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UNC’s trial site will begin enrolling children 12-17 years of age on May 6. Read More For the Media To reach the UNC Health Care News Team, call 984-974-1140. If calling after-hours, leave a message and the team member on-call will be paged. Media Team Obtaining Patient Condition Reports Popular Topics Popular Topics COVID-19 Cancer Pediatrics UNC Health Maternal Health Press Releases Featured Stories May 6, 2021 UNC Health Ranked #2 Most Trusted Healthcare Brand in the US No other healthcare system in North Carolina makes the top 10 for “most trusted” in this year’s edition, and no other North Carolina system cracks the top 30 in the… May 6, 2021 With $8-million Grant, Researchers Aim to Better Understand Disease Mechanisms of Schizophrenia Researchers from the Duke Center for Genomic and Computational Biology, UNC’s Department of Genetics, and Yale University have teamed up to narrow down areas of the genome previously marked relevant… Faculty, Grants and Recognition May 5, 2021 Mobile gaming app enhances HIV care UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke researchers promote better health through gamification. The study was co-led by Lisa Hightow-Weidman, MD, MPH, at the UNC School of Medicine, and Kate Meussig, Phd, at… Press Releases May 5, 2021 Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of April 29 – May 5 The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty during the past week, starting Thursday April 29, 2021. More News  COVID-19 News Message from Dr. Burks UNC Health Media Briefing May 4, 2021 UNC Football Coach Mack Brown Gets the COVID-19 Vaccine. You should too. If you haven’t been vaccinated, please go to www.YourShot.org. UNC Medical Center April 28, 2021 UNC’s Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Trial to Begin Enrolling Adolescents Vaccinating children against COVID-19 is critical to ending this pandemic, and you can help. UNC’s trial site will begin enrolling children 12-17 years of age on May 6. April 26, 2021 Alleviating the Vaccine Gap: A Community Health Worker’s Contribution Brandon Teal, a UNC Health Alliance community health worker, shares his experience contributing to UNC Health’s equitable vaccine distribution mission. Read more about COVID-19  May 4, 2021 UNC Football Coach Mack Brown Gets the COVID-19 Vaccine. You should too. If you haven’t been vaccinated, please go to www.YourShot.org. UNC Medical Center Read more about COVID-19  Twitter Tweets by UNC_Health_Care Facebook Pinterest Health Talk February 3, 2021 Gynecologic Cancers: A Team Approach to Women’s ...