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Read news media coverage from the past week featuring interviews with UNC School of Medicine faculty, staff and students.
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| | | Documentary Featuring LEADoula Program Wins Emmy Award |
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| The LEADoula program was an integral part of the WRAL documentary Critical Term: Why are Black Mothers and Babies Dying?, which recently won a regional Emmy Award. The documentary features LEADoula founders Venus Standard, MSN, from UNC Family Medicine, which hosts the program, Jacquelyn McMillian Bohler, PhD, from the Duke University School of Nursing, and Stephanie Devane-Johnson, PhD, MSN, from the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. | | |
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| | Hahn Awarded CZI Grant to Monitor, Manipulate Proteins Important in Nervous System Function, Neurological Disease |
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| Klaus Hahn, PhD, the Ronald G. Thurman Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology at the UNC School of Medicine, will co-lead this Chan Zuckerberg Initiative project with colleagues at Duke University and North Carolina State University. | | |
| | | PCORI Awards CYSHCNet Researchers $5.5 Million to Study Transitions for Children and Caregivers from Hospital-to-Home |
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| Neal deJong, MD, MPH, at the UNC School of Medicine, David Y. Ming, MD, at Duke University School of Medicine, and Ryan Coller, MD, at University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, received $5.5 million to study hospital-to-home transitions across settings for children and youth with special healthcare needs. | | |
| | | Peery Authors AGA Clinical Practice Guideline on Fecal Microbiota |
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| Published in Gastroenterology, Anne Peery, MD, associate professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, authors an AGA Clinical Practice Guideline on Fecal Microbiota–Based Therapies for Select Gastrointestinal Diseases. | | |
| | | Research Shows Continued Cocaine Use Disrupts Communication Between Major Brain Networks |
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| Under the direction of assistant professor of radiology Li-Ming Hsu, PhD, the research demonstrates how long-term cocaine use affects brain functions, making recovery and stifling cravings more difficult. | | |
| | | A Newborn Genetic Screening Study Reaches New Milestone |
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Led by RTI, Early Check has screened 1,000 newborns after birth in an effort to help identify rare conditions early, provide treatment, give parents educational information, and connect families with specialists throughout North Carolina. Cynthia Powell, MD, professor of genetics and member of the UNC Children’s Research Institute, is the UNC principal investigator.
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| | | Drug in OUtMATCH Clinical Trial FDA-Approved for the Reduction of Allergic Reactions from Accidental Food Exposures |
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| Stage one results from the OUtMATCH clinical trial, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, show that a monoclonal antibody, omalizumab, increased the amount of peanut, tree nuts, egg, milk and wheat that multi-food allergic children as young as age one could consume without an allergic reaction. Edwin Kim, MD, Corinne Keet, MD, PhD, and Mike Kulis, PhD, are contributing authors. | | |
| | | Berkowitz Authors NEJM Perspective Piece on Food Insecurity |
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| Published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Seth A. Berkowitz, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine, wrote a perspective piece on how medically tailored meals address health consequences of food insecurity. | | |
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| | Game Day Parking Reminder |
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The Tar Heels will take on NC State at 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 2, in Chapel Hill. University employees who park in S11 zones and who are scheduled to work on Saturday should submit a basketball request form to register for game day parking in Craige Deck and present their UNC One Card to exit the deck free of charge. Additionally, the Tar Heels will take on Notre Dame at 7p.m. on Tuesday, March 5, in Chapel Hill.
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| | Support UNC Children's Over Lunch in March |
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Local Jersey Mike’s restaurants have again selected UNC Children’s to receive donations during the company’s month of giving. Throughout March, customers can opt to add a donation to their lunch order that will support the Fitch Family Comprehensive Pediatric Rehabilitation Program at UNC Children’s.
On Wednesday, March 27, 100% of sales from participating local locations will go to the program. In 2023, more than $400,000 was raised for UNC Children’s, and the company hopes to top that amount this year. Contact your local restaurant to confirm participation. | | |
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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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