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During the week of January 7 鈥� January 13, infectious disease experts from the Department of Medicine were featured in the聽following news stories. If you caught Covid-19 over the holidays, here鈥檚 what you need to know聽鈥� Dr. David Wohl (CNN) Coronavirus omicron updates: Here鈥檚 what to know in North Carolina...

The following clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which feature 黑料网 Department of Medicine faculty during the week of December 31, 2021 鈥� January 6, 2022.聽 The 鈥榮ilver lining鈥� of omicron: More hospital patients but fewer in intensive care聽鈥� Dr. David Wohl (The News & Observer) Health experts...

Among patients with large serrated polyps, the risk for bleeding after endoscopic mucosal resection was low, with no significant benefit seen with resection clipping, according to a study. 鈥淸This] study suggests that endoscopic clipping is not necessary to prevent post-polypectomy bleeding after [endoscopic mucosal resection] of large serrated polyps,鈥� Seth...

Saira Sheikh, MD, the聽Linda Coley Sewell Distinguished Professor of Medicine in the division of rheumatology, and research associate Tessa Englund, PhD, MPH, described the barriers in lupus clinical trial enrollment and how they can be addressed to ensure equitable representation. Read the article published in Rheumatology Advisor.  

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Treatment with the IV P2Y12 inhibitor cangrelor reduced the number of early ischemic events after PCI, primarily MI and stent thrombosis, compared with oral clopidogrel, according to the results of the CHAMPION PHOENIX trial. 鈥淧atients undergoing PCI are at risk of activation of the clotting process, formation of intravascular thrombus...

A CBS-17 report recognizes a hospital in Israel studying the safety and effectiveness of a second booster dose for some medical workers who got their last shot at least four months ago. One of the key concerns raised by the fourth-dose concept is that it might cause more harm than...

Faculty from the division of infectious diseases were featured in the following COVID news stories the week of December 24 鈥� December 30. NC shatters record high COVID-19 daily positivity rate in first metric update since holiday weekend聽鈥� Dr. David Wohl (ABC11) Tweens, 10-14, have highest COVID case rate in...

The Value-Care Action Group (VCAG) is currently accepting applications for high-value care improvement projects across the Department of Medicine. Faculty with questions should contact darren_dewalt@med.unc.edu, john_vargus@med.unc.edu or scott_keller@med.unc.edu. The deadline for applications is January 31, 2022. The Department of Medicine’s Value-Care Action Group develops recommendations and resources focused on high...

Do the fully vaccinated need a COVID test if exposed or sick? David Weber, MD, MPH, and David Wohl, MD, answered this question and more during the week of December 17-23.聽The following clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets. Arkansas鈥� low vaccination rate setting up omicron surge, experts say聽鈥�...

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For patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), minimal residual disease (MRD) has emerged as a highly sensitive indicator of disease burden during and at the end of treatment, and has correlated with time-to-event outcomes. Use of MRD has shown promise for guiding duration of treatment for CLL patients on time-limited...