Category: General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology
Carey Will Retire in 2021
Timothy Carey, MD, MPH (Jon Gardiner/UNC-Chapel Hill) Timothy Carey, MD, MPH, the Sarah Graham Kenan Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Social Medicine, will retire in January after 35 years as a UNC faculty member. As a health services leader and researcher, active in both inpatient and outpatient care, Carey says serving UNC and the state’s residents has been his life … Read more
Group In East Informing Minority Groups About COVID-19 and Its Vaccine
Crystal Cené, MD, MPH WNCT (Greenville) reports vaccinations are starting across North Carolina, with CarolinaEast Health System in New Bern giving medical workers the first shots in the Greenville region. But the report also recognizes that there are many people who don’t feel comfortable getting the vaccine and introduces a group in the east using virtual connections to answer … Read more
Berkowitz Publishes Study on Unemployment Insurance in JAMA, Featured in NPR Report: “Losing Jobless Benefits Is Not Only Stressful, It Might Be Harmful to Health”
Seth Berkowitz, MD, MPH Seth Berkowitz, MD, MPH, assistant professor in the division of general medicine and epidemiology, co-published a research study letter in JAMA Internal Medicine, focused on unemployment insurance, health-related social needs, health care access and mental health during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Results showed unemployment insurance benefits may help mitigate … Read more
Providers at Colon Cancer Hotspot Seek to Shrink the Screening Gap With At-Home Tests
Dan Reuland, MD, MPH An NC Health News report says a health center in Hertford County that is screening patients who can’t afford routine colonoscopies with mail-in kits could make a big difference in Hertford County, which is part of a swath of North Carolina and Virginia Counties with some of the highest rates of colorectal cancer deaths in the country. Dan Reuland, MD, MPH, pr … Read more
Cancer Patients Report Real Time Symptoms in New Study
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.
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: October 1 – October 31, 2020
Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology The Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI), in partnership with the Center for Health Equity Research at UNC-Chapel Hill and Community-Campus Partnerships for Health, has received an $80 million award to serve as the coordinating and data collection center for a four-year program that will overcome barriers and increase upta … Read more
Data-driven Intervention Reduces Cardiovascular Risk Across North Carolina
Samuel Cykert, MD 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 the percent of patients … Read more
Catherine Wilson Receives Inaugural “Dulce Garcia Award for Outstanding Medical Interpreter”
Left to right: Crystal Garcia (Dulce’s sister), Catherine Wilson, Emma Garcia (Dulce’s mother) and Ernesto Garcia (Dulce’s father). Catherine Wilson, a medical interpreter at the UNC Internal Medicine Clinic in the Ambulatory Care Center, received the inaugural “Dulce Garcia Award for Outstanding Medical Interpreter” on October 15. Selected by faculty and staff, the award was cr … Read more
Nutrition Insights Features Berkowitz Research and Expanded Study
Seth Berkowitz, MD, MPH Principal Investigator Seth Berkowitz, MD, MPH, with research partners Community Servings and Massachusetts General Hospital, was featured in Nutrition Insights for a study that focuses on using medically tailored meal delivery as an effective health care intervention for diabetes. The five-year research project grant (R01), a $2.9 million NIH grant, will … Read more
Duke Clinical Research Institute, UNC Center for Health Equity Research, and Partners Receive $80 million NIH Grant to Expand COVID-19 Testing
Giselle Corbie-Smith, MD, MSc The Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI), in partnership with the Center for Health Equity Research at UNC-Chapel Hill and Community-Campus Partnerships for Health, has received an $80 million award to serve as the coordinating and data collection center for a four-year program that will overcome barriers and increase uptake of testing among under … Read more
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Berkowitz Research Team Awarded Nearly $3 Million To Study Medically Tailored Meal Delivery Program
Seth Berkowitz, MD, MPH Seth Berkowitz, MD, MPH, assistant professor in the division of general medicine, is principal investigator for a five-year “R01” grant to support a randomized clinical trial involving 200 individuals with Type 2 diabetes and food insecurity. In partnership with Community Servings and Massachusetts General Hospital, the $2.9 million grant from the National … Read more
Boynton Talks to WRAL About Effectiveness of COVID-19 Messaging
Marcella Boynton, MD Marcella Boynton, MD, assistant professor of medicine in the division of general medicine and clinical epidemiology, talked with WRAL about a multi-institution projects that she participated in to test the effectiveness of different messages encouraging coronavirus safety measures such as wearing a mask or social distancing. They found that when President Tru … Read more