The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty during the past week, starting Friday September 24, 2021.
UNC Health employees must be vaccinated by November in order to keep their jobs – Dr. Matt Ewend (Spectrum News 1)
Vaccine ‘patch’ offers more protection than a jab, UNC’s Joe DeSimone reports – Dr. Joseph DeSimone, Dr. Shaemin (WRAL Tech Wire)
A 3D printed vaccine patch offers vaccination without a shot – Dr. Joseph DeSimone, Dr. Shaemin (UNC News)
What to know about getting the flu shot if you get a COVID-19 booster – Dr. Anita Skariah (Bangor Daily News)
Therapy using dual immune system cells effectively controls neuroblastoma – Dr. Gianpietro Dotti, Dr. Hongwei Du
Vax FAQ: Five things to know about getting the flu shot this fall – Dr. David Wohl (Spectrum Local News)
3D-printed vaccine patch provides greater protection than a typical vaccine shot – Dr. Joseph DeSimone, Dr. Shaemin (The Medical News)
Julie Byerley, M.D. Appointed President and Dean of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine – Dr. Julie Byerley (citybiz)
2021 CEO of the Year & C-suite Awards: Dr. Wesley Burks with UNC Health – Dr. Wesley Burks (Triangle Business Journal)
Ask an expert: Should I get a flu shot if I’m getting a COVID vaccine booster? – Dr. Anita Skariah (Greensboro News & Record)
Therapy using dual immune system cells effectively controls neuroblastoma – Dr. Hongwei Du, Dr. Gianpietro Dotti (Biz News Post)
New head announced for Geisinger’s Commonwealth School of Medicine – Dr. Julie Byerley (NorthCentralPA.com)
Puerto Rican doctor helps translate health care for rural patients – Dr. Michelle Hernandez (WRAL.com)
‘This is life-changing’: Month after hospitalization, Moore Co. man struggles with long-haul COVID – Dr. John Baratta (ABC11.com)
UNC pediatrician says now is the time to get a flu shot – Dr. Martha Perry (CBS17.com)
Still reveling in upset win, Wolfpack fans not worried about possible COVID outbreak – Dr. Erica Pettigrew (WRAL)
Researching Childhood Diseases – Dr. James Hagood and Dr. Richard Boucher (Federal Telemedicine News)
At UNC’s COVID-19 recovery clinic, a 12-year-old girl is still battling symptoms a year later – Dr. John Baratta (CBS17.com)
Malaria Parasite Evolving to Evade Rapid Diagnostics in Africa – Jonathan B. Parr (Newswise)
UNC HIV Cure Center Awarded $26.2 million over the next five years – Dr. David Margolis (ChatSports)
Thank you, healthcare heroes: ABC11, Papa John’s deliver lunch to UNC Hospital staff – Janet Hadar (WTVD)
‘Problem’ Protein in Mucus Identified, May Lead to Targeted Therapies – Dr. Mehmet Kesimer (RT: For Decision Makers in Respiratory Care)
How will the COVID pandemic end? Here’s what public health experts say – Dr. David Wohl (Spectrum News)
‘All I could do is pray.’ Desperate parents seek help for mentally ill son, with few options – Barbara-Ann Bybel (WIS-TV)
Oral antiviral treatments could become part of COVID-19 care – Dr. William Fischer (Spectrum News)
A 3D-printed vaccine patch offers vaccination without a shot – Dr. Joseph M. DeSimone (Microscopy Analysis)
Malaria Parasite Seems to be Evolving to Evade Diagnostic Tests – Dr. Jonathan B. Parr (Labroots)
Here’s where the count of COVID patients in ICUs is falling the fastest – Dr. David Wohl (WNCN)
Nearly 100% of Duke Health employees vaccinated against COVID-19 – Dr. Matt Ewend (WTVD)
MindMed Appoints University of North Carolina Psychiatrist and Pharmacologist Dr. Bryan Roth to Scientific Advisory Board – Dr. Bryan L. Roth (Yahoo Finance)