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Category: Infectious Diseases

  • emily-sickbert-bennett-dom-newsworthy-January-2022

    Sickbert-Bennett Talks to the Washington Post About Mask Safety

    Emily Sickbert-Bennett, MD 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 as a substitute for a c … Read more

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    Cohen Explains a Game Changing Treatment For COVID-19 Not Being Talked About

    Myron Cohen, MD 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 intended to stop SARS-CoV-2 fr … Read more

  • Wohl Talks With WRAL About the Latest COVID-19 Updates

    David Wohl, MD 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 lagging behind a week. That’s just not realistic for anyone to act on.” Wohl … Read more

  • Gay Discusses Planning For COVID-19 Clinical Trials

    Cynthia Gay, MD, MPH 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 here.

  • UNC Infectious Diseases Division Launching COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Trial

    Cindy Gay, MD, MPH 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 started to emerge, Gay and UNC infectious diseases colleagues beg … Read more

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    NIH Awards Cohen, FHI $9.2 Million for Development of COVID Prevention Studies

    Myron Cohen, MD The National Institutes of Health has awarded Myron Cohen, MD, and Family Health International $9.2 million to support research through the new COVID Prevention Network (CoVPN). The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health formed the COVID Prevention Network (CoVPN) to better coordinate the national research respon … Read more

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    Scholars Named to Physician Scientist Training Program

    Clockwise, from top left: Alena Markmann, MD, PhD, Erin Steinbach, MD, PhD, Peyton Thompson, MD, Tessa Andermann, MD, PhD As part of the Forward Together Strategic Plan, the UNC School of Medicine Physician Scientist Training Program (PSTP) supports a small number of clinicians committed to translating research findings to advance the practice of medicine in addition to providing … Read more

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    Sickbert-Bennett Offers Suggestions For Sending Children Back to School Safely

    Emily Sickbert-Bennett, PhD, MS Emily Sickbert-Bennett, PhD, MS, associate professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases and director of UNC Medical Center Infection Prevention, offered tips on WRAL News for parents as they make plans to send kids back to school. Sickbert-Bennet suggested that parents should start looking for the best mask now, and that kids should … Read more

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    Private Schools Look To New Air Filtration Systems to Limit Virus Spread in Classrooms

    David Wohl, MD David Wohl, MD, professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases, told WRAL News that a special air filtration system might help reduce the risk for spreading coronavirus but the science isn’t really clear. “One concern I do have is that, if we do put in a really nice, fancy-dancy filtration system, will we then think, well, we could not wear masks?” Wo … Read more

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    Boyce Leads UNC Research Team Studying Antimalarial Drug to Prevent COVID-19

    Ross Boyce, MD A UNC research team led by Ross Boyce, MD, is conducting a randomized clinical trial on the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine in preventing novel coronavirus infections in U.S. healthcare workers. The study is funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), which hosts an established network of 850,000 clinicians and hundreds of health care sy … Read more

  • Wohl Discusses Surge in Coronavirus, Reopening Schools, and Airborne Transmission

    David Wohl, MD, interviewed by WRAL. As the highest daily numbers of COVID-19 cases are reported globally, David Wohl, MD, professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases, talks with WRAL about schools reopening, recognizing a hybrid system that can reduce the density of students makes a lot of sense. He also acknowledged that many people remain divided about student … Read more

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    HIV and Coronavirus: Q & A with David Margolis

    David Margolis, MD David Margolis, MD, director of Carolina’s HIV Cure Center, was interviewed by “The Well” on how HIV and SARS-CoV-2 differ, how far the science has evolved since HIV first emerged, and why he’s hopeful about a COVID-19 vaccine. David Margolis knows viruses. He has spent his career working to eradicate the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes AIDS. T … Read more