Author Archives: Kim Morris

A USA Today article recognizes that a recent Duke University study found polyester/spandex gaiters less effective at preventing the spread of respiratory droplets than face masks, and experts agree more tests are needed, and that wearing something is always better than nothing. Emily Sickbert-Bennett, PhD, associate professor of infectious diseases and...

Olafur Palsson, PsyD, professor of medicine in the division of gastroenterology and hepatology, was featured in the Chapelboro.com news discussing a nationwide internet survey he led, when the pandemic was just beyond its peak in the nation. In the interview, Palsson says one result that he “found personally surprising was...

Joshua Niznik, PharmD, PhD was awarded pilot funding from the United States Deprescribing Research Network (USDeN) for his proposal entitled “Deprescribing Bisphosphonates in Nursing Home Residents with Dementia.” The 1-year award seeks to: 1) develop operational definitions for identifying deprescribing of bisphosphonates using Medicare administrative data; and 2) evaluate patterns...

The Department of Medicine leadership team invites you to the first town hall meeting August 6 at noon. Although there are so many emails and COVID updates, it’s really helpful to have time together as a department to hear from Dr. Falk and other members of the leadership team. There...

Sriram Machineni, MD, assistant professor of medicine in the division of endocrinology and metabolism was interviewed for a Pop Sugar article about weight loss and timing of meals. “A recent study may have confirmed just that when it showed that people who ate closer to the time when their bodies...

Emily Sickbert-Bennett, PhD, MS, associate professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases and director of UNC Medical Center Infection Prevention, was interviewed for a Washington Post article about “when, where and how” to wear a mask during the pandemic. Although the CDC does not recommend people wear face shields...

Elemental Magazine reports most of the public’s interest has been focused on the progress of the various vaccine candidates, which could provide the ultimate form of protection against the novel coronavirus. However, much less attention has been paid to monoclonal antibodies, which are drugs that contain specialized proteins that are...

David Wohl, MD, gave WRAL an update on COVID-19, discussing current hospitalizations and testing capacity, which still lags behind. “What if I told you that your smoke detector goes off three hours after it detects smoke?” Wohl said.  “It doesn’t do what it needs to do. Anything we get is...

Ashley Glyn Henderson, MD, associate professor of medicine in the division of pulmonary and critical care medicine was featured in a Carolina Highlight this week. Here’s what one of Henderson’s patients had to say: “Dr. Henderson is the best! She is caring, professional, compassionate, concerned about all of my concerns...

Both UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke are recruiting thousands of people to help them test potential coronavirus vaccines. Cindy Gay, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases, talked with CBS-17 about efforts to recruit 500-1000 volunteers who will participate in COVID-19 clinical trials. Read the article...

Led by Cindy Gay, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases, clinical researches are leaning on years of experience and expertise to partake in a large phase 3 clinical trial for a COVID-19 vaccine. In February 2020, as bits of data about the SARS-CoV-2 virus...

Since 2008, July has been recognized as Black, Indigenous People, and People of Color Mental Health Awareness Month. Bebe Moore Campbell, who was a renowned American author who dedicated her life to advocacy for mental health in the black and other minority communities, is credited for this recognition. Traumatic events...