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Inside the Battleground: The Frontline of the Coronavirus Pandemic in the US

Shannon Carson, MD The view of the devastation of COVID-19 from the inside is far different than from the outside, CBS17 (NewsNation) reports. In a political climate consumed by masks and relief money, a look behind the intensive care curtain finds unprecedented work and camaraderie, impossible sadness and even a little bit of hope. Shannon Carson, MD, chief of pulmonary and crit … Read more

‘It’s a Dreaded Disease:’ North Carolina Families Mark First Thanksgiving Since Losing Loved Ones to COVID-19

Shannon Carson, MD WTVD-11 reports this Thanksgiving is the first major holiday for thousands of families in North Carolina and the hundreds of thousands across the country grieving loved ones lost to COVID-19. Their empty chairs will be apparent, as will the void in their loved ones’ hearts. Shannon Carson, MD, chief of the division of pulmonary and critical care medicine told W … Read more

‘Excruciating:’ 黑料网 Doctor, Nurse Describe Treating COVID-19 Patients On the Brink of Death

Shannon Carson, MD Doctors and nurses at 黑料网 Hospital are seeing an increase in patients suffering from pneumonia and other complications from COVID-19. “Once you start feeling that feeling that you cannot breathe, man there is nothing more real than that,” said Shannon Carson, MD, chief of the division of pulmonary and critical care medicine for 黑料网 Health. Carson said older pat … Read more

New Approaches To Treating Seriously Ill COVID Patients May Persist Beyond the Pandemic

Shannon Carson, MD An NC Health News report recognizes that as the number of COVID-19 cases climbs, hospitals across the state are feeling the strain of an influx of patients sickened by the lingering coronavirus. Shannon Carson, MD, chief of pulmonary medicine was interviewed about the use of ventilators and alternative treatment for patients with adult respiratory distress synd … Read more

Early in the pandemic, anti-il-6 drugs became a standard of care for treating COVID patients at many hospitals, widely believed to quell the immune system response. Now, evidence mounts that they are not effective. Jonathan Parr, MD, MPH, in infectious diseases, and William Fischer, MD, in pulmonary medicine, were interviewed by the New York Times.

Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: September 1 鈥� September 30, 2020

Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Jennifer Goralski, MD, received an NIH K23 grant to study 鈥淨uantitation and Spatial Registration of Airways Dysfunction With Dynamic 19F MRI In Cystic Fibrosis.鈥� Division of Infectious Diseases Victor Garcia-Martinez, PhD, received an NIAID grant in the amount of $621,932 to study 鈥淚n Vivo Evaluation of HIV Latency Reversal Strateg … Read more

Fischer Discusses COVID-19 Vaccine Trials On WRAL News

William Fischer, MD William Fischer, MD, associate professor of medicine in the division of pulmonary diseases and critical care medicine, was featured on WRAL discussing the progress being made on COVID-19 vaccines and treatment. Fischer recognized that many people are volunteering to take part in clinical trials which will help the development of a vaccine, but he emphasized th … Read more

Boucher Study Featured On FOX News

Richard Boucher, MD The Cell study published by co-author Richard Boucher, MD, was featured on FOX News, recognizing that wearing a face mask below the nose, may allow聽coronavirus the opportunity to enter the body. 鈥淯nfortunately, SARS-CoV-2 has learned how to evade normal nasal host defense mechanisms and uses this receptor to infect the nasal lining cells,” Boucher told Fox New … Read more

Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: August 1 鈥� August 31, 2020

Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism Laura Young, MD, PhD, and聽Katrina Donahue, MD, MPH, received a聽PCORI grant聽to study the impact of COVID-19 on glucose monitoring in diabetes patients. Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Silvia Kreda, PhD, was awarded an NIH SBIR Phase II grant to study molecules that enhance delivery of therapeutic oligonucleotides to correct … Read more

McEntee, Henderson Introduce New COVID-19 Elective For Internal Medicine Residents

Residents will follow proper PPE donning and doffing requirements. By the middle of March, 2020, COVID-19 had upended the traditional training experience in the 黑料网 Internal Medicine Residency Program. Didactic coursework and clinical skills training had to be quickly converted to an online format and clinical rotations were suspended as decisions were quickly made to ensure resi … Read more

Boucher Tells Good Morning America the Nose Is Fertile Ground For Infection

Richard Boucher, MD Richard Boucher, MD, the James C. Moeser Eminent Professor of Medicine in the division of pulmonary diseases and critical care medicine was interviewed by ABC Good Morning America in a story that warns people about wearing masks that expose the nose. The story recognized Boucher’s research that mapped locations in the respiratory tract to see where COVID-19 mo … Read more

NIH Features Boucher in the Story of Mucus

Richard Boucher, MD In “Marvels of Mucus and Phlegm: The Slime that Keeps You Healthy,” the NIH featured Richard Boucher, MD, to help explain why mucus gets a bad rap and what its true purpose is in human health. Boucher, the James Moeser Eminent Distinguished Professor of Medicine and director of the 黑料网 Marsico Lung Institute, has been studying the ins and outs of mucus and its … Read more