The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty during the past week, starting Thursday July 29, 2021.
First Covid antibody treatment to prevent infections authorized by FDA – Dr. Myron Cohen (NBC News)
Experts Predict What The Next Covid-19 Variants Will Be Like – Dirk Dittmer (Huff Post)
Why masking up can protect NC from current, future COVID-19 variants – Dr. Erica Pettigrew (CBS 17)
Amid Covid Booster Debate, West Virginia to Check Immunity of Vaccinated Nursing Home Residents – Dr. David Wohl (Physician’s Weekly)
Obesity doesn’t always mean ill health. Here’s what scientists are learning – Dr. Cynthia Bulik (Science)
As Vaccines Do Their Work, Focus Moves to Long Covid – Dr. Louise King (Wall Street Journal)
How long until NC reaches Biden’s 70% goal? Maybe not until Halloween – and that’s an improvement – Dr. David Wohl (CBS 17)
The Long And Short Of The Snip – Dr. Matthew Coward (WUNC)
How breakthrough cases show that COVID-19 vaccines still work – Dr. Abhi Mehrotra (CBS 17)
Parent group, Wake County GOP at odds over masks in schools – Dr. David Wohl (WRAL)
CDC updates guidance, recommends vaccinated people wear masks indoors in certain areas – Dr. David Weber (Philadelphia Tribune)
Helping a child with a chronic illness grow up – Dr. Maria E. Diaz-Gonzalez de Ferris – (WRAL Go Ask Mom)
Why Migraine Sufferers May Want to Eat More Fish – Beth MacIntosh (EnglishHeadline)
‘Wisdom and Fear’ Lead 90% of U.S. Seniors to Covid Vaccines – Dr. David Wohl (Kaiser Health News)
Pevonedistat Shows Promising Partner Potential for HMAs in Higher-Risk MDS – Dr. Joshua Zeidner (OncLive)
Survey sheds light on glaucoma prevalence in West Africa – Dr. Donald Budenz (Ophthalmology Times)
NC to give out $100 gift cards in new COVID-19 vaccine incentive – Dr. David Wohl (WRAL)