The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty during the past week, starting Thursday February 18, 2021.
Health officials say NC has second doses of COVID vaccine in reserve – Dr. David Wohl (WRAL)
Only 35% of NC prison staff willing to take vaccine – Dr. Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein (NC Health News)
Teachers, school staff to receive COVID-19 shot today – Dr. Sachin Gupta (ABC 11)
Should you wear two masks to ward off COVID? Here’s something that matters more – Drs. Emily Sickbert-Bennett & Phillip Clapp (Yahoo News)
‘I didn’t know if he was going to make it:’ North Carolina mother details son’s battle with MIS-C – Dr. Eve Wu (WRAL)
We Asked the Experts: What Will Be the Lasting Effect of the Pandemic on Our Children? – Dr. Martha Perry (Good Housekeeping)
UNC Dr. David Wohl answers key questions about eased NC restrictions, J&J vaccine approval – Dr. David Wohl (WRAL)
Pfizer begins COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial focused on pregnant women – Lindsay Yoxheimer (CBS 17)
Eating disorders combine secrecy and compulsion – Dr. Cynthia Bulik (Niagara This Week)
‘We like walking toward the fire:’ ER nurse and her work family learn, hope together through pandemic – Shannen Kane (WRAL)
North Carolina faces COVID vaccine delays amid poor weather – Dr. David Wohl (Associated Press)
He Got COVID In Prison. The Government Said He Was ‘Recovered.’ Then He Died. – Dr. Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein (Huffington Post)
Diverticulitis: A New Standard of Care? – Dr. Anne Peery (MedScape)
Can mouthwash kill COVID-19? UNC-Chapel Hill researchers want to know. – Dr. Jennifer Webster-Cyriaque (News & Observer)