From UNC Medical Center Infection Prevention: Seasonal Allergies vs. COVID-19
With the return of pollen in our area, many of us will suffer the effects of seasonal allergies. Allergy symptoms can be similar to the symptoms of COVID-19, and it…
UNC Health Statement on J&J COVID-19 Vaccine Pause
UNC Health is closely monitoring the situation regarding the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine. As a precaution, we will follow the FDA’s recommendation and pause vaccinations using the J&J vaccine…
Save the Date: UNCMC Quality and Safety Awards 2021 – Call for Nominations
UNC Medical Center is requesting nominations for its annual Quality and Safety Awards, to be held Tuesday, October 12th at the Medical Center Improvement Council (MCIC) meeting.
PROMISE study seeking racially/ethnically underrepresented MD, PhD, MD/PhD or DO Postdoctoral Fellows for peer group mentoring research
UNC is part of a national effort, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Diversity Program Consortium, to identify best mentoring practices for scientists underrepresented in biomedical research.
Announcements, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Events, News, Research, School of Medicine, Vital Signs
ECMO Saves a Life
Lee Conner was diagnosed with influenza A, a severe strain of the flu, coupled with Strep pyogenes pneumonia. This combination left Lee unconscious, forcing his family to make the decision…
Benhabbour Receives $3.74 Million to Create Injectable Technology for Contraception, HIV Prevention
Rahima Benhabbour, MSc, PhD, assistant professor in the UNC/NCSU Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME), is leading a collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop…
UNC-Chapel Hill to Resume Vaccinations
The Carolina Student Vaccination Clinic will resume vaccination appointments on Friday, April 16, using the Moderna vaccine.
Working Forward Subject of April Touchpoint20
The Touchpoint 20 Zoom series is a 20-minute series of work and wellness topics to provide timely information to SOM staff in a condensed format. This is one of several…
Orr Selected as Continuity Research Network (CORNET) Executive Committee Member
Colin Orr, MD, has been selected to join the Continuity Research Network (CORNET) Executive Committee as the Region 4 Research Chair. CORNET is the national research network of the Academic…
Seeking new co-director for the multidisciplinary Racial Equity in Medicine elective
We are looking for a new co-director for the multidisciplinary Racial Equity in Medicine elective. Over the past several years, the course has been led by Cedric Bright, MD, and…
Asian American Student Leaders Present Petition for Expanded CAPS Counselor Diversity to Chancellor
Students working closely with School of Medicine and UNC leadership are advocating for improved mental health care for AAPI-identifying students. Over 1,150 people have signed the open petition requesting access…
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Education, News, Psychiatry And Mental Health, School of Medicine, Wellness
DAHS Announces Faculty Award Winners
The Department of Allied Health Sciences (DAHS) is pleased to announce the 2021 recipients of the DAHS faculty awards.
Allied Health Sciences, Awards, Rankings and Recognitions, Vital Signs
Study Shows Powered Prosthetic Ankles Can Restore a Wide Range of Functions for Amputees
The researchers, led by Helen Huang, PhD, the Jackson Family Distinguished Professor in the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering at NC State and UNC, are working with a larger group…
The Status of the COVID-19 Vaccine in Africa
April 16 at 9 am, Wessam Mankoula, MD, Lead of the Africa CDC Emergency Operations Centre, will give a 30-minute presentation followed by brief reports and a panel discussion moderated…
New Book by Mara Buchbinder to be Published in May
Mara Buchbinder, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Social Medicine, is the author of a new book, Scripting Death: Stories of Assisted Dying in America, which will be published…
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of April 8 – 14
The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty during the past week, starting Thursday April 8, 2021.
UNC Health Media Briefing on Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Pause
UNC Health/UNC School of Medicine’s David Wohl, MD, and Duke Health/Duke School of Medicine’s Cameron Wolfe, MBBS, answered questions from local and state media about the CDC and FDA’s recommendation…
UNC Joins Post-Hospital Thrombosis Prevention Study for Covid Patients
UNC is now a fully active clinical site for the ACTIV-4c Post-Hospital Thrombosis Prevention Study, led at UNC-Chapel Hill by Raj Kasthuri, MBBS, Professor of Medicine. This protocol is part…
Monoclonal Antibody Injection Significantly Reduces COVID-19 Progression
Data from a phase 3 clinical trial for REGEN-COV, a combination monoclonal antibody therapy (casirivimab with imdevimab), is part of the NIH-sponsored COVID Prevention Network, co-led by Myron Cohen at…
American Society for Virology Advocate for COVID-19 Vaccines
Virologists from across the country, including UNC School of Medicine’s Blossom Damania, PhD, and Craig Cameron, PhD, answer frequently asked questions regarding the COVID-19 vaccine.
