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Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of February 27 – March 5

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The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty starting Friday, February 27, 2025.

Here are 5 health topics Trump avoided in his SOTU speech – Dr. Jonathan Oberlander (NPR)

252 hospital and health system chief medical officers to know | 2026 – Dr. Peggy McNaull (Becker’s Hospital Review)

2025 TIIP Award projects help new mothers, doulas, educators – Dr. Crystal Schiller (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

‘Paradigm-shifting’ study confirms effectiveness of long-acting HIV treatment – Dr. Joseph Eron (University of Cincinnati)

UNC Health Launches the World’s First Standardized Rare Disease Coding Tool – Dr. Melissa Haendel (Newswise)

Orange County has the highest vaccination rates of any county in North Carolina – Dr. Erica Pettigrew (The Daily Tar Heel)

ALLIANCE Trial: Peanut Sublingual Immunotherapy Is Well-Tolerated in Children With Peanut Allergy – Dr. Edwin Kim (Pharmacy Times)

Measles is costing the US millions of dollars. The true losses can’t be counted – Dr. David Wohl (MSN.com)

FDA Panel Stresses Early Allergen Feeding, Treating Food Allergies – Dr. Corinne Keet, Dr. Edwin Kim (Allergic Living)

As rare genetic disorder causes her son to regress, Carrboro mom teams up with UNC doctor studying new treatment – Dr. Joseph Muenzer (WNCN)

International mpox trial finds no clinical benefit from tecovirimat – Dr. William A. Fischer II (Medical Xpress)

AFFIRM: Risankizumab (Skyrizi) Subcutaneous Induction Achieves Primary Endpoints in Crohn’s Disease – Dr. Millie Long (HCPLive)

FDA Expert Panel on Food Allergies – Dr. Edwin Kim (FDA)

AI, machine learning to speed antibody therapy development – Yanguang “Carter” Cao and William Polacheck (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

Study Warns of Underrecognized Lassa Fever Threat with Global Implications – Dr. William A. Fischer II, Dr. David Wohl (Newswise)

Skin purging and breakouts are not the same thing — here’s how to tell the difference so you can treat it properly – Dr. William Huang (MSN.com)

Study warns of underrecognized Lassa fever threat with global implications – Dr. David Wohl (Medical Xpress)

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