The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty during the past week, starting Friday November 5, 2021.
Black doulas help childbirth outcomes – Venus Standard (Pbsnc.org)
UNC experts address vaccine hesitancy, say parents should vaccinate their children – Dr. Peyton Thompson (WRAL)
COVID-19 treatments are not vaccine replacements. Here’s why – Dr. David Wohl (ArcaMax Publishing)
Is Type 2 Diabetes Ready for CGM? – Dr. Laura Young (The Journal of Healthcare Contracting)
A Guide to Living With Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Help, Resources, and Making a Personal Checklist – Dr. Erica Brenner (Everyday Health)
How Much Sleep You Get Can Impact How You Walk – Dr. Mary Ellen Wells (Everyday Health)
10 gastroenterologists to know – Dr. Edward Barnes (Becker’s ASC Review)
Pharmacies, clinics busy as children ages 5 to 11 get COVID vaccines – Dr. Christopher Kelly (WTVD)
Is your child anxious about the COVID vaccine? Are you? UNC doctors address concerns – Dr. Peyton Thompson, Dr. David Wohl, Dr. Herman Naftel (Greensboro News & Record)
British Medical Journal (BMJ) reported that Pfizer falsified the Phase III trial data that formed the basis for the emergency use authorization by the FDA – Jill Fisher (Tech Startups)
Regeneron COVID-19 antibody drug reduces infection risk 82% in clinical trial – Dr. Myron Cohen (Becker’s Hospital Review)
How protein-based COVID vaccines could change the pandemic – Dr. Cindy Gay (Nature)
Now that children aged 5 to 11 can get COVID vaccines, pediatrician offices are busy, busy, busy. – Dr. David Wohl (North Carolina Health News)
Pasithea Therapeutics Corp. Establishes Scientific Advisory Board And Names Dr. Charles B. Nemeroff As Chair – Dr. Charles B. Nemeroff (TheStreet)
Approach for Clinics Narrows Racial Survival Gap in Early Cancers – Dr. Samuel Cykert (Oncology Times)
Is your child anxious about the COVID vaccine? Are you? Doctors address concerns – Dr. David Wohl, Dr. Peyton Thompson, Dr. Herman Naftel (ArcaMax Publishing)
UNC expert outlines what’s changed as Pfizer asks for booster authorization – Dr. David Wohl (CBS17)
‘Almost to the finish line’: Is it time to ease the mask mandates? UNC doctor says not just yet – Dr. David Wohl (WTVD)
Whistleblower claims Pfizer safety data ‘falsified’ – Jill Fisher (Head Topics)
TGA requests information from Pfizer after medical journal alleges contractor ‘falsified’ safety data – Jill Fisher (News.com.au)
Is Eating Alone Bad for Your Heart? – Dr. John A. Batsis (Everyday Health)
Before You Reach for That Allergy Medicine, Read This – Dr. Paula Miller (HealthCentral)
Panelists discuss studies on mental health and stress during UNC Research Week – Dr. Samantha Meltzer-Brody, Dr. Crystal Schiller, Jose Rodriguez-Romaguera (The Daily Tar Heel)
COVID-19 cases are on the rise in 20 states, but experts predict deaths from the virus will decline – Dr. David Wohl (WTVD)
COVID-19 treatments are not vaccine replacements. Here’s why – Dr. David Wohl (Waukesha Freeman)
Clock ticking on getting COVID-19 booster shot before holiday travel – Dr. David Wohl (WTVD)