The clickable links below navigate directly to outside media articles which featured Department of Medicine faculty and staff throughout the month of January 2026.
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| Ann Dennis, MD, MS and Meagan Zarwell, PhD, published a study establishing a stronger mapping system for HIV care in the Carolinas. Michael Herce, MD, MPH, MSCR, led a study linking alcohol use and poor HIV Outcomes after prison release in Zambia. Klara Klein, MD, PhD was highlighted in UNC Healths “Year in Research” for her work with GLP-1’s. Saira Sheikh, MD, participated in a Q&A on conducting CAR T-cell trails for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Read the guide published in ACR Open Rheumatology. Janice Hwang, MD, MHS, Principal Investigator, and Rebecca Vitale, MD, MPH, are involved with BRAINY-T1D, a nationwide effort aimed at understanding the earliest effects of Type 1 Diabetes in young children. Matthew Painschab, MD, and Jon Juliano, MD, MSPH, found adults receiving rituximab as part of cancer treatment face a significantly higher risk of developing symptomatic malaria in an endemic region. Anisha Ganguly, MD, MPH, collaborated on a study highlighting a simple but effective way to improve women’s health screenings for those who are often missed by traditional programs. Joe Eron, MD, was the senior author on this study of a novel once-weekly antiretroviral treatment for HIV. David Wohl, MD, provided guidance for parents on the new CDC vaccine reccomendations. John Batsis, MD, warned about the dangers of going on and off of GLP-1s. Sidney Barritt, MD, provided instructions for taking semaglutides to MSN. David Weber, MD, MPH, warned that flu cases will increase as the year goes on in an article about flu deaths in NC. Haley Simpson, MD, PhD, was featured on ABC11 to highlight decades of progress in cancer care. |