April 17, 2026
New Study Finds Weight Loss Causes Significant Muscle Loss
UNC research advises physicians carefully evaluate how much muscle composition patients lose while taking popular drugs for weight loss.
Category: Geriatrics
November 2, 2023
Family Medicine, Piedmont Health Collaborate to Overcome Language and Disability Barriers
A UNC Family Medicine collaboration with Piedmont Health Services and partners has resulted in a $3 million HRSA grant to improve training in overcoming language and disability barriers. The 5-year project, “Primary Care Training and Enhancement - Language and Disability Access to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,” is focused on building and developing curriculum and program experiences to enhance the training for medical students and residents.
July 11, 2023
UNC Department of Family Medicine Authors Second Edition of Chronic Illness Care Textbook
Springer recently released "Chronic Illness Care, Principles and Practice," edited by UNC Family Medicine's Timothy P. Daaleman, DO, MPH, and Margaret R. Helton, MD. Faculty members in the Department of Family Medicine, faculty across the UNC-Chapel Hill campus, and other national and international experts wrote the textbook.
September 6, 2022
Doctors Assess Opportunities Gained, Lost through Medicare’s Annual Wellness Visits
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
Busby-Whitehead Featured in HealthWell Foundation Blog
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
Baker Named Co-director of new NCIOM Task Force on Healthy Aging
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
UNC Researchers to Lead Two Centers for $170-million NIH Nutrition for Precision Health Consortium
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
Grant receives $200,000 to study Impact of Multiple Myeloma on Older Adult Patients, Care Partners
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
Duke/UNC Alzheimer’s Disease Research Collaborative to Host Virtual Symposium
The Duke/UNC ADRC will host "Infection and Inflammation: New Perspectives on Alzheimer’s Disease" on May 27.
October 28, 2020
Fracture Liaison Service Narrows Gap in Osteoporosis Treatment
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.
October 15, 2018
UNC Earns First-in-State Accreditation for Geriatrics Emergency Department
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.