The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty during the past week, starting Friday April 29, 2022.
Roadblocks for treatment: Here’s how to get the take-home pill for COVID in NC – Dr. David Wohl (WRAL)
COVID-19 cases increasing in younger children – Dr. Matthew Vogt (WTVD)
FDA approves drug for adults with generalized myasthenia gravis – Dr. James F. Howard Jr. (Healio)
Paxlovid’s failure as a preventative measure raises questions, but doctors still back it as a therapeutic – Dr. Myron Cohen (STAT)
Parents concerned about hepatitis strain affecting children – Dr. Steven Lichtman (Spectrum News)
The body’s response to allergic asthma also helps protect against COVID-19 – Dr. Camille Ehre (Science News)
Scientists Detail Brain Dynamics Implicated in Neurological Conditions – Dr. Ian Shih (Newswise)
Patients with Cystic fibrosis are living longer, doctor says – Dr. Stephanie Duggins Davis (WRAL)
UNC blood clot expert working with NASA to study blood flow, clot formation in zero gravity – Dr. Stephan Moll (EurekAlert!)
CDC now recommends masking on public transportation – Dr. Emily Sickbert-Bennett (WRAL)
Yes, you can develop an allergy to red meat if bitten by this tick – Dr. Scott Commins (WUSA9.com)
How long-haul COVID continues to impact some North Carolinians: ‘It has been very perplexing’ – Dr. John Baratta (WUNC)
More than 80% in NC qualify for COVID treatment, yet doctors are slow to prescribe it – Dr. David Wohl (WRAL)
COVID cases up 28% in NC, officials warn of summer surge – Dr. David Wohl (WRAL)
FDA Action Update, April 2022: Extensions, Approvals, and Designations – Dr. James Howard (NeurologyLive)
Does space travel lead to blood clots? Nasa gives the answer – Dr. Stephan Moll (E&T Magazine)