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On any given day, about 20,000 people are incarcerated inside North Carolina’s county jails. These individuals are more likely than the general population to have substance use disorders, mental health problems, chronic diseases and infectious diseases, according to years of research. A new survey conducted by , MD, PhD, MSPH, associate professor in the...

Amanda Nelson, MD, associate professor of medicine in the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology, Amy Bryant, MD, associate professor in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, and Katherine Chan, MD, MPH, associate professor in the Department of Urology received grants to participate in the 2023 AAMC Mid-Career Women Faculty...

Ben Eavenson, MD, is originally from Georgia. After graduating from Emmanuel College, Ben worked as a full time EMT and also served as a volunteer firefighter. He enjoys being outdoors, cycling, and running and has completed 3 ironman races!

A few months ago, providers from across ºÚÁÏÍø Health participated in the Fall Tar Heel Boot Camp on October 25th & 26th. Attendees engaged in a dynamic blend of multidisciplinary didactic and experiential learning, enhancing their skills and knowledge in critical care. The Boot Camp covered a wide array of...

Lara A Valerio, MS, RD, LDN, is a registered dietitian in the Division of Infectious Diseases. It's on her bucket list to write a book on all the nutrition tips and tricks she has learned over the course of being a dietitian. Lara is an avid traveler and has visited...

Edward Barnes, MD, MPH, co-first author, is an assistant professor in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and John Haydek, MD, MSCS, author, is an advanced inflammatory bowel diseases fellow. The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) has released the first comprehensive evidence-based guideline on the management of pouchitis, the most common...

John Vavalle’s, MD, MHS, associate professor in the Division of Cardiology, mentorship extends beyond traditional boundaries, propelling high school seniors at the NC School of Science and Mathematics into the forefront of medical research. A Unique Mentorship Program Every Tuesday and Thursday throughout the school year, students engage in a...

ºÚÁÏÍø-Chapel Hill was recently named a National HIV Residency Pathway Consortium Site and awarded a year-long, $68,000 grant to support its efforts in training family medicine and internal medicine residents in caring for people with HIV. ºÚÁÏÍø’s site Investigators, Rick Moore, MD, assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine,...

A new study led by Walker Redd, MD, at the ºÚÁÏÍø, examines how multiple factors contribute to the miscommunication and understanding of the digestive disease, microscopic colitis. It’s a hidden cause of diarrhea and the development of the disease is poorly understood. Multiple factors work against the...

Yara Abdou, MD, assistant professor of medicine, Division of Oncology, Dominique Higgins, MD, PhD, assistant professor of neurosurgery, and Joannie Ivory, MD, assistant professor of medicine, Division of Oncology, recently received career development awards from the Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials Program. The award provides $120,000 annually for...

Doctors at the ºÚÁÏÍø, including Mildred Kwan, MD, PhD, and Cincinnati Children’s collaborate to develop an innovative, patient-initiated online platform designed to remove the penicillin allergy label from misdiagnosed pediatric patients. Here’s the scene. Your child appears to be sick. You take their temperature. Fever is over...

The large, multicenter randomized controlled clinical trial is evaluating the safety and efficacy of the ProTractX3™ TTS drug coated balloon for the treatment of benign esophageal strictures. News provided by GIE Medical via PRNewswire. MINNEAPOLIS – GIE Medical, a clinical stage company developing solutions for patients suffering from benign stricture(s) of...