March 19, 2025
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of March 14 – March 20
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March 17, 2025
UNC Study Reveals Possible Effects of Air Quality Changes Associated with Global Warming on Human Airways
A study now published in Nature Communications Earth & Environment, reveals how global warming could exacerbate lung diseases by dehydrating and inflaming human airways. UNC Marsico Lung Institute members Brian Button, PhD, is senior author and Alessandra Livraghi-Butrico, PhD, is co-author.
March 12, 2025
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of March 7 – March 13
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March 12, 2025
Carolina Biologist Wins Wolf Prize in Agriculture
Jeffery L. Dangl, a biologist at UNC-Chapel Hill, was part of an award-winning trio of researchers who received the 2025 Wolf Prize in Agriculture “for groundbreaking discoveries of the immune system and disease resistance in plants.”
March 5, 2025
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of February 27 – March 6
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February 26, 2025
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of February 21 – February 27
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February 25, 2025
Burks and Keet Publish Editorial on Oral Immunotherapy for High Threshold Peanut Allergy
Wesley Burks, MD, CEO of UNC Health and dean of the UNC School of Medicine, professor of pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Allergy/Immunology, Department of Pediatrics and Corinne A. Keet, MD, PhD, professor of pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Allergy/Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, write editorial in New England Journal of Medicine Evidence titled, “To Eat or Not to Eat: Oral Immunotherapy for High Threshold Peanut Allergy.”
February 23, 2025
A Fresh Approach to Family-Centered Care for Adult ICUs
Co-led by UNC School of Medicine’s David Y. Hwang, MD, newly released updated guidelines from the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) reveal how family centered care for adult ICUs is paramount and an invaluable approach.
February 19, 2025
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of February 14 – February 20
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February 12, 2025
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of February 7 – February 13
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February 12, 2025
Semaglutide Shows Promise in Reducing Cravings for Alcohol, Heavy Drinking
Randomized, placebo-controlled trial finds that low-dose semaglutide reduces amount of alcohol consumption, alcohol cravings, and heavy drinking days. Reductions in cigarettes per day were also seen.
February 6, 2025
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of January 31 – February 6
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