April 1, 2022
April Holidays and Observances
Spring Has Sprung Throughout many cultures and religions, the season of Spring represents growth, rebirth, and new beginnings. With the new and higher weather, our connection to nature and each…
2023
DOM Digest
The Department of Medicine’s faculty and staff are continuously involved in groundbreaking research and innovative clinical procedures. Discover their life-changing work through DOM Digest, our monthly newsletter. Hear from specialty experts while they are interviewed by Dr. Ron Falk during the Chair’s Corner Podcast. We invite you to learn more about the people behind the science at the articles below.
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March 31, 2022
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: March 1 – March 31, 2022
Division of Oncology Yara Abdou, MD, received a METAvivor research grant for “Investigating Survivin as a novel target for immunotherapy in Black women with breast cancer.” Jared Weiss, MD, and Barbara…
2022
March 30, 2022
Match Day 2022: Welcome to the Class of 2022
For medical students, “Match Day” is one of the most thrilling and unforgettable moments of their lives. As they open their envelopes, decorative boxes, and other means of message delivery,…
2022
March 29, 2022
International Federation of Delirium Societies launches delirium journals
In conjunction with World Delirium Awareness Day on March 16, 2022, the International Federation of Delirium Societies launched two new delirium journals: Delirium and Delirium Communications.
2022
March 28, 2022
Hannah Little Named Associate Chair in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Hannah Little, MHA, who currently serves as Associate Chief for Administration for the Division of Infectious Diseases Medicine and the Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine in the…
2022
March 25, 2022
Felix Elected Vice-Chair of the American Academy of Neurology AB Baker Section for Neurological Education
Ana C.G. Felix, MBBCh, FAAN, an associate professor in the Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology and the Department of Neurology, has been elected Vice-Chair of the American Academy…
2022
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March 24, 2022
Match Day 2022: Welcome to the Class of 2022
For medical students, “Match Day” is one of the most thrilling and unforgettable moments of their lives. As they open their envelopes, decorative boxes, and other means of message delivery,…
2023
March 14, 2022
LAM Foundation Names UNC ILD Center the First Rare Lung Disease Clinic in NC or Virginia.
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare and progressive lung disease that primarily affects women and has no known cure. The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Interstitial Lung Disease Center (UNC…
2022
March 14, 2022
DVT Awareness Month: Spotlighting Hematology Trial That Serves COVID Patients, BRC’s Thrombosis Related Research
March is Deep-Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Awareness Month, a public health initiative that seeks to aid understanding of a commonly occurring and potentially life-threatening medical condition among the general population. DVT…
2022
March 10, 2022
COVID Downturn, Dropping Masks Mandates, and COVID Two Years In: Dr. David Wohl Contributed to Local News During February
David Wohl, MD The below clickable headlines link directly to local media outlets featuring David Wohl, MD. NC receiving too few doses of COVID ‘cure,’ local doctor says – Dr. David…
2022
March 10, 2022
Does a Mask Protect You If No One Else Is Wearing One?
Emily Sickbert-Bennett, PhD, MS As schools and cities and counties begin to drop their mask mandates, some people are rushing to take the masks off, but others still want that…
2022
March 10, 2022
Pfizer’s Vaccine Targeting Omicron Comes Out in March. This Is Why You Shouldn’t Wait For It
Joseph Eron, MD Joe Eron, MD, the Herman and Louise Smith Distinguished Professor of Medicine, and chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases was interviewed for a CBS-17 new report about a…
2022
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