The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty during the past week, starting Friday April 1, 2022.
Certain asthma patients are less susceptible to severe COVID – here’s why, say UNC-CH researchers – Dr. Camille Ehre (WRAL Tech Wire)
UNC Children’s Hospital patients wish Tar Heels good luck in Final Four against Duke – Kaitlyn Baron (WTVD)
‘It’s definitely a crisis right now’: A third of US teens struggling with mental health – Angela Strain (WTVD)
Chapel Hill officials urge safety ahead of Final Four – Booker King (CBS17)
UNC doctor: Celebratory bonfires can be dangerous – Dr. Booker King (WRAL)
FDA Approves HIV Injectable Cabenuva Initiation Without Oral Lead-in – Dr. Lina Rosengren-Hovee (Medscape)
Bringing Autism Fathers Together – Dr. Joe Piven (UNC)
8 Things You Should Know About Giving Your Baby or Child Probiotics – Dr. Ajay Gulati (Once Upon a Farm)
Pollen in central NC at highest levels of the season – Dr. Edwin Kim (WRAL)
Q&A: IL-13 protects patients with allergic asthma against effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection – Dr. Camille Ehre (Healio)
$11M for North Carolina rehab with work requirements, medication restrictions raises concerns – NC Health News
Why doctor says allergies may feel ‘stronger’ this spring – Dr. Edwin Kim (WTVD)
ULTOMIRIS® (ravulizumab-cwvz)demonstratedsustained improvements in functional activities and quality of life in adults with generalized myasthenia gravis through 60 weeks – Dr. James F. Howard (Business Wire)
AstraZeneca (AZN) Stock: Why The Price Increased Today – Dr. James F. Howard (Pulse 2.0)
An Assortment of Journal Abstracts to Enhance Oncology Care – Dr. Greg Wang (Oncology Times)
State leader in behavioral health to deliver CPHS commencement address – Dr. Carrie Brown (Campbell University News)
Scientists Identify Overgrowth Of Key Brain Structure In Babies Who Later Develop Autism – Dr. Mark Shen (DoveMed)
Second COVID booster shots encouraged for adults 50 and older as subvariant spreads – Dr. David Wohl (WRAL)
Five things to know about BA.2, a new COVID subvariant on the rise in N.C. – Dr. David Wohl (Spectrum News)
New hypertension study could change treatment for pregnant women – Dr. Kim Boggess (WRAL)
Increase in alcohol-associated liver disease mortality accelerates during COVID-19 pandemic – Dr. Sasha Deutsch-link, Dr. Andrew Moon (Medical Xpress)
Increase in Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease Mortality Accelerates During Covid Pandemic – Dr. Sasha Deutsch-link, Dr. Andrew Moon (Mirage News)
Expert Roundtable: Updates in Postpartum Depression Treatment – Riah Patterson (Monthly Prescribing Reference)