REX Hospital in Raleigh (including patients...

Congratulations to the 24 physicians from ºÚÁÏÍø OB-GYN who have been selected to the 2019-2020 Best Doctors in America® List. Founded in 1989 by Harvard Medical School physicians, Best Doctors is a global benefits provider and medical information services company that connects individuals facing difficult medical treatment decisions with the...

This fall, ºÚÁÏÍø Health Care was designated among 22 healthcare organizations to receive the American Medical Association (AMA)’s first Joy in Medicine Recognition, which acknowledges healthcare organizations that have committed to improving physician satisfaction and reducing burnout. Alice Chuang, MD, MEd, professor of obstetrics and gynecology and the ºÚÁÏÍø School...

The ºÚÁÏÍø Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology’s residency program is once again recognized as one of the best in the nation. According to the Doximity Residency Navigator survey, which includes peer nominations from board-certified U.S. physicians, ºÚÁÏÍø’s OB-GYN residency is recognized as No. 3 in clinical reputation. This is the...

This year 18 providers from the ºÚÁÏÍø Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology have received the 2019 ºÚÁÏÍø Health Care and ºÚÁÏÍø Faculty Physicians Award for Carolina Care Excellence for creating exceptional experience for patients. Across ºÚÁÏÍø Health Care, 189 providers total received the 2019 award. View all ºÚÁÏÍø Health Care...

Congratulations to Dr. Sharon Vaz, a resident in the ºÚÁÏÍø OB-GYN Class of 2019, for winning Best Resident Presentation at this year’s North Carolina OBGYN Society meeting. Vaz was honored for her presentation entitled, “The Breaking Point: Delayed vs Early Amniotomy in Labor Induction.” Vaz’s study was a retrospective cohort...

ºÚÁÏÍø’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology has announced its residency Class of 2023, who found out they had matched with our department on March 15, 2019. They come from as far as Kansas and as close as our own ºÚÁÏÍø Our incoming residents are: Jenna Adams –...