Category: Infectious Diseases
Sickbert-Bennett Talks to Washington Post About Using Public Bathrooms During Pandemic
Emily Sickbert-Bennett, PhD, MS Emily Sickbert-Bennett, PhD, MS, associate professor of infectious diseases and director of infection prevention at UNC Medical Center, told The Washington Post that regardless of how the virus may be transmitted — either through aerosolization or via surface contamination — preventive measures remain the same: Wear a mask and practice good hand hy … Read more
Wohl Comments On Growing COVID-19 Cases in North Carolina
David Wohl, MD In a WRAL interview, David Wohl, MD, commented on the growing number of people in North Carolina with COVID-19 and the increase in hospitalizations, with more than 1,000 being hospitalized every day. “We are not being as careful as we need to be,” Wohl said. “We have entered phase 3 so there has been loosening of restrictions, and I think we are seeing the result. … Read more
Sickbert-Bennett Explains How Small Gatherings Provide the Right Conditions For Silent Spreaders.
Emily Sickbert-Bennett, PhD, MS Emily Sickbert-Bennett, PhD, MSc, told WRAL that being in intimate gatherings can be more threatening for contracting the coronavirus than being at crowded events. “What we see from the epidemiological data, the contact tracing and the outbreak investigations is that the majority of the cases are really closely connected to each other by closer con … Read more
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Wohl Tells WRAL News How False Negative Tests For COVID-19 Can Happen
David Wohl, MD, MPH David Wohl, MD, MPH, professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases, explained to WRAL News how false negative tests for COVID-19 can occur, and “suggests waiting at least five days or so after exposure before getting tested to be sure and so the end result isn’t a false negative test result.” Wohl also recognized that time is needed for the viru … Read more
Wohl Explains Why False Negative Tests Can Happen
David Wohl, MD David Wohl, MD, professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases offered advice on what to do after exposure to the coronavirus. “If you’ve been exposed to a known case of COVID-19, your job is to stay out of circulation, be away from people and then after some time getting a test,” explained Wohl in a WRAL interview. He emphasized that getting tested t … Read more
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Wohl Featured in UNC Health Media Briefing
David Wohl, MD In a new UNC Health Media Briefing on COVID-19, David Wohl, MD, answers questions on topics that include: • What we know about President Donald Trump’s battle with COVID-19. • How UNC Health medical specialists are using Remdesivir and Dexamethasone as well as experimental treatments to help COVID-19 patients. • What the reopening of North Carolina means in the bat … Read more
Gay Featured On NPR Talking About Vaccines
Cindy Gay, MD, MPH WUNC Producer Charlie Shelton-Ormond talked with Cindy Gay, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases, the primary investigator of a Phase 3 clinical trial for a COVID vaccine taking place at UNC-Chapel Hill. Learn more from the UNC Health and UNC School of Medicine Newsroom.
Third Episode of ‘Confronting the HIV Epidemic’ Released
Lisa Hightow-Weidman, Kate Muessig, and Lina Rosengren-Hovee The third episode of a new series produced by Medscape Video features the work of three members of the UNC Behavior and Technology Lab in the division of infectious diseases. The series, titled “Confronting the HIV Epidemic,” includes interviews with BATLab Director Lisa Hightow-Weidman, MD, MPH; BATLAB Global Division … Read more
Gay Answers Questions About COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccine Trials
Cindy Gay, MD, MPH (Photo Credit: Jafar Fallahi) At the onset of the global pandemic, infectious disease colleagues at Carolina and across the U.S. pivoted quickly and formed the COVID Prevention Network (CoVPN). The network coordinates multiple studies, including the current phase 3 clinical trial for Moderna’s mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccine. The overall goal of the national study i … Read more
Weber Says UNC Tests Every Patient For COVID-19, Pre-Surgery
David Weber, MD, MPH David Weber, MD, MPH, professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases, professor of pediatrics, and professor of epidemiology with the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, was featured in a Blue Ridge Public Radio story that recognized how Mission Health decides to test surgery patients for COVID-19. Weber says testing surgery patients f … Read more
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Sickbert-Bennett Discusses How To Safely Go Apple Picking
Emily Sickbert-Bennett, PhD, MS Emily Sickbert-Bennett, PhD, MS, associate professor of infectious diseases, explained to USA Today that even if a farm doesn’t require it, people should practice social distancing by staying six feet apart from others, and always wear a face mask while enjoying outdoor activities such as apple picking. “Wearing your mask and keeping at least six f … Read more
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Sickbert-Bennett Interviewed By WRAL After White House Ceremony Linked To 8 Covid Cases
Emily Sickbert-Bennett, PhD, MS In a WRAL interview, Melissa Sickbert-Bennett, PhD, MS, associate professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases, commented on superspreader events and precautions that are needed after a recent White House ceremony was found to be linked to eight coronavirus cases. “The mask is our best protection to both contain our own secretions, … Read more