Areas of Interest<\/h2>\n
Dr. Donahue has a strong interest in primary care practice redesign, chronic disease care and prevention, health behavior change and collaborations among public health and primary care.<\/p>\n
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<\/div>\n <\/a>\n \n \n \n Is the finger-stick blood test necessary for type 2 diabetes treatment?<\/a>\n <\/h4> 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.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n \n
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<\/div>\n <\/a>\n \n \n \n To test or not to test: Blood glucose monitoring for patients with type 2 diabetes<\/a>\n <\/h4> UNC Family Medicine physician, Katrina Donahue, MD MPH, is part of a team of researchers to receive more than $2 million from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to study glucose monitoring in non-insulin treated patients living with type 2 diabetes, The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has approved a research award to the University of … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\n Researchers find combined therapy for RA may help speed remission<\/a>\n <\/h4> RTI and UNC-Chapel Hill researchers, including Katrina Donahue, MD, MPH, and Beth Jonas, MD, analyzed results from 22 studies to support combination therapy as a way improve outcomes for some rheumatoid arthritis patients.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n \n
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\n Rethinking the Strip: $1.3 Million Will Put Discovery into Practice<\/a>\n <\/h4> A landmark UNC School of Medicine study showed that the finger prick blood glucose test is unnecessary for most people with type 2 diabetes, and now researchers Katrina Donahue and Laura Young received a PCORI grant to implement their findings across the country.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n \n
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\n Is the finger-stick blood test necessary for type 2 diabetes treatment?<\/a>\n <\/h4> 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.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n \n
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\n To test or not to test: Blood glucose monitoring for patients with type 2 diabetes<\/a>\n <\/h4> UNC Family Medicine physician, Katrina Donahue, MD MPH, is part of a team of researchers to receive more than $2 million from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to study glucose monitoring in non-insulin treated patients living with type 2 diabetes, The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has approved a research award to the University of … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
<\/div>\n <\/a>\n \n Researchers find combined therapy for RA may help speed remission<\/a>\n <\/h4> RTI and UNC-Chapel Hill researchers, including Katrina Donahue, MD, MPH, and Beth Jonas, MD, analyzed results from 22 studies to support combination therapy as a way improve outcomes for some rheumatoid arthritis patients.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n \n
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\n Rethinking the Strip: $1.3 Million Will Put Discovery into Practice<\/a>\n <\/h4> A landmark UNC School of Medicine study showed that the finger prick blood glucose test is unnecessary for most people with type 2 diabetes, and now researchers Katrina Donahue and Laura Young received a PCORI grant to implement their findings across the country.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n \n
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\n Is the finger-stick blood test necessary for type 2 diabetes treatment?<\/a>\n <\/h4> 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.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n \n
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\n To test or not to test: Blood glucose monitoring for patients with type 2 diabetes<\/a>\n <\/h4> UNC Family Medicine physician, Katrina Donahue, MD MPH, is part of a team of researchers to receive more than $2 million from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to study glucose monitoring in non-insulin treated patients living with type 2 diabetes, The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has approved a research award to the University of … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
<\/div>\n <\/a>\n \n Rethinking the Strip: $1.3 Million Will Put Discovery into Practice<\/a>\n <\/h4> A landmark UNC School of Medicine study showed that the finger prick blood glucose test is unnecessary for most people with type 2 diabetes, and now researchers Katrina Donahue and Laura Young received a PCORI grant to implement their findings across the country.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n \n
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\n Is the finger-stick blood test necessary for type 2 diabetes treatment?<\/a>\n <\/h4> 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.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n \n
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\n To test or not to test: Blood glucose monitoring for patients with type 2 diabetes<\/a>\n <\/h4> UNC Family Medicine physician, Katrina Donahue, MD MPH, is part of a team of researchers to receive more than $2 million from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to study glucose monitoring in non-insulin treated patients living with type 2 diabetes, The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has approved a research award to the University of … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
<\/div>\n <\/a>\n \n Is the finger-stick blood test necessary for type 2 diabetes treatment?<\/a>\n <\/h4> 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.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n \n
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\n To test or not to test: Blood glucose monitoring for patients with type 2 diabetes<\/a>\n <\/h4> UNC Family Medicine physician, Katrina Donahue, MD MPH, is part of a team of researchers to receive more than $2 million from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to study glucose monitoring in non-insulin treated patients living with type 2 diabetes, The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has approved a research award to the University of … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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