The Eshelman Institute for Innovation recently opened its pre-proposal application for the 2022 annual grant cycle. The Institute seeks to fund translational research related to therapeutics focused on oncology, infectious…
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The Coronavirus Variant Sequencing (CORVASEQ) Surveillance Program, led by a team of UNC researchers, has detected the Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant in North Carolina. Together, members of the program at UNC-Chapel…
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COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective for pregnant people and their developing baby. Hear expert advice from Alexa Mieses Malchuk, MD, about staying protected.
On Wednesday, UNC Health experts David Wohl, and Melissa Miller met with the media to answer questions and offer their expertise regarding what we know so far about the Omicron…
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The Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI), Center for Health Equity Research at UNC-Chapel Hill (UNC-CHER), and Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) today announced plans to deliver their You & Me…
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Giselle Corbie, CHER Director, has co-authored an opinion piece for STAT with Warren Kibbe of the Duke Cancer Institute, calling for engaging communities “around how and why data affect them.”
Emily Pfaff, PhD, is Co-director of Informatics and Data Science at NC TraCS. She has a PhD in Health Informatics and a master’s in Information Science, both from UNC. Her…
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A single dose of REGEN-COV, a combination monoclonal antibody therapy, reduced the risk of COVID-19 by 81.6% several months after a single dose. UNC School of Medicine’s Myron Cohen, MD,…
UNC Rex Cardiologist Christopher Kelly, MS, MD, RPVI, CBCCT, takes his children to get vaccinated at UNC Family Medicine at Panther Creek in Cary.
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Gracie Howell, Moderna COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial participant, continues her journey. Hear her story as she returns nine months later to receive her booster shot and why she values participating…
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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.
