September 6, 2022
UNC School of Medicine’s John Batsis, MD, and UConn’s Patrick Coll, and colleagues authored an analysis of Medicare’s Annual Wellness Visits since they were instituted 10 years ago, finding the one-size-fits-all approach needs an upgrade to truly help seniors prevent disease and live more healthy lives.
August 17, 2022
The HealthWell Foundation recently featured Jan Busby-Whitehead, MD, on its Real World Health Care blog. In the post, Busby-Whitehead discusses misinformation about Alzheimer’s, dementia, and other aging-related conditions.
June 1, 2022
Tamara Baker, PhD, professor in the UNC Department of Psychiatry, has been named co-director of a new North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on Healthy Aging funded through the Duke Endowment, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, and AARP North Carolina.
January 31, 2022
These NIH centers are led by Elizabeth Mayer-Davis, PhD, and Susan Sumner, PhD, at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. Three researchers part of these centers hold primary appointments with the UNC School of Medicine -- Steven Cotten, PhD, Tom Keyserling, MD, MPH, and John Batsis, MD.
September 8, 2021
The National Institute on Aging has awarded Shakira Grant, MBBS, and the UNC Center for Aging and Health a 2-year, $200,000 grant to study the illness and treatment experiences and functional trajectories of older adults with multiple myeloma and their care partners.
April 20, 2021
The Duke/UNC ADRC will host "Infection and Inflammation: New Perspectives on Alzheimer’s Disease" on May 27.
October 28, 2020
A fracture liaison service, hospitalist-led and co-managed by endocrinology providers, was designed to improve care for patients with acute hip fracture. In a pre-post study published in Hospital Practice, the service was associated with significant improvements in the proportions of patients evaluated and offered treatment for osteoporosis.
May 27, 2020
Kayla Darris, a 2019 UNC Medical Students in Aging Research (MSTAR) student from the University of Arizona College of Medicine, and Brian Diekman, PhD, at the UNC School of Medicine, have been awarded the American Geriatrics Society’s 2020 Best Abstract Award.
May 1, 2019
Until there is a cure for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, the treatment is a well-educated health care team delivering compassionate care.
October 15, 2018
Advanced age brings unique needs, particularly in the ED. Led by Christina Shenvi, MD, PhD, the Geriatric-Emergency Department Accreditation at UNC’s Hillsborough ED is one of about 20 to receive this designation nationwide.