{"id":70797,"date":"2026-06-03T10:49:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T14:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/?p=70797"},"modified":"2026-06-03T10:49:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T14:49:14","slug":"faculty-staff-in-the-news-through-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/faculty-staff-in-the-news-through-may\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty &amp; Staff in the News through May"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The clickable links below navigate directly to outside media articles which featured Department of Medicine faculty and staff throughout the month of May 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Klara Klein MD, PhD,<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medpagetoday.com\/psychiatry\/addictions\/121105\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.medpagetoday.com\/psychiatry\/addictions\/121105\">found that Wegovy use<\/a> can reduce heavy drinking in a clinical trial.<br \/>\n<strong>David Weber, MD, MPH, <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/state\/north-carolina\/article315656601.html\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/state\/north-carolina\/article315656601.html\">eased North Carolinian\u2019s worries<\/a> about Hantavirus and provided some history of the disease.<br \/>\n<strong>Jan Busby-Whitehead, MD, and Philip Sloane, MD,<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailytarheel.com\/article\/university-aging-center-mstar-feature-20260430\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.dailytarheel.com\/article\/university-aging-center-mstar-feature-20260430\"> spoke to the Daily Tar Heel<\/a> about the MSTAR program.<br \/>\n<strong>Oyinye Iweala, MD, PhD,\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.everydayhealth.com\/womens-health\/can-pepcid-and-allergy-pill-ease-menopause\/\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.everydayhealth.com\/womens-health\/can-pepcid-and-allergy-pill-ease-menopause\/\">listed symptoms of<\/a> menopause and mast cell activation and suggested a possible reason antihistamines might seem to ease them.<br \/>\n<strong>Abner Murray, MD, PhD,\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/connection.asco.org\/do\/high-stakes-talk-making-your-science-clear-compelling-and-memorable-major-meetings\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/connection.asco.org\/do\/high-stakes-talk-making-your-science-clear-compelling-and-memorable-major-meetings\">wrote about<\/a>\u00a0effectively communicating and presenting scientific research.<br \/>\n<strong>Kunal Jakharia, MD,<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/news.unchealthcare.org\/2026\/05\/unc-researchers-find-increased-bacteria-infection-in-patients-with-chronic-lung-disease\/\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/news.unchealthcare.org\/2026\/05\/unc-researchers-find-increased-bacteria-infection-in-patients-with-chronic-lung-disease\/\">co-authored a study<\/a> finding Increased bacteria infection in patients with chronic lung disease.<br \/>\n<strong>Carlton Moore, MD, MS,<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/carlton-moore-awarded-500k-nih-r25-grant-to-expose-students-to-careers-in-clinical-translational-research\/\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/carlton-moore-awarded-500k-nih-r25-grant-to-expose-students-to-careers-in-clinical-translational-research\/\">was awarded a<\/a> $500K NIH R25 Grant to expose students to careers in clinical translational research.<br \/>\n<strong>Emma Bick, MD, MPH, Benjamin J. Sines, MD, MSCR,<\/strong> and <strong>C. Adrian Austin, MD, MSCR,<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/unc-researchers-publish-paper-highlighting-a-shift-in-both-delirium-and-substance-use-patterns-in-peri-covid-time-period\/\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/unc-researchers-publish-paper-highlighting-a-shift-in-both-delirium-and-substance-use-patterns-in-peri-covid-time-period\/\">published a paper<\/a> highlighting a shift in both delirium and substance use patterns in peri-COVID time period.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The clickable links below navigate directly to outside media articles which featured Department of Medicine faculty and staff throughout the month of May 2026. Klara Klein MD, PhD, found that Wegovy use can reduce heavy drinking in a clinical trial. 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