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Is the finger-stick blood test necessary for type 2 diabetes treatment?

June 12, 2017
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...

Clinical Data 101

May 10, 2017
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...

Round-the-clock monitoring: bringing home the blood pressure cuff

April 25, 2017
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...

Dr. Cristy Page named Chair of the Department of Family Medicine

April 7, 2017
Cristen P. Page, MD, MPH, has been named chair of the department of Family Medicine, effective March 30. Page is a multifaceted and nationally recognized innovator and clinical educator. Cristen P. Page, MD, MPH, has been named the William B. Aycock Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Family...

Research Spotlight: Q&A With Emily Olsson, CCRP & Julie Gras-Najjar, CCRP

March 20, 2017
FMC’s Emily Olsson and Julie Gras-Najjar work with UNC’s Hypertension Research Program and help coordinate research studies across the department. Emily and Julie love working with patients, and they especially enjoy collecting data and learning from each study.

Bodenheimer visits UNC, delivers Huntley Lecture, discusses Quadruple Aim

March 13, 2017
Thomas Bodenheimer, MD, a nationally renowned expert in team-based primary care and provider wellness, visited Chapel Hill as the 13th Annual Robert R. Huntley visiting professor. During the course of his stay, he applauded UNC School of Medicine’s Wellness Initiatives and affirmed UNC Family Medicine’s efforts to transform their clinic....

UNC Family Medicine Welcomes UNC Physician Assistant Students

February 13, 2017
Family Medicine offers a unique clinic experience to the first class of PA students. FEBRUARY 2017 — In January 2016, UNC School of Medicine started the Physician Assistant (PA) Program, funded in part by a generous donation from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, the Kenan Foundation, and...

Thomas Bodenheimer MD, MPH to speak at 13th Annual Huntley Lecture

February 7, 2017
Dr. Thomas Bodenheimer is founding director of the Center for Excellence in Primary Care and co-author of the seminal article “From Triple to Quadruple Aim: Care of the Patient Requires Care of the Provider.” On March 1st, the 13th Annual Huntley Lecture will be held at the Kenan Center of...

UNC Family Medicine faculty member, teacher, and researcher Anthony J. Viera has been selected to join the Physician Board at the American Health Council

January 30, 2017
UNC Family Medicine faculty Anthony Viera will contribute his expertise in Family Medicine, epidemiology, population health, and evidence-based medicine. UNC Family Medicine faculty member, teacher, and researcher Anthony J. Viera has been selected to join the Physician Board at the American Health Council. The American Health Council is an organization...

Cigar warning labels are not equally believable among adolescents

December 13, 2016
Less than 50 percent of surveyed teens found it ‘very believable’ that cigars are not a safe alternative to cigarettes, according to a first-of-its-kind UNC School of Medicine study.

Flavors influence appeal and use of most tobacco products, especially for youth

November 28, 2016
UNC researchers led by Dr. Adam Goldstein concluded in a study published in Tobacco Control that banning non-menthol flavors like fruit and candy could reduce use of most tobacco products across the globe, especially among adolescents. Tobacco products like cigarettes and e-cigarettes are more appealing and are considered less harmful,...

High blood pressure? Not me.

November 10, 2016
High blood pressure is a serious health risk that opens people up to heart attacks and heart disease, strokes, diabetes and other illnesses, but is medication the answer? If you’re among the one in three people with hypertension, it’s important to treat it. But how do you know for sure?...

John T. Henley Sr. Endowment Launched to Provide Training for Family Medicine Leaders

October 21, 2016
Established in 2011 to honor former Senator Henley’s advocacy for family medicine in North Carolina and across the country, the endowment has grown with the help of his family, friends and colleagues. Now, closing in on the $150,000 goal, the endowment will support activities to develop strong leadership in the...

Severe burns, injuries from e-cigarette explosions go under-reported across the country

September 30, 2016
In a new British Medical Journal editorial, UNC School of Medicine researchers and physicians stress the need for better worldwide surveillance of e-cigarette-related burns and better regulation of e-cigarettes to reduce burn injuries. In the first six months of 2016, doctors at the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center at UNC...