The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty during the past week, starting Friday December 11 2020.
‘Fauci effect’: Duke, UNC, medical schools nationwide seeing historically high applications – Casey Rimland (ABC 11)
Group in the east informing minority groups about COVID-19 and its vaccine – Dr. Crystal Cene (WNCT)
UNC researchers study various mask protection against COVID-19 – Dr. Emily Sickbert-Bennett (WTKR)
Make sure to get both doses of coronavirus vaccine, physicians urge – Dr. Cindy Gay (WRAL)
North Carolina needs to do more to protect workers from COVID-19, civil rights leaders say – Dr. David Wohl (WLOS)
Who Is Rochelle Walensky, Biden’s Pick For CDC Director? – Dr. Ada Adimora (NPR)
Genetically altered pigs approved for food, potential medical use – Dr. Scott Commins (Agri-Pulse)
Allergic reactions to COVID-19 vaccine likely to be extremely rare, UNC doctor says – Dr. Edwin Kim (ABC 11)
Black woman from Orange County praised as key scientist behind COVID-19 vaccine – Drs. Kizzmekia Corbett & Aravinda de Silva (ABC 11)
Coronavirus live updates: Here’s what to know in North Carolina on Dec. 16 – Mark Lyons (News & Observer)
COVID vaccines are on the way. We break down what you need to know. – Dr. Cindy Gay, Loc Culp & Jorge Gutierrez (NC Health News)
More NC psych patients are ending up handcuffed in a police car. Why? – Dr. Angela Strain (NC Health News)
‘It will save lives’: UNC doctor says of COVID-19 vaccine, but warns masks will still be needed – Dr. David Wohl (ABC 11)
Pregnant and lactating women with COVID-19: Scant clinical research – Dr. Alison Stuebe (World News Monitor)
Healthy High-Fat Foods – Lana Nasrallah (Yahoo News)
How has the COVID-19 pandemic presented challenges in conducting clinical trials? – Dr. Angela Smith (Urology Times)