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Led by 黑料网-Chapel Hill researchers, a new聽JAMA聽study showed that an additional $40 per month for SNAP beneficiaries substantially increased the purchase of healthier food options for people who struggle with food聽insecurity.聽Seth A. Berkowitz, MD, MPH, is the first author. Food insecurity is associated with a less healthy diet. And using...

Lina Rosengren-Hovee, MD, MPH,聽assistant professor of medicine and infectious diseases, discussed long-acting PrEP agents versus Oral TDF-FTC in Medscape Medical News. “We’re constantly searching for new modalities to expand our repertoire of what we can provide patients, especially those folks with the highest need for PrEP,” Rosengren-Hovee told Medscape Medical...

A Carolina Care Highlight recognized Karen Kimel-Scott, MD, from the Department of Medicine, Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology. Here鈥檚 what one of her patients had to say: 鈥淭his provider (Kimmel-Scott) was recommended by a friend/coworker of mine, and I am so grateful I acted on the recommendation. Dr....

Emily Sickbert-Bennett, PhD, MS, associate professor of infectious diseases, talked with CBS-17 about聽face coverings for children as school starts back, emphasizing comfort is especially important.聽Sickbert-Bennett has extensively researched masks throughout the pandemic and says parents should find a mask that kids are willing to wear properly all day long. Watch...

Ron Falk, MD, chair of the department of medicine, led a virtual investiture celebration for Jan Busby-Whitehead, MD, on August 5. Busby-Whitehead was named the M. Andrew Greganti Distinguished Professor of Medicine, honored for her work as a researcher, clinician and educator, as well as a decades-long commitment to geriatric...

Doctors: Masks and Social Distancing Crucial As COVID-19 Cases Skyrocket聽(August 5, 2021) A WRAL.com news report acknowledges doctors are learning more everyday about the Delta variant, and as new information is released, it can be confusing and overwhelming. David Weber, MD, MPH, professor of medicine in infectious diseases,聽said it takes...

A WRAL.com report describes the latest spike in COVID hospitalizations as more dramatic than previous surges. 鈥淲e are seeing this week a rapid increase in cases of people with moderate and severe COVID-19 disease,鈥� said Shannon Carson, MD, chief of the division of pulmonary and critical care medicine. “This surge...

Joshua F. Zeidner, MD, discussed the role hypomethylating agents (HMAs) have played in the treatment of higher-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) in a recent聽OncLive聽report. He shared data that shows promising emerging agents like pevonedistat that can be combined with HMAs to improve outcomes for certain patient subsets. 鈥淲e really have not...

The 2021 Richard H. Whitehead Lecture and Awards program was held virtually August 4. Ana Felix, MBBCh, FAAN, assistant professor in the division of general medicine and clinical epidemiology, presented the annual lecture. 鈥淪tand up for what is just and fair. We are not all the same and our diversity...

People at considerable risk of developing severe Covid-19, including millions of Americans with compromised immune systems, now have the option of receiving a preventive monoclonal antibody treatment if they have been or are at risk of being exposed to the coronavirus, NBC News reports. Myron Cohen, MD, the聽Yeargan-Bate Distinguished Professor...

Amid Covid Booster Debate, West Virginia to Check Immunity of Vaccinated Nursing Home Residents聽(August 3, 2021) Physician’s Weekly reports West Virginia raced ahead of the country last winter to get people in nursing homes vaccinated against covid-19, but with cases and hospitalizations on the rise again, state officials want to...

David Weber, MD, MPH, medical director for infection prevention at the 黑料网 Medical Center, answers the most frequently asked questions related to 黑料网 Health鈥檚 COVID-19 vaccine mandate in a new video series. Find the questions and Dr. Weber’s responses.