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The clickable links below navigate directly to outside media articles which featured Department of Medicine faculty and staff throughout the month of October.


Daniel Richardson, MD, MSc, MA,  published a study with colleagues on use of anthracyclines. 

Jared Weiss, MD, interviewed with OncLive on the survival benefits of an HPV vaccine.

Marschall Runge, MD, PhD, a former DOM chair, released a medical thriller novel.

Amanda Nelson, MD, MSCR, RhMSUS, spoke on the use of exercise in osteoarthritis at  the 2024 Congress of Clinical Rheumatology West.

Matthew Cavender, MD, MPH, was featured in a podcast on using GLP-1 receptor agonists in cardiorenal metabolic syndrome.

Amy Tierney and Nick Piazza, oversaw the Triangle SHM Abstract Competition

Jack Griffith, PhD, was featured in an article highlighting his 46 years of service at UNC

David Weber, MD, MPH, was featured on multiple news channels detailing the danger of being in Hurricane Helenes’ floodwaters

Janet Rubin, MD, spoke to the importance of  movement for geriatric bone health.

Spencer Dorn, MD, MHA, MPH now writes for Forbes, read his first article about healthcare and AI here.

Yara Abdou, MD, wrote an editorial with another researcher on the gap between industry and federally funded cancer trials.

Edwin Kim, MD, co-authored a study on the use of biologics in treating food allergy.

Brandon Grant, MHA, was featured as this month’s Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine member spotlight. 

Ross Simpson, MD, PhD, was an author on a study about AI/machine learning use in registered clinical trials.

Laura Young, MD, PhD, was quoted on  diabetic care in an article on the use of once-weekly insulin shots.

Jill Cunnup, Kelsey Haywood, Alex Kass, Caleb Hemphill and Brett Phillips, attended the Society of Research Administrators conference in Chicago. 

View photos from the 2024 Shea Symposium

The Division of Cardiology received approval from the ACGME to increase their number of fellows from 21 to 27 over a three-year period starting July 2025. This is the program’s largest jump since its original accreditation in 1987.