The proposed study seeks to prospectively investigate the effects of oral steroid administration following injection laryngoplasty in patients suffering from glottic insufficiency in an attempt to shorten post-procedural recovery time.

The aim of this study is to collect detailed self-reported information on HIV-infected patients' clinical, socio-demographic and behavioral characteristics to better understand who is being affected by the HIV epidemic in North Carolina and the needs of this population.

To conduct focus groups and semi-structured interviews of parents with cancer - and their co-parents - about their experiences communicating with their minor children about cancer to inform the development of a communication intervention support tool.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate both sporadic (not inherited), and familial (inherited), forms of frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD). Patients include both those who have symptoms of FTLD and those who do not (yet have a family history involving FTLD). This is an observational study, meaning that there is no investigational treatment involved. We will be working with patients for up to a 5 year period to learn more about FTLD using a neurological exam, tests of memory, behavior, and judgement, MRI, and biospecimen collection (blood and/or CSF). This study involves genetic testing of the genes so far identified to be associated with FTLD. The overall goal is to help better understand FTLD, to better understand the genetics of FTLD, and to use the information we learn to guide improved patient care and potential drug development.

Speak with Medicaid providers about the upcoming change to how providers are reimbursed for services

We are conducting a survey of nurse practitioners and physician's assistants that will assess their knowledge and attitudes regarding antibiotic prescribing and antibiotic resistance.

The purpose of this IRB approved Humanitarian Use of a device is to allow patients to be treated with LDL-Apheresis, using the LIPOSORBER® LA-15 system. This device is approved for adult and pediatric patients with Focal Segmental Glomeruloslerosis as a Humanitarian Use Device. Its effectiveness has not been demonstrated.

To 1) measure and improve the quality of care, 2) determine the clinical effectiveness, comparative effectiveness, and cost effectiveness of treatment approaches, 3) understand risk factors for outcomes , and 4) facilitate funded clinical trials of new therapies and collaboration within the pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) community.

The purpose of this study is to test a new model of care that brings cardiac rehabilitation to patients in their home.

We aim to characterize work exposures and illness in Badin, North Carolina--the site of an aluminum smelting facility for nearly 100 years.