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.
Category: Migrated
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 4, 2020
Apply for Research Opportunities at the UNC Center for Health Equity Research
The UNC Center for Health Equity Research is gathering information to identify individuals with health equity research and community engagement skills and commitment.
October 4, 2020
UNC researchers study COVID-19 transmission among NC meat packing plant workers and farmworkers
Led by Natalie Bowman, MD MPH, UNC researchers are studying COVID-19 prevalence, incidence, and risk factors for transmission among meat packing plant and farmworkers in a new observational study, COFF-NC (COVID-19 in Farming and Food processing industries in North Carolina).
October 4, 2020
UNC Health, School of Medicine Determine Asymptomatic COVID-19 Spread
Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine collaborated with UNC Health and found that 0.8 percent of patients who came to a UNC Health facility for non-COVID-19 related reasons during the NC stay-at-home mandate tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
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.
October 1, 2020
New Vulnerability Found in Lung Squamous Cancer May Facilitate Drug Targeting at Cellular Level
New research by scientists at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and colleagues shows the potential for targeting a specific circular RNA, known as CDR1as, to attack lung squamous cell cancer. The UNC work was led by Chad Pecot, MD, and Emily Harrison, PhD.
October 1, 2020
Did You Know? CT.gov Results Reporting: Potential Impact of Protracted Enrollment
If you have a study registered in ClinicalTrials.gov that meets the Applicable Clinical Trial (ACT) definition and/or an NIH-funded “Clinical Trial,” please be aware that results reporting is required by federal law.