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How Ageism Impacts Us All

May 27, 2022
Every year, each one of us adds one more candle to the birthday cake. This additional year brings new experiences and goals. However, how we think about our age and how others perceive that number can impact our health. Ageism refers to the stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination towards oneself and...

Drs. Meier, Gray, Steinbach receive support from the 黑料网 Physician Scientists Training Program

May 26, 2022
Jeremy Meier, MD, PhD, and Simon Gray, MD, PhD, and Erin Steinbach, MD, PhD, will receive support from the 黑料网 Physician Scientists Training Program to cultivate their careers as translational clinician scientists. Dr. Meier and Dr. Gray are both clinical fellows in the Department of Medicine while...

Dr. Sellers Named as a Science of Medicine Course Director

May 25, 2022
Subhashini Sellers, MD, MSc has been named as a new course director for the Science of Medicine course, a required course in the Individualization Phase at the 黑料网. Dr.聽Sellers and Sheryl Jordan, MD, RCC, will teach students the science behind medical advances, exploring the steps of basic...

Dr. Kistler Explains How Drinking Water in the Morning can Support Healthy Aging

May 24, 2022
Christine E. Kistler, MD, associate professor in the Division of Geriatric Medicine, explained聽why older adults are more vulnerable to dehydration and how drinking water in the morning can support healthy aging. Forget the wrinkle-smoothing creams and anti-aging serums. The secret to growing old gracefully comes straight from your sink. Yep,...

Dr. Oludamilola Aladesanmi Receives Bondurant-Ehringhaus Award

May 20, 2022
This year, the 黑料网 Internal Medicine Resident Research Day was held in person for the first time in three years. A special guest, Susan Ehringhaus, made an appearance to announce Oludamilola Aladesanmi, MD, MPH, as the recipient of the Bondurant-Ehringhaus Award. The Bondurant-Ehringhaus Award recognizes either a current second year...

Emily Pfaff, PhD, Leads Study Using Machine Learning Models to Help Identify Long COVID Patients

May 18, 2022
A study published in The Lancet Digital Health led by Emily R. Pfaff, PhD, assistant professor in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, shows how the National COVID Cohort Collaborative used XGBoost machine learning (ML) models to better define long COVID and identify potential long-COVID patients with a high degree...

JARS: Interns Transition into Upper Level Residence

May 17, 2022
The Department of Medicine鈥檚 interns are taking another plunge into the deep end as they transition into upper level residents. The JARS conference brought them together to celebrate this accomplishment as well as reiterate that their first year of residency has taught them how to swim. Dr. Katie Allen, outpatient...

Undergraduate Medical Education Updates from Koyal Jain and Ashley Henderson

May 12, 2022
Hello everyone, Hope you are all enjoying the spring and have some time off during the summer. There are some changes occurring in the world of undergraduate medical education and we wanted to provide updates. In the Application Phase of TEC (Translational Education at Carolina), there will be new leadership....

Dr. Alyssa Tilly Receives Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Physicians Award

May 11, 2022
The Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Physicians Award is an honor only six physicians every two years receive. Alyssa Tilly, MD, assistant professor in the Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, and the 黑料网 Palliative Care Program, has been named a 2022 recipient. 鈥淚 was overwhelmed with gratitude,鈥 Dr. Tilly said....

Dr. Kenichi Okuda Receives New Horizons Grant from Cystic Fibrosis Research Institute

May 10, 2022
Kenichi Okuda, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Pulmonary Diseases & Critical Care Medicine, has been awarded a grant from the Cystic Fibrosis Research Institute (CFRI) for his project, 鈥淧athways Maintaining Basal Mucin and CFTR-mediated Fluid Secretion in the Human Distal Airway.鈥 As the principal investigator,...

May Holidays and Observances: Recognizing Centuries of Historical and Cultural Contributions

May 10, 2022
May recognizes the centuries of historical and cultural contributions various ethnic groups have made in the United States. From medical discoveries to work done on the first transcontinental railroad, these communities have helped shape America. Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Generations of Asian and Pacific Islanders have enriched...

Dr. Commins Explains How You Can Develop an Allergy to Red Meat if Bitten by This Tick

May 6, 2022
Dr. Scott Commins, MD, PhD, in the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, is an Alpha-gal Syndrome (red meat allergy) expert. He explains how a bite from a Lone Star Tick could impact your health. There’s the more subtle presentation. “They have terrible abdominal cramping and pain and diarrhea, maybe...