Eli Lilly today released results of a clinical trial that found bamlanivimab, a monoclonal antibody, significantly reduced the risk of contracting COVID-19 among residents and staff of long-term care facilities. The Phase 3 trial was conducted in partnership with the NIH”s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the COVID-19 Prevention Network (CoVPN). Myron … Read more

North Carolina Health News recently reported on UNC Health vaccination efforts and methods of distribution, recognizing how some local health officials say vaccine administration would have started faster if there had been more certainty and funding for their efforts. David Wohl, professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases, explained that while UNC Health … Read more

In an article titled, “Viruses, microscopy and fast radio bursts: 10 remarkable discoveries from 2020,” Nature featured an important HIV latency reversal discovery led by UNC School of Medicine researchers J. Victor Garcia, PhD, director of the International Center for the Advancement of Translational Science and professor of medicine and microbiology & immunology, and David Margolis, director … Read more

WRAL TechWire recognized Lisa Carey, MD, and her husband, Matt Ewend, MD, who both received their COVID-19 vaccinations in late December 2020. “This feels huge. Getting vaccinated and taking care of cancer patients just for their cancer and not having to worry about all this other stuff,” said Carey, the L. Richardson and Marilyn Jacobs … Read more

Clot Connect, a clearinghouse for Information about blood clots (DVT/PE) and clotting disorders (thrombophilia) provided as a public service by the University of North Carolina Blood Research Center, published a blog by Stephan Moll, MD, featuring guidance on COVID-19 vaccination for people on blood thinners. Read more from the UNC Health and UNC School of Medicine Newsroom.

A CBS-17 reports black people in North Carolina have received the COVID-19 vaccine at a rate twice as high as several other nearby states that disclose their demographic information. The state Department of Health and Human Services says 10 percent of the more than 238,000 doses of vaccine administered over the past month have been … Read more

Officials are fighting pushback from the very people who see the coronavirus up close everyday. WSOC-TV (Channel 9) reports many healthcare workers in South Carolina are opting out of getting the vaccine. David Wohl, MD, professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases, told WSOC-TV that the same muddled messages from Washington, DC, that … Read more

A news report on a CBS17.com data analysis found that black people in North Carolina have accounted for a shrinking share of the total number of VOID-19 cases over the past few months. But while on the surface that seems like a positive development for a community hit disproportionately hard by the pandemic, experts say … Read more

Even with multiple vaccines, people will continue to get sick from COVID-19. Treatments are needed to keep infected people from getting worse and inundating our hospitals even more. David Wohl, MD, professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases, told CBS17 that UNC is investigating a testing treatment from Brii Bioscience, based in Durham. … Read more

Constantly disinfecting doorknobs and other everyday surfaces to prevent the spread of COVID-19 may be overkill, according to infectious disease experts. Emily Sickbert-Bennett, PhD, associate professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases, told WTVD-11 that disinfecting all the surfaces in your house may not be a total waste of time and money, but … Read more

The Washington Post reports two rheumatoid arthritis drugs that suppress the immune system may help critically ill patients survive covid-19, providing a benefit even on top of the steroids that have been doctors’ main tools in treating the most serious cases of illness, according to a new study released Thursday before peer review. Jonathan Parr, … Read more

In the summer of 2001, Shani Morgan was a few months pregnant and in prison, where she learned that she had HIV. She’d been sent from jail to Bragg Street Women’s Prison in Raleigh for better monitoring and medical treatment. What she remembers most about being treated by her UNC doctor, Becky White, MD, MPH, … Read more