Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of January 7 - January 13

The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty during the past week, starting Friday January 7, 2021.

If you caught Covid-19 over the holidays, here’s what you need to know – Dr. David Wohl (CNN)

Coronavirus omicron updates: Here’s what to know in North Carolina on Jan. 7 – Dr. David Wohl (News & Observer)

Dad Helps Women with Postpartum Depression After His Wife’s Death by Suicide: ‘It’s My Therapy’ – Dr. Samantha Meltzer-Brody (PEOPLE)

No benefits seen with clipping after endoscopic resection in large serrated polyps – Dr. Seth D. Crockett (Healio)

When to get a COVID test and how to treat your positive — or negative — results – Dr. David Wohl (News & Observer)

Ask the Doctor: Navigating the ‘New Math’ of Omicron in Schools – Dr. Peyton Thompson (The74million.org)

Study reveals how triclosan, likely found in toothpaste, is triggered to harm the gut – Dr. Matthew Redinbo (EurekAlert!)

If you caught COVID over the holidays, here’s everything you need to know – Dr. Myron Cohen (7news.com.au)

458 tested for COVID at Interstate Center Saturday – Dr. Myron Cohen (The Pantagraph)

Coronavirus omicron updates: Here’s what to know in North Carolina on Jan. 8 – Dr. David Wohl (News & Observer)

Fact check: Are you reading this COVID mask chart the wrong way? – Dr. Emily Sickbert-Bennett (WNCT)

Doctors urge parents to vaccinate children ages 5-17 after rise in pediatric COVID-19 cases – Dr. Zach Willis (ABC11)

Triangle hospitals have fewer monoclonal antibody treatment options amid COVID-19 omicron surge – Dr. David Wohl (CBS17)

5 Bad Health Habits and How to Break Them – Dr. Bradley Vaughn (AARP)

WINNING: A Court Victory for Transparency on Pfizer Covid Vaccine Data – Jill Fisher (PJ Media)

NC leaders say we need to reach ‘endemic’ stage of COVID. Here’s what that means – Dr. David Wohl (News & Observer)

Increased COVID hospitalization numbers may not tell full story – Dr. David Wohl (WRAL)

Should the meaning of ‘breakthrough case’ change to account for COVID boosters? – Dr. David Weber (CBS17)

YOUR HEALTH: Binge eating and your natural rhythms – Dr. Cynthia Bulik (WQAD-TV)

APIE Therapeutics Augments Leadership Team with Addition of Chief Business Officer and Chief Medical Officer – Dr. Seth Hetherington (BioSpace)

Records show people in their 50s now seeing largest increases in COVID-19 deaths – Dr. David Weber (WLOS-TV)

10 to 30% of COVID-19 patients experience lingering symptoms – Dr. John Baratta (WCNC)

Does your child have a tic? Read this – Dr. Steven Trau (WRAL)

As statewide COVID-19 hospitalizations near record, positive signs found elsewhere – Dr. David Wohl (WTVD)

People Are Replacing Hormonal Birth Control With Apps – Dr. Rachel Urrutia (Discover Magazine)

No, don’t try to get omicron on purpose, experts say – Dr. Myron Cohen (Thesouthern.com)

NC’s COVID hospitalizations near levels seen last January, but fewer people in the ICU – Dr. David Wohl (WRAL)

While active cases remain low, Omicron threat looms in Oklahoma prisons – Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein (Norman Transcript)

Why the omicron surge poses a new and different threat to NC hospitals – Dr. David Wohl (WCQS-FM)

Exercise May Improve Anxiety Symptoms, According to New Research – Dr. Bradley Gaynes (Everyday Health)

Increasing Participation of Underrepresented Groups in Lupus Clinical Trials: Insights From Patients and Physicians – Dr. Saira Z. Sheikh (Rheumatology Advisor)

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