February 25, 2021
UNC Health's Redesign Team is pleased to announce that Lavinia Kolarczyk, MD, FASA, has been named Medical Director for Perioperative Care Redesign, effective March 1.
February 25, 2021
As part of the opening of the Eastowne Medical Office Building, the Eastowne Retail Pharmacy will be opening on March 1.
February 25, 2021
UNC Health will recognize the legacy and leadership of Gary Park by naming the tower at the N.C. Neurosciences Hospital in his honor.
February 25, 2021
Jennifer Wu, MD, MPH, has been named Interim Vice Dean for Academic Affairs at the UNC School of Medicine. In this position, Wu will oversee the UNC School of Medicine’s educational enterprise while also leading the Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development.
February 25, 2021
The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty during the past week, starting Thursday February 18, 2021.
February 24, 2021
Cynthia M. Bulik, PhD, Founding Director of the UNC Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders, is co-author of the Viewpoint article published in JAMA Psychiatry.
February 24, 2021
Anne Peery, MD, MSCR, associate professor in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, is the corresponding author of a new article, "Comparative Effectiveness and Harms of Antibiotics for Outpatient Diverticulitis: Two Nationwide Cohort Studies," published Feb. 23 in Annals of Internal Medicine.
February 23, 2021
Emily Sickbert-Bennett, PhD, and Phillip Clapp, PhD, spoke with media about research and guidance on wearing masks, double-masking, and the importance of mask material and fit.
February 23, 2021
Led by Klara Klein, MD, PhD, the study showed that treatment with 800mg of TTP399 demonstrated statistically significant reductions in HbA1c and clinically relevant reduction in the frequency of severe or symptomatic hypoglycemia.
February 23, 2021
All six basic science departments rank in the top 6 in National Institutes of Health funding for federal fiscal year 2020, according to a new report by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research, and 12 clinical departments rank in the top 30.
February 23, 2021
Adaora Adimora, MD, MPH, co-authored a six-paper series in The Lancet focused on racial, sexual, and gender minorities continuing to be affected by HIV at significantly higher rates than white people, a disparity also reflected in the COVID-19 pandemic.
February 22, 2021
Edwin Kim, MD, led a study presented at the 2021 AAAAI Virtual Annual Meeting, showing that this therapy could be an option for early peanut allergy intervention. Below is a press release from the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. Accompanying this article is a video featuring Dr. Kim, whose children suffer from nut and legume allergies.