Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week… Leave a comment
The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty during the past week, starting Friday August 19, 2022.
Big changes are needed to turn the tide of North Carolina’s mental health crisis, health leaders say – Dr. Samantha Meltzer-Brody (Honest Columnist)
Other Viruses Offer Hints Toward the Mystery of Long COVID – Dr. Richard Boucher (WebMD)
On Air Today: Back to School … and COVID-19 – Dr. David Weber (Chapelboro)
F.D.A. Clears Path for Hearing Aids to Be Sold Over the Counter – Jonathan Oberlander (The New York Times)
Dr. Cristy Page is helping to create an inclusive work environment at the UNC School of Medicine. See how she’s doing it. – Dr. Cristy Page (Becker’s Hospital Review)
New mental health data show ‘unsustainable’ burden on NC hospitals – Dr. Samantha Meltzer-Brody (WRAL)
As NC schools start back, make sure kids are caught up on routine immunizations, doctors urge – Dr. David Weber (CBS17)
Burkett on treatment options for endometrial cancer – Dr. Wesley Burkett (NewsBeezer)
What Happens If You Don’t Treat Swimmer’s Ear? – Dr. Christine DeMason (MSN.com)
Understanding self-harm and how to help someone struggling – Dr. Rebecca Taylor (WRAL)
Wake County shifts to new way of injecting monkeypox vaccine – Dr. David Wohl (WNCN)
UNC Health’s Hospital at Home Program Wins Innovation Award – Dr. Meera Udayakumar (Healthcare Innovation)
White House strategy for monkeypox vaccines causing ‘chaos out in the field’ – Dr. David Wohl (POLITICO)
UNC Health hospital-at-home program honored for innovation – Dr. Meera Udayakumar (Becker’s Hospital Review)
Common molecular tool for DNA labeling has surprising anti-cancer properties – Dr. Aziz Sancar (The Science Advisory Board)
Child contracts monkeypox in Mecklenburg County just as school starts back for many – Dr. David Wohl (WRAL)
