July 6, 2022
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of July 1 – July 7
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June 22, 2022
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of June 17 – June 23
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June 16, 2022
Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine Q&A with Dr. Cindy Gay
An independent expert advisory committee recommended 21-0 that the FDA grant emergency use authorization for a fourth COVID-19 vaccine, made by Novavax. Cindy Gay, MD, MPH, discusses the Novavax data, its effectiveness, and how it's different from the other three COVID-19 vaccines.
June 15, 2022
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of June 10 – June 16
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June 8, 2022
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of June 3 – June 9
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June 8, 2022
Pfaff Featured in NIH Director’s Blog
NIH Director's Blog features a UNC-led study on how a well-trained computer and its artificial intelligence can help identify potential Long COVID patients. The study, led by UNC School of Medicine's Emily Pfaff, PhD, was published in the journal The Lancet Digital Health.
June 2, 2022
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of May 27 – June 2
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May 26, 2022
Study Confirms Pathogenesis of EV-D68 Virus Causing Polio-like Paralyzing Illness in Children
Twelve years after a five-year-old boy died from acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), researchers continued to investigate the pathology and immune response of this polio-like illness. A new case report in the New England Journal of Medicine provides evidence that Enterovirus D68 RNA and protein were found in the spinal cord of preserved autopsy tissue– proof that EV-D68 causes AFM. Dr. Matthew Vogt, MD, PhD, is the corresponding author of the paper.
May 25, 2022
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of May 20 – May 26
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May 23, 2022
Three School of Medicine Students Named NC Schweitzer Fellows
Ray Cheever, Callan Loflin, and Anna Dodson were among 28 graduate students across the state to be selected as North Carolina Albert Schweitzer Fellows.
May 18, 2022
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of May 13 – May 19
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May 17, 2022
Miller Featured in News and Observer Article as COVID Testing Expert
Melissa Miller, PhD, director of the Clinical Molecular Microbiology Laboratory at UNC Medical Center, talks with the News and Observer about why an at-home COVID test might give false-negative results and tips on how to determine if follow-up testing is needed.