Category: Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology
Dr. Commins Explains How You Can Develop an Allergy to Red Meat if Bitten by This Tick
Dr. Scott Commins, MD, PhD 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 nausea and vomiting, and it’s all actuall … Read more
Sheikh鈥檚 Grateful Patient Makes $500K Gift to Support Innovative Autoimmune Disease Research at TARC
Saira Sheikh, MD Ginny and Doug Ware have partnered with聽Saira Sheikh, MD, to support a new fund that will advance science and improve the lives of individuals with autoimmune diseases.聽Their generous gift was used to create the聽Virginia A. and Douglas R. Ware Fund for Excellence in Autoimmune Diseases. 鈥淭his new Fund will support my vision for a program at the 黑料网 Thurston Arthr … Read more
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: February 1 鈥� February 28, 2022
Division of Infectious Diseases David L. Rosen, MD, PhD, MSPH, received a $580,000聽Duke Endowment Award to聽compare the impact of transition-to-care service programs on healthcare utilization and mortality among people with chronic health conditions released from the NC state prison system. Division of Oncology Brian C. Miller, MD, PhD, received a $700,000聽Burroughs Wellcome Grant … Read more
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: December 1, 2021 鈥� January 31, 2022
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Honey Jones, DNP, ACNP-BC, MBA, was awarded funding from the Clinical Investment Committee for the 鈥淐ritical Care Advanced Practice Provider Support Program鈥� (CCAPPS). Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology The Osteoarthritis Action Alliance聽received a $100K/one-year grant聽from the NextFifty Initiative.聽Leigh Callahan, Ph … Read more
Allen Receives 2-Year NIAMS Grant
Kelli Allen, PhD Kelli Allen, PhD, professor of medicine in the division of rheumatology, allergy, and immunology,聽received a grant for a project titled 鈥淥ptimizing Osteoarthritis Care Through Clinical & Community Partnerships.鈥� The project addresses a critical need to improve care for patients with OA through an evidence-based, comprehensive and sustainable care model. Learn … Read more
Increasing Participation of Underrepresented in Lupus Clinical Trials
Saira Sheikh, MD, and Tessa Englund, PhD, MPH 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. … Read more
Kim Provides Expert Perspective on Optimizing Oral Immunotherapy for Peanut Allergy
Edwin Kim, MD Edwin H. Kim, MD, MS, associate professor of pediatrics and medicine in the division of rheumatology, allergy and immunology, offered his perspective to Healio regarding tips to optimize oral immunotherapy for peanut allergy. Kim is chief of 黑料网 Pediatric Allergy & Immunology. Read the article.
Newsworthy from the Department of Medicine, Week of October 29 鈥� November 4
The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets and feature 黑料网 Department of Medicine聽faculty, starting Friday, November 4, 2021. Emily Sickbert-Bennett, PhD, MS What every parent should know about Halloween safety | Four 2 Five 鈥� Dr. Emily Sickbert-Bennett (MSN.com) Food Allergy Families Seek Out Hard-to-Find Immunotherapy 鈥� Dr. Edwin Kim (WebMD) Pandemic-r … Read more
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: October 1 鈥� October 31, 2021
Division of Geriatric Medicine John Batsis, MD,聽was awarded a grant聽from NC TraCS to study early detection of sarcopenia in collaboration with聽David Lynch, MBBS. Division of Oncology Lisa Carey, MD, received a grant from the聽Breast Cancer Research Foundation for 鈥淐linical implications of metastatic subtype, microenvironment, and organ of involvement.鈥� Division of Rheumatology, Al … Read more
Penicillin Allergy Assessments Expand to Inpatient Areas
Mildred Kwan, MD, PhD Imagine: You have a patient with a penicillin allergy documented in their chart. Typically, you would prescribe amoxicillin for their infection, but that is not an option because it is a penicillin-class antibiotic. Instead, you prescribe a broader-spectrum antibiotic鈥搉ot your first choice except for the allergy. But, what if you learned that it is not a tru … Read more
The OA Action Alliance, Arthritis Foundation, and CDC Release 鈥楢ction Briefs鈥� Focused on Osteoarthritis
Leigh Callahan, PhD Newly released Action Briefs now make it easier for employers, insurers, healthcare systems, policy makers, and leaders in other organizations to take specific, practical actions to support their constituents with osteoarthritis. The Osteoarthritis Action Alliance (OAAA), partnering with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Arthritis Fo … Read more
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: August 1 鈥� August 31, 2021
Division of Infectious Diseases 黑料网 HIV Cure Center led by聽David Margolis, MD,聽was awarded聽$26.2 million over the next five years. Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Silvia Kreda, PhD, received a phase two NIH Small Business Innovation Research Grant to聽continue studies聽for a novel oligonucleotide therapeutic strategy for treating cystic fibrosis. Division of Rheuma … Read more