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.
May 16, 2022
Scientists Use Machine Learning Models to Help Identify Long COVID Patients
A study published in The Lancet Digital Health led by UNC School of Medicine’s Emily R. Pfaff, PhD, shows how the National COVID Cohort Collaborative used XGBoost machine learning models to better define long COVID and identify potential long COVID patients with a high degree of accuracy.
May 11, 2022
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of May 6 – May 12
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May 4, 2022
UNC School of Medicine Celebrates Class of 2022
After two years of virtual graduations in 2020 and 2021, the UNC School of Medicine’s Class of 2022 joyfully celebrated graduation with its annual Hooding Ceremony on Saturday, May 7, at Memorial Hall.