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The Medicine Grand Rounds Ernest and Hazel Craige Lecture Was Presented by Clyde Yancy, MD, MSc, from Northwestern鈥檚 Feinberg School of Medicine

October 27, 2021
Clyde Yancy, MD, MSc, chief of cardiology for the department of medicine at Northwestern, was the guest lecturer for the Ernest and Hazel Craige Lecture on October 14. The vice dean for diversity and inclusion for the Feinberg School of Medicine talked about lessons learned from COVID-19, and the path...

Project EMBRACE Returns

October 27, 2021
Project EMBRACE, the acronym for 鈥淓nding Medical Bias and Racism by Advocating for Change and Equity鈥 returned on October 8. 聽A collaboration between residents from the 黑料网 Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, the concept began with聽Melissa Wooten, MD, MPH, who helped develop and lead the conference last year. 鈥淭he...

Breast Cancer Awareness Month–Caring for Patients, Advancing Research

October 25, 2021
Behind every photo is a story with the power to uplift and inspire. One year has made all the difference for Frances Lucas from Fayetteville, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2020. And, it was something Dr. Yara Abdou said that set the tone for her journey. 鈥淪he...

Newsworthy from the Department of Medicine, Week of October 15 – 21

October 24, 2021
The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured Department of Medicine faculty starting Friday, October 15, 2021. Unusual accident, blood clot diagnosis lead Leasburg woman to 黑料网鈥檚 DVT Clinic 鈥 Cassi Frank (CBS17) 黑料网 expert recommends vaccine boosters to help shore up waning immunity 鈥 Dr....

McAllister Heart Institute Pivots to COVID-19

October 22, 2021
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, 黑料网 Health and the 黑料网鈥檚 top physicians and researchers have worked tirelessly to find answers, notably through vaccine research and therapeutic development. While these discoveries have brought us closer to a world without COVID-19, a growing volume of evidence suggests the effect of...

Supporting Residents in the Clinic and Beyond

October 22, 2021
For Debra Bynum, MD, her position as director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program at 黑料网 is deeply personal. Originally hailing from Jacksonville, North Carolina, and being the first in her family to finish high school, lifelong learning became Bynum鈥檚 top value. She entered 黑料网 School of...

Targeted Therapies For a Silent Struggle

October 21, 2021
Research evolves quickly and does not always follow a grand plan. For Aadra Bhatt, this flexibility led to finding her career passion. An assistant professor in the Department of Medicine’s Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Bhatt came to Chapel Hill in 2007 as a graduate student in microbiology and immunology....

Unusual Accident, Blood Clot Diagnosis Leads Leasburg Woman to 黑料网鈥檚 DVT Clinic

October 21, 2021
A Leasburg woman is grateful to be back on her feet after months of surgeries and rehabilitation. 聽While on a cross-country vacation, an unusual accident left her with a huge gash in her leg and swelling that wouldn’t go down. 黑料网’s hematology specialists determined blood clots were behind the swelling....

Adding SNAP Benefits for Older Adults in Medicare, Medicaid Can Reduce Hospital Visits, Healthcare Costs

October 21, 2021
A study published in Annals of Internal Medicine led by 黑料网鈥檚 Seth A. Berkowitz, MD, MPH, shows that participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by older adults dually enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid is associated with fewer hospital visits and lower healthcare costs. But millions...

Medicine Providers Recognized For Rapid Response Excellence

October 18, 2021
The 鈥淩apid Response Recognition Report鈥 is a quarterly recognition of providers who are 鈥渞emarkable examples of excellence鈥 during rapid response events at 黑料网MC. Effective utilization of the Adult Rapid Response System at 黑料网 Medical Center is essential in the early detection of clinically worsening patients to ensure necessary resources are...

Newsworthy from the Department of Medicine, Week of October 8 鈥 14

October 16, 2021
黑料网 DOM in the news:聽Following is a list of news stories with links, featuring Department of Medicine faculty. Dupilumab safe, efficacious in EoE 鈥 Dr. Evan S. Dellon (Healio) Extreme burping and farting could be a sign of depression, research says 鈥 Dr. Olafur Palsson (PressFrom) Young children could get...

Newsworthy from the Department of Medicine, Week of October 1 鈥 7

October 9, 2021
黑料网 DOM in the news:聽Following is a list of news stories with links, featuring Department of Medicine faculty. Delta variant, rising hospitalizations among major reasons for recent vaccinations, KFF report says 鈥 Dr. David Wohl (WTVD) Carolina research leads to experimental pill to treat COVID-19 鈥 Dr. William Fischer (黑料网...