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| Read news media coverage from the past week featuring interviews with UNC School of Medicine faculty, staff and students. | | |
| | | Gessner Co-Authors Article Discussing Epstein-Barr Virus and MS |
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Kathryn Gessner, MD, PhD, co-authored the paper, which supports the idea that Epstein-Barr virus not only causes multiple sclerosis, but can continue to affect disease progression.
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| | UNC Men’s Health Program, Carolina Demography Launch Innovative Web Tool to Combat Prostate Cancer Disparities in North Carolina |
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| Prostate cancer is the 2nd leading cause of cancer death for men in North Carolina. Eric Wallen, MD, professor of urology at the UNC School of Medicine and a member of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, is co-leading the effort to improve diagnostic and health outcomes for all North Carolinians with prostate cancer, including Black and Native American men, who are disproportionately affected. | | |
| | | UNC Researchers Reveal Prevalence of Persistent Symptoms in Patients with Microscopic Colitis |
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| A new study led by Walker Redd, MD, examines how multiple factors contribute to the miscommunication and understanding of the digestive disease, microscopic colitis. | | |
| | | Doctors Discover Many Patients at UNC’s Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic Screen Positive for Malnutrition |
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| Research led by first and second authors Aaron C. Viser, Adelaide R. Cooke, and corresponding author Anne F. Peery, MD, associate professor of medicine at the UNC School of Medicine, reveals how a screening tool can measure the prevalence of malnutrition among patients at the UNC Multidisciplinary Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic. | | |
| | | Jordan, Taylor Awarded 2024 AAMC Leadership Development Seminar Grants |
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| Katie Jordan, MD, and Genny Taylor, MD, were recently selected to receive grants to participate in the 2024 AAMC Early-Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Seminar. | | |
| | | Hwang Leads Joint U.S. and German Neurocritical Care Society Guideline |
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| David Y. Hwang, MD, professor and chief of the UNC Division of Neurocritical Care, is the lead author of a new joint guideline on behalf of the U.S. and German Neurocritical Care Societies on best practices for outcome prognostication for critically ill patients admitted with intracerebral hemorrhage. | | |
| | | Piven to Step Down as Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Journal for Neurodevelopmental Disorders. |
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Joe Piven, MD, the Thomas E. Castelloe Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry, has served as founding editor-in-chief of Journal for Neurodevelopmental Disorders since 2009, when the journal began publishing as part of the Springer Nature family of journals.
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| | | Romero Receives CaroNova Award to Facilitate Emergency Department Utilization of Buprenorphine |
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Adrian Romero, MD, received the award, which will allow UNC Emergency Medicine physicians to receive advanced training, innovative tools and resources to help them address the need for increased buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder and withdrawal.
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| | | Institute Brings Together UNC Suicide Prevention Researchers |
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| Several researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill are focusing their efforts on suicide-related intervention research, but linking their work across schools and departments can be daunting. | | |
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| | UNC Neurology Division of Movement Disorders Awarded MSA Center of Excellence |
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| The Multiple System Atrophy Coalition is the largest non-profit foundation in the US supporting patients, families and researchers in multiple system atrophy. Designation as an MSA Center of Excellence puts UNC-Chapel Hill on the map as experts in the field, acknowledging the excellent interdisciplinary care that patients receive. | | |
| | | Sancar Elected an ANAS Honorary Member |
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| Aziz Sancar, MD, PhD, was elected as an honorary member of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Science (ANAS). | | |
| | | Vosshall Named 22nd Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize Recipient |
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| Leslie B. Vosshall, PhD, the Robin Chemers Neustein Professor of Neurogenetics and Behavior at The Rockefeller University, will receive the Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize for her work on receptors that drive host-seeking behavior in the mosquito. | | |
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| | Students Donate Race Medals to Pediatric Patients |
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| UNC School of Medicine students completed a half marathon in Durham in early December and donated their race medals to pediatric patients at the UNC Hospitals Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Clinic. The students are part of a new student organization, Medals4Mettle. | | |
| | | Touchpoint 20: Surviving and Thriving during the Holidays |
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This time of year, we can feel stretched with both work and personal commitments. To be our best, we need to make sure to care for ourselves. Nadia Charguia, MD, joins Karlina Matthews, MBA, for our final Touchpoint 20 to give us tips and recommendations on how we can care for ourselves and maximize joy.
Thank you to everyone who has tuned into Touchpoint 20 since we first launched in October 2020. We will be back in the new year with new ways to keep the School of Medicine staff informed and connected.
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| | | 2023: A Year of Hope and Healing at UNC Lineberger |
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| The UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center reflects on important moments throughout 2023 in research, patient care and more. | | |
| | | Final Carolina Cares, Carolina Shares Winner Announced |
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| Congratulations to Meredith Gilliam, MD, MPH, from the Division of Geriatric Medicine for winning the final Carolina Cares, Carolina Shares raffle prize! The campaign will continue through Dec. 31. | | |
| | | Dean's Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes Now Available |
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| Minutes from the September meeting of the Dean’s Advisory Committee are now available. | | |
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| Campus and Community News |
| | Meltzer-Brody to Deliver Commencement Address |
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| Samantha Meltzer-Brody, MD, MPH, will speak to Carolina graduates at the winter commencement ceremony on Dec. 17 at 2 p.m. in the Dean E. Smith Center. | | |
| | | Piedmont Health Services Welcomes New CEO |
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Piedmont Health Services announced Daniella Jaimes-Colina, PhD, as the organization’s new CEO on Dec. 7. Piedmont Health has a decades-long partnership with the UNC Department of Family Medicine and School of Medicine, focused on providing outstanding primary care and inpatient management.
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| | Bovio Steps Down as UNC Health Rex President |
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| Ernie Bovio will become president of Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center and Coastal Market. | | |
| | | Lindsay Named UNC Health President and COO |
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| Jeff Lindsay has accepted the position of UNC Health president and chief operating officer. Lindsay joins the organization from a 27-year career at Novant Health, where he held a number of positions. He will begin his work in the role on Dec. 26. | | |
| | | Announcing Leaders for Planning New Freestanding Children’s Hospital |
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| A new office dedicated to planning and eventually opening the new, free-standing North Carolina Children’s Hospital has been established. Andy Willis will serve as executive chief planning and development officer, Ian Buchanan will serve as chief project officer, and Erin Edwards will serve as vice president of project management. | | |
| | | UNC Health Talk: 4 Tips for Handling Grief During the Holidays |
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Celebrating holidays while grieving is hard. If you’re going through a difficult time, take a gentle approach to the season. In this article from UNC Health Talk, we share tips for handling grief during the holidays.
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| The UNC Health and UNC School of Medicine Calendar of Events is up to date with the latest information. | | |
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