Author Archives: Heather Wilson
Community Health Spotlight: Sherry Hay, MPA
Sherry Hay, MPA directs a number of community health initiatives across the department– from helping the uninsured find options, to providing workshops on chronic disease self-management and coordinating Wellness at Work discussions and initiatives. Read a little bit about what she does and why!
Is the finger-stick blood test necessary for type 2 diabetes treatment?
In the first large pragmatic trial of its kind in the United States, results from a UNC School of Medicine study show that checking finger-stick blood sugars may not help diabetes patients who do not use insulin. UNC Family Medicine’s research director, Dr. Katrina Donahue, was the senior author on the study.
Clinical Data 101
Did you know the UNC Health Care system participates in research collaboratives that use clinical data to answer difficult questions and to advance quality improvement in practices? Read more here. Do you know what clinical data is? Do you know how and why it is used for research? A couple of experts in the field … Read more
Round-the-clock monitoring: bringing home the blood pressure cuff
We spend the early moments of most healthcare visits sitting with an arm in a blood pressure cuff, waiting for the monitor to take its measurement so that the cuff will relax and let our arm “breathe” again. by Greeshma Somashekar We spend the early moments of most healthcare visits sitting with an arm in … Read more