September 17, 2020
Is it safe for kids to play soccer, other contact sports?
Along with the schools, museums, playgrounds and businesses that shut down in mid-March because of the COVID-19 pandemic, so did sports leagues.
September 17, 2020
Along with the schools, museums, playgrounds and businesses that shut down in mid-March because of the COVID-19 pandemic, so did sports leagues.
September 17, 2020
The antibody, LY-CoV555, recognizes the coronavirus and attaches to it, preventing it from spreading throughout the body
September 17, 2020
The ProNET project aims to test whether data-driven variation in biomarkers can be used to predict individual clinical trajectories and select individual patients most likely to benefit from specific treatments. The Department of Psychiatry's Diana Perkins, MD, MPH, is the UNC principal investigator for ProNET.
September 17, 2020
Stephen Heisler, DPM, MHSA, is a podiatrist and an assistant professor in the division of vascular surgery at UNC Surgery in Chapel Hill, NC. He discusses why he became a podiatrist, what kind of ailments he sees in his clinic, and how education for his patients is the first step in the process in helping them with their well-being.
September 17, 2020
In the last six months, researchers have engaged in countless studies to test therapies for treating COVID-19. Some have shown promise, while others have flopped, but still nothing is a surefire solution. What if we are the answer? UNC experts from multiple fields are leading projects to understand how plasma and antibodies from people who contracted the virus might be used to prevent and slow the spread of the disease.
September 17, 2020
Robert Short, Anthony Asher, Rashmi Muthukkumar and Pranavi Sanka co-authored a commentary called "Family Engagement Navigators: A Novel Program to Facilitate Family-Centered Care in the Intensive Care Unit During Covid-19."
September 17, 2020
The general theme of this academic year’s seminar is on the impact structures have on health disparities. On September 22, Crystal Cene, MD, MPH, and Sharita Thomas, MPP, will lead a session titled "Structural Racism and Health Disparities." Check the schedule for upcoming sessions.
September 17, 2020
The Patient Centered Care Course (PCC) is seeking clinical educators to help teach second year medical students during a clinical week experience.
September 17, 2020
This work, published in Cell and led by the UNC-Chapel Hill lab of Bryan L. Roth, MD, PhD, sets the stage for the discovery of new kinds of antidepressants, anti-anxiety drugs, and treatments for substance use disorders.
September 17, 2020
Some linger in the body for a lifetime. The one causing Covid-19 probably isn’t one of them, but it and others can create mischief long after the immune system appears to have banished them.
September 17, 2020
A multidisciplinary team of interventionalists, electrophysiologists, and cardiac imaging specialists in the division of cardiology performed the procedure on September 16.
September 17, 2020
The Sheps Center is offering two collaborative sessions titled "Direct Care Workforce Job Quality and the Impact of COVID-19" in October and "Health Disparity Issues Faced by Home Health Workers since the COVID-19 Pandemic" in November. Check registration details.