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Toward digital caregiving network interventions for children with medical complexity living in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods.

February 26, 2025
Werner NE, Morgen M, Jolliff A, Kieren M, Thomson J, Callahan S, deJong N, Foster C, Ming D, Randolph A, Stille CJ, Ehlenbach M, Katz B, Coller RJ. JAMIA Open. 2025 Feb 26;8(1):ooaf011. doi: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooaf011. eCollection 2025 Feb. PMID: 40041254.

Suggested dosing of select beta-lactam agents for the treatment of antimicrobial-resistant Gram-negative infections in children.

February 25, 2025
Lockowitz CR, Hsu AJ, Chiotos K, Bio LL, Dassner AM, Gainey AB, Girotto JE, Iacono D, Morrisette T, Stimes G, Tran MT, Wilson WS , Tamma PD. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2025 Feb 6;14(2). doi: 10.1093/jpids/piaf004. PMID: 39847495.

Burks and Keet Publish Editorial on Oral Immunotherapy for High Threshold Peanut Allergy

February 25, 2025
Wesley Burks, MD, CEO of UNC Health and dean of the UNC School of Medicine, professor of pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Allergy/Immunology, Department of Pediatrics and Corinne A. Keet, MD, PhD, professor of pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Allergy/Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, write editorial in New England Journal of Medicine Evidence...

Refractory Chylothorax: Descriptive Analysis and Predictive Model in Children with Postoperative Chylothorax.

February 25, 2025
Frank DU, Kasmai CT, Winder MM, Reeder RW, Bertrandt R, Debroux B, Bhaskar P, Schwartz SP, Lay A, Matiasek M, Raymond TT, Das A, Bautista AN, Puente BN, Tollison A, Lyman A, Holmes K, Bailly DK. Pediatr Cardiol. 2025 Feb 25. doi: 10.1007/s00246-025-03807-7. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40000489.

Sami Receives Southern SSPR Young Investigator Award

February 25, 2025
Ahmad Sami, MD, Pediatric GI Fellow and Carolina Child Health Scholar, was awarded a Southern Society of Pediatric Research (SSPR) Young Investigator Award for basic research for his oral presentation titled, “Urolithin A attenuates inflammation and enhances intestinal barrier function in necrotizing enterocolitis.”

Understanding the Lived Experience After Colectomy and Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis for Ulcerative Colitis: A Qualitative Study.

February 25, 2025
Barnes EL, Boynton MH, DeWalt DA, Brenner E, Herfarth HH, Kappelman MD. Crohns Colitis 360. 2025 Jan 25;7(1):otaf007. doi: 10.1093/crocol/otaf007. eCollection 2025 Jan. PMID: 39936138.

Caid, Collazo-Roman, and Noreen Selected as 2025 Carolina Child Health Scholars

February 25, 2025
Congratulations to Dr. Katherine Caid (Allergy/Immunology Fellow), Dr. Marielys Collazo-Roman (ID Fellow), and Dr. Paige Noreen (Pulmonology Fellow), who have been selected as our next group of Carolina Child Health Scholars!

Bobo, Burbank, Duncan and Patel Receive 2025 Junior Faculty Development Awards

February 24, 2025
Several pediatrics faculty were recently selected to receive UNC-Chapel Hill Junior Faculty Development Awards for 2025. The Junior Faculty Development Awards are funded by IBM and R. J. Reynolds Industries, Inc. This award grants $10,000 to support scholarly pursuits over one calendar year.

Whole-Body Hypothermia for Neonatal Encephalopathy in Preterm Infants 33 to 35 Weeks’ Gestation: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

February 24, 2025
Faix RG, Laptook AR, Shankaran S, Eggleston B, Chowdhury D, Heyne RJ, Das A, Pedroza C, Tyson JE, Wusthoff C, Bonifacio SL, Sánchez PJ, Yoder BA, Laughon MM, Vasil DM, Van Meurs KP, Crawford MM, Higgins RD, Poindexter BB, Colaizy TT, Hamrick SEG, Chalak LF, Ohls RK, Hartley-McAndrew ME, Dysart K, D'Angio CT, Guillet R, Kicklighter SD, Carlo WA, Sokol GM, DeMauro SB,...

Progression of Otologic and Nasal Symptoms in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Throughout Childhood.

February 21, 2025
Dagher I, Kimple AJ, Ferkol TW, Sagel SD, Dell SD, Milla CE, Li L, Lin FC, Sullivan KM, Zariwala MA, Knowles MR, Rosenfeld M, Leigh MW, Davis SD; Genetic Disorders of Mucociliary Clearance Consortium. OTO Open. 2025 Feb 21;9(1):e70079. doi: 10.1002/oto2.70079. eCollection 2025 Jan-Mar. PMID: 39989621