The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty during the past week, starting Friday October 29, 2021.
What every parent should know about Halloween safety | Four 2 Five – Dr. Emily Sickbert-Bennett (MSN.com)
Food Allergy Families Seek Out Hard-to-Find Immunotherapy – Dr. Edwin Kim (WebMD)
Pandemic-related drinking causing spike in need for liver transplants, UNC researcher says – Dr. Andrew Moon (CBS-17)
Food Allergy Immunotherapies Pose Challenges for Families – Dr. Edwin Kim (Projin News)
Health experts push back on claims of COVID-19 vaccine injury, other statements made at medical freedom summit – Dr. David Wohl (WRAL.com)
Anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers outnumber abortion providers in Maryland 2 to 1 – Dr. Amy Bryant (The Southern Maryland Chronicle)
COVID vaccine live updates: Here’s what to know in North Carolina on Nov. 2 – Dr. Matt Ewend (Charlotte Observer)
Evan S. Dellon, MD: Dupilumab for EoE at ACG 2021 – Dr. Evan S. Dellon (HCPLive)
Follow-up Studies Explore Pirtobrutinib in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia – Catherine Callaghan Coombs (Targeted Oncology)
New 50-bed hospital opens in Holly Springs (ABC 11)
Access and Action: Healthcare Systems Put Big Data to Work – Brent Lamb (HealthTech Magazine)
Wake County Public School System extends COVID-19 mask mandate but relaxes outdoor requirement – Dr. Matt Ewend, Dr. Peyton Thompson, Dr. David Wohl (WTVD)
COVID-19 treatments are not vaccine replacements. Here’s why – Dr. David Wohl (MyrtleBeachOnline.com)
There is still no cure for COVID, but there are treatment options. What’s available in NC? – Dr. David Wohl (The News & Observer)
Covid-19: Researcher blows the whistle on data integrity issues in Pfizer’s vaccine trial – Dr. Jill Fisher (British Medical Journal)
Is your child anxious about the COVID vaccine? Are you? UNC doctors address concerns – Dr. David Wohl, Dr. Peyton Thompson, Dr. Herman Naftel (The News & Observer)
Kids and the COVID vaccine: 10 things to know – Dr. David Wohl (Spectrum News)
Side effects of children’s COVID-19 vaccine a top concern for parents – Dr. David Wohl, Dr. Peyton Thompson (CBS17)
There is still no cure for COVID, but there are treatment options. What’s available in NC? – Dr. David Wohl (Greensboro News & Record)
Pirtobrutinib Mechanism of Action in CLL and SLL – Dr. Catherine Callaghan Coombs (Targeted Oncology)
We tried it out on half of humanity: UNC doctors answer questions about kids and COVID vaccines – Dr. David Wohl, Dr. Peyton Thompson, Dr. Herman Naftel (WRAL)