University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill research set the stage to seek emergency authorization of the first oral antiviral drug to treat COVID-19, a pill developed by the pharmaceutical…
The System Anti-Infective P&T Subcommittee has approved a formulary restriction for ivermectin (Stromectol). As of Sept. 21, 2021, ivermectin is RESTRICTED to FDA-approved indications only.
Clinical leaders of Children’s hospitals in the North Carolina Triangle region, have shared a joint letter to advance and protect child health. Hospitalizations of children due to COVID have increased…
As part of the NIH-sponsored ACTIV-2 clinical trial for COVID-19 outpatients, preliminary data revealed that a new combination monoclonal antibody treatment reduced hospitalizations and death by 78 percent in high-risk…
Many of you have asked questions about the current state of vaccine distribution and the COVID-19 precautions are currently in effect. To help clarify, the following table has been created…
Dr. Anita Skariah, DO, Medical Director of Orange Family Medical Group, shares her perspective about getting vaccinated and why it’s important to protect yourself against the Delta variant.
In this video, Dr. Burks, Dean of the UNC School of Medicine and CEO of UNC Health, thanks teammates taking care of our patients and addresses the state of the pandemic and importance of…
School of Medicine teammates that work in a clinical environment must provide verification of vaccination using the UNC EHS Vaccine Certification Portal or have received a medical or religious exemption…
David Weber, MD, MPH, medical director for infection prevention at the UNC Medical Center, answers the most frequently asked questions related to UNC Health’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
Cindy Gay, MD, and David Wohl, MD, answer questions about the COVID-19 Delta variant, vaccine efficacy and mRNA vaccine safety.
The surveillance program, led by UNC SOM’s Dirk Dittmer, PhD, Amir Barzin, DO, and Gillings’ Audrey Pettifor, PhD, will collect, sequence, and share data on SARS-CoV-2 samples from across the…
Regardless of their rationales, unvaccinated people serve as kindling for the delta fire. David Wohl, MD, wrote an op-ed in the Raleigh News & Observer about current COVID-19 trends.
Clinical Scholars awarded $298,000 in COVID rapid response grants for 22 projects nationwide. The national leadership program for health care providers pivoted program funds which helped nearly 10,000 people plus…
Covid-19 / Coronavirus, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, News, North Carolina, School of Medicine, Social Medicine, Strategic Plan, Vital Signs, Wellness
Stephanie Schwartz, MD, and Tracie Walker, MD, in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, published in the New England Journal of Medicine: “Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children – Initial Therapy and Outcomes.”
Clinical Research, Covid-19 / Coronavirus, Pediatrics And Children's Health, Vital Signs
Led by John Buse, MD, PhD, and Anna Kahkoska, MD, PhD, this analysis showed that GLP1-RA and SGLT2i medication use for type 2 diabetes of hospitalized COVID-19 patients was associated…
NC State researchers led by Ke Cheng, PhD, created a therapeutic approach that mimics the receptor that the virus binds to and then traps the virus before it infect cells….
Results from the Novavax phase III clinical trial for its COVID-19 vaccine show an overall efficacy of 90%, and demonstrate 100% protection against moderate and severe disease. The study enrolled…
This pre-clinical research offers evidence that vaccinating young children could help prevent the spread of COVID-19, limit disease severity, and achieve herd immunity.
A team of researchers led by UNC School of Medicine’s Mehul Patel, PhD, has produced a mathematical simulation that evaluates how many COVID-19 cases could be avoided in North Carolina…
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UNC Health’s COVID Vaccination Mobile Unit continues to meet the need in helping underserved populations get vaccinated. So far, the unit has been able to vaccinate about 1,400 patients since…
