October 5, 2020
Appalachian State student passes away from COVID-19 – Dr. Anita Skariah (WRAL)
The latest on the death of a Davidson County native who was a student at Appalachian State University.
Author Archives: Elizabeth Prieto
October 5, 2020
Testing a Vaccine
The UNC Health Foundation featured Cindy Gay, MD, MPH, the medical director of the HIV Cure Center, who is leading a clinical research team in the UNC Division of Infectious Diseases to conduct a large phase 3 trial for a COVID-19 vaccine.
October 5, 2020
Questions about COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccine Trials?
Do you know people curious about the ins and outs of vaccine clinical trials? Dr. Cindy Gay, primary investigator for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial at UNC-Chapel Hill, shares insight about COVID-19 vaccine trials in this exclusive Q&A from UNC Health Foundation.
October 5, 2020
How Mission Health Decides To Test Surgery Patients For COVID-19 – Dr. David Weber (Blue Ridge Public Radio-NPR)
Reporter Lilly Knoepp talked with Dr. William Hathaway, CMO of Mission Health and the NC Division of HCA about pre-surgery COVID-19 testing protocols at the hospital. Dr. David Weber, physician and public health epidemiologist at UNC-Chapel Hill explained that UNC Hospitals has a different protocol.
October 5, 2020
Does smoke exposure increase firefighters’ susceptibility to COVID-19? It’s possible, UNC researcher says – Dr. David Peden (CBS 17)
October 5, 2020
Creepy images show airway cells teeming with SARS-CoV-2 – Dr. Camille Ehre (Live Science)
The images show a close-up view of the novel coronavirus infecting cells that line the human airway.
October 5, 2020
“Food as medicine” meets ready meals: NIH grants US$3m for tailored nutrition for diabetes
October 5, 2020
TARGET-NASH Data Publication Finds Nearly One In Five Patients With NAFLD Have Prior Prescription Opioid Use
UNC's Andrew Moon, MD, MPH, a fellow in the division of gastroenterology and hepatology, is lead author of the study. Sidney Barritt, MD, MSCR, associate professor, is a co-author.
October 5, 2020
Third Episode of ‘Confronting the HIV Epidemic’ Released
This video series from Medscape includes compelling stories of people living with HIV and interviews with UNC School of Medicine's Lisa Hightow-Weidman, MD, MPH, Kate Muessig, PhD, and Lina Rosengren-Hovee, MD, MPH, MS, of the UNC Behavior and Technology Lab in the division of infectious diseases.
October 1, 2020
Berkowitz Research Team Awarded Nearly $3 Million to Expand Study of Medically Tailored Meal Delivery Program
Seth A. Berkowitz, MD, MPH, Community Servings and Massachusetts General Hospital partner for clinical trial of “food is medicine” intervention for patients with diabetes.
October 1, 2020
Carolina Conexiones awarded 2020 Impact Award by the Society of Volunteer Healthcare Leaders
Congratulations to Dr. Kori Flower, Professor of Pediatrics, and the Carolina Conexiones team, including Linda Bowles, Director of Volunteer Services, and Kristina Morris, volunteer coordinator, both with UNC Health, on winning the 2020 Impact Award.
October 1, 2020
Stuebe Named Maternal-Fetal Medicine Division Director
Alison Stuebe, MD, MSc, has been named Division Director for Maternal-Fetal Medicine within the UNC Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She had previously been serving as Interim Director for the position.