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The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty during the past week, starting Thursday August 26, 2021.


Increasing child COVID hospitalizations filling pediatric ICUs, Triangle hospitals say – Dr. Benny Joyner (News & Observer)

How safe are outdoor events? Is a lockdown coming? Triangle-area doctors answer your biggest COVID questions – Dr. David Weber (CBS 17)

Cooper promises expanded access to COVID antibody treatment – Dr. David Wohl (WSOC)

What impact has FDA approval had on North Carolina’s vaccine numbers? – Elizabeth Ramsey (CBS 17)

Half of NC is now fully vaccinated as COVID-19 patients in ICUs continues to climb – Dr. Linda Butler (News & Observer)

4 ways to keep your child as healthy as possible this school year – Dr. Sarah Ruff (WRAL Go Ask Mom)

Answers to your biggest COVID-19 questions – Dr. David Weber (CBS 17)

Should we focus on getting vaccines for kids or booster shots for adults? 7-minute COVID conversation – Dr. David Wohl (ABC 11)

Hundreds of Raleigh cyclists raise $1 million for cancer research at 4th Annual Victory Ride – Yemi Ogunleye (CBS 17)

UNC Horizons to provide affordable housing in Chapel Hill – Dr. Hendree Jones (The Daily Tar Heel)

Which Type of Immunity Is Best Against Variants? More Symptoms, More Spread and Other COVID-19 News – Dr. Jessica Lin (ID Special Edition)

NC now using more COVID-19 treatment in 1 week than previously had in 1 month – Dr. David Wohl (CBS 17)

Mask guidance evolves indoors and outdoors as Delta variant keeps spreading – Dr. Emily Sickbert-Bennett (WRAL)

Study: Mask type really matters, ventilation may matter more – Dr. Dirk Dittmer (WRAL)

Why Your Child Bites Their Nails and How to Help Them Stop – Dr. David Hill (Parents)

This diet can help with migraines – Dr. Daisy Zamora (LADDERS)

ASBMB names 2022 award winners – Dr. Greg Wang (ASBMB Today)

Transmission Rate of COVID-19 Within Households Can Be Over 30%, More than 50% from Minority Communities – Dr. Jessica Lin (International Business Times)

We Need to Understand the Difference Between Isolation and Loneliness – Dr. Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein (New York Times Magazine)

When to see a health care provider for sleep issues – Dr. Mark Goldblatt (Blue Ridge Now)

Scientists Leverage Antibodies as Female Contraceptive – Bhawana Shrestha (Laboratory Equipment)

Steve Heatherly named COO of Pardee UNC Healthcare – (Becker’s Hospital Review)