Author Archives: Kim Morris

Christine Kistler, MD, associate professor of geriatric medicine, discourages indoor holiday gatherings and offers advice for staying safe in the Consumer Reports article "Keep Calm and Come Together."

Emily Sickbert-Bennett, PhD, associate professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases, recognizes three main factors that affect the risk of contracting SARS-CoV-2 in a social setting: "the size of the gathering, how much time you'll be spending with others, and what kind of space you're in," said Sickbert-Bennett...

Ethan Basch, MD, lead researcher and chief of oncology, and Arlene Chung, MD, assistant professor in general medicine, conducted a survey to find out whether outpatient cancer patients who reported their symptoms in real-time to their medical team would benefit from the near-immediate contact. Learn more.

Gerald Hladik, MD, Doc J. Thurston Distinguished Professor of Medicine and chief of the UNC Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, has announced the appointment of Jennifer “Jenny” E. Flythe, MD, MPH, to Vice Chief for the Division. “Dr. Flythe brings a wealth of expertise in patient-centered outcomes research in individuals...

Maureen Dale, MD, told WRAL News that it's even more important during a pandemic that seniors get a flu shot. "Even though we don't have a COVID-19 vaccine yet, there are other respiratory viruses, particularly the flu, that we can protect ourselves from," Dale said, recognizing a special flu vaccination...

David Wohl, MD, professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases urged everyone to wear a mask as COVID-19 cases spike and health officials look ahead to what could be a deadly holiday season. "It's not an act of defiance, it's an act of denial by not putting on...

Millie Long, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine in the division of gastroenterology and hepatology, is featured in a new "Carolina Care Highlight." Read what some of Dr. Long’s patients had to say.

Dr. Osipov says the most rewarding part of her work is the time she spends with patients. She also says new understandings about obesity and diabetes are exciting. "We are moving beyond seeing these conditions as individual moral failings and realizing that they are imbedded in every aspect of life,...

Published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, a paper co-authored by seven leading diabetes experts in Europe and the United Sates, including the UNC Department of Medicine's John Buse, MD, PhD, warns against medical inertia that prevents physicians from helping patients with type 2 diabetes and cardiorenal disease.

Eosinophilic gastritis and duodenitis are inflammatory diseases characterized by high levels of eosinophils and mast cells (immune system cells) in the stomach and duodenum. These disorders are often under diagnosed and symptoms include chronic abdominal pain and cramping, nausea, bloating, loss of appetite, vomiting and diarrhea. The current standard of...

Sam Cykert, MD, professor of medicine in the division of general medicine and epidemiology, led a data-driven intervention to prevent an estimated 6,000 heart attacks, strokes, and deaths due to cardiovascular disease at 219 North Carolina clinics. The results, published in Health Services Research, show that practices were able to reduce...

eConsults are making access to high quality, specialty care easier, while also helping to increase care value. eConsults are a digitized version of ‘curbside consults’, launched in 2019 through the Value-Care Action Group which encourages redesigning care in ways that increase value. Since then, specialists in the UNC Department of...