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CDC Updates Guidance, Recommends Vaccinated People Wear Masks Indoors in Certain Areas To prevent further spread of the Delta variant, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its mask guidance on Tuesday to recommend that fully vaccinated people wear masks indoors when in areas with “substantial” and “high”...

With the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients across the state reaching its highest level in months, the proportions of those in hospitals are skewing younger, a CBS17.com data analysis found. The findings appear to further illustrate the connection between high vaccination rates and low hospitalization rates — and vice versa...

This year’s Whitehead Lecturer will be Ana Felix, MD, MBBCh, assistant professor of general medicine and clinical epidemiology. The Whitehead Lecture has been an annual event since 1980. The lecturer is nominated and voted on by UNC SOM students, and chosen by UNC SOM Student Government representatives. Learn more in...

COVID Vaccine Live Updates: Here’s What to Know in North Carolina On July 24 The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in North Carolina has nearly doubled since early July and is at its highest since mid-May. State health officials said about 94% of new cases are people who are not vaccinated....

With COVID-19 cases rising, will mask mandates return to North Carolina? A CBS-17 news report says Los Angeles and several California cities have gone back to mandatory mask wearing. Lawmakers in Arkansas and Missouri are also talking about reimposing the restriction. David Wohl, MD, professor of medicine in the division of...

Cindy Gay, MD, and David Wohl, MD, are featured in a new video about the COVID-19 Delta variant, vaccine efficacy and mRNA vaccine safety. Dr. Gay is an associate professor in the division of infectious diseases and leads vaccine clinical trials at UNC for the Moderna and Novavax vaccines.  Dr....

Regardless of their rationales, unvaccinated people serve as kindling for the delta fire. David Wohl, MD, professor of infectious diseases, wrote an op-ed titled, “As cases rise, the US is throwing the unvaccinated a lifeline. Take it.” Read his article here.

Diabetes as we know it is typically organized into two neat categories: type 1 and type 2. In type 1 diabetes, antibodies from your own immune system destroy the cells which produce insulin. The disease starts suddenly and is usually diagnosed in children. Type 2 diabetes most often develops in...

The School of Medicine is excited to welcome Claire Larson, MD, to the role of Director of Electives, coordinating elective offerings across all phases including the scholarly concentrations. Dr. Larson earned her medical degree from the UNC School of Medicine and completed Internal Medicine and Geriatrics training at the University...

NC Medical Schools, Health Systems Forming Network to Analyze Delta Variant The latest data shows the Delta variant represents about 13 percent of COVID-19 cases in North Carolina, but that data is about a month old, according to a CBS-17 news report published July 18, 2021. “It is inevitable this...

Patient-Centered Multidisciplinary Approach Provides Clinic Based Treatment Historically Accessed By ED Visit For patients with heart failure, hospitalizations can be a recurring part of life, affecting the lives of both patients and their caregivers. Driven by symptoms like shortness of breath or swelling of the feet, legs, and ankles, these...

Among a plethora of novel immunotherapeutic and targeted agents, the treatment landscapes for small cell lung cancer and non–small cell lung cancer have witnessed a rapid expansion that has led to improved survival and quality of life for patients, including a wider range of patients who harbor molecular abnormalities. In...