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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 August 2025.


Klara Klein, MD, PhD, will serve as PI for the UNC site investigating cadisegliatin as an adjunctive treatment to insulin in adults with type 1 diabetes.
The Division of Hospital Medicine met many milestones during Fiscal Year 2025 including 60 invited presentations, 21 publications and four promotions.
David Weber, MD, MPH, spoke on “razor-blade throat(s) ” that covid patients are reporting.
Dr. Weber also went live on The Hill radio station.
David Wohl, MD, was featured on a podcast episode where he spoke about mRNA vaccines.
Joshua Zeidner, MD, reported his findings on expanding meninx inhibitors in acute myeloid leukemia.
Scott Commins, MD, was quoted in an article on climate activists proposing the benefits of alpha-gal syndrome.
Christopher Sellers, MD, discussed ID’s trainees tendency to stay at UNC!
Samuel Short, MD, was quoted on a study on improving stroke prediction.
Shehzad Sheikh, MD, PhD, co-led a study showing Cell Adhesion Molecule 1 (CADM1), a surface protein involved in cell-cell adhesion, is significantly elevated in the intestinal tissues of IBD patients.
Sidney Smith Jr., MD, PhD, was among the researchers who contributed to new American Heart Association blood pressure guidelines.
Emmy Yang, MD, penned an article highlighting the impact the geriatrics service, attendings, nurses, and other staff have on learners.