Category: Infectious Diseases
Three Tips to Avoid Contracting COVID-19 from Surfaces
Emily Sickbert-Bennett, PhD, MS Emily Sickbert-Bennett, PhD, MS, associate professor of infectious diseases and director of infection prevention at UNC Medical Center, shares three tips that will help people avoid contracting COVID-19 from surfaces. In a new UNC Health article, Sickbert-Bennett says the hands are the mechanism that can bring any germs from surfaces to the face (a … Read more
Cohen Co-Authors Editorial in Science Magazine
Myron Cohen, MD Myron Cohen, MD, the Yeargan-Bate Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, and Epidemiology, co-authored “Combination prevention for COVID-19,” an opinion article, with University of Washington colleague Lawrence Corey, MD, based on their decades-long research on prevention and treatment of HIV. The article was published in Science Magazin … Read more
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Sickbert-Bennett Talked With WRAL About NC Reopening and New Rules
Emily Sickbert-Bennett, PhD, MS Emily Sickbert-Bennett, PhD, MS, associate professor of infectious diseases and director of infection prevention at UNC Medical Center, emphasized to WRAL news that prevention strategies are still necessary for safety as stay-at-home order eases. “It is still very important to physical distance ourselves from other people,” she said, and “use masks … Read more
Weber Talks With New York Times About Disinfectants For COVID
David Weber, MD, MPH David Weber, MD, MPH, medical director of hospital epidemiology (infection prevention), discussed household cleaners and disinfectants for the coronavirus in a New York Times article. “For a germicide to work, it has to touch the germs,” Weber said. “If you have a layer of grime, the dirt can protect the bacteria. Cleaning has to precede disinfection.” Read … Read more
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Cohen Recognizes COVID Recovery Data is Lacking
Myron Cohen, MD Myron Cohen, MD, the Yeargan-Bate Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, and Epidemiology, told PolitiFact that the number of recoveries is also “not a metric used to calculate the prevalence (current cases) or incidence (new cases) of an infectious disease.” “Recovery, even if it were measured properly, does not reflect interventions be … Read more
Cohen Discusses How HIV Prevention Trials Continue During Pandemic
Myron Cohen, MD Myron Cohen, MD, the Yeargan-Bate Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, and Epidemiology, was interviewed by Science Magazine discussing the importance of continuing HIV prevention trials while recognizing the effects that the coronavirus pandemic may have on trial participants. Cohen, who is the director of the Institute for Global Hea … Read more
Wohl Encourages Continued Vigilance As NC Considers Reopening
David Wohl, MD David Wohl, MD, professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases, comments on UNC Health’s preparedness and capacity to treat patients for a potential surge of coronavirus as NC reopens. In a WRAL news interview he recognizes efforts trying to “open up the economy and get businesses going on,” but he says “there’s got to be a calculation that we’ll prob … Read more
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Weber Commended By Fort Bragg Lieutenant General and William Roper
David Weber, MD, MPH David Weber, MD, MPH, medical director of hospital epidemiology (infection prevention), has been commended by Fort Bragg’s US Army Commanding Lieutenant General Michael Kurilla for his “leadership and critical partnership with Fort Bragg and Womack Army Medical Center.” Kurilla’s letter expressed gratitude for Weber’s efforts, which he said are not only vital … Read more
Boyce Discusses Coronavirus Antibody Tests On WRAL News
Ross Boyce, MD, MSc Ross Boyce, MD, MSc, assistant professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases, said there are many unknowns about COVID-19, the illness associated with the virus, and antibody testing. The article reports that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently ordered increased oversight of the hundreds of tests now on the market, some of which may p … Read more
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Cohen Inducted Into Order of the Golden Fleece
Wesley Fowler, MD, and Myron Cohen, MD Myron Cohen, MD, Yeargan-Bate Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Microbiology, and Immunology and Epidemiology and director of the UNC Institute for Global Health, joined Wesley Fowler, MD, associate dean for medical alumni affairs, as new inductees into the Order of the Golden Fleece, UNC’s oldest and most prestigious honor society. Read … Read more
Wohl Addresses NC’s Partial Reopening on WRAL
David Wohl, MD (Credit: WRAL News) David Wohl, MD, professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases, addresses a partial reopening in North Carolina in a WRAL interview. “This is a hard train to stop so we haven’t all been able to stay at home to stop the transmission completely, from person to person, but we’ve made great strides,” Wohl said. “I think it’s going to s … Read more
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Weber Discusses Possibilities Of Second COVID Wave
David Weber, MD, MPH David Weber, MD, MPH, medical director of hospital epidemiology (infection prevention), talked with ABC 11 News about new concerns for a second wave. The story reports that Weber “believes it’s not a question of when we’ll have more peaks but how big they are.” Weber, a professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases, says “we’re not going to kno … Read more