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New study aims to reduce opioid use while managing chronic pain

November 14, 2017
A principal investigator of the study is 黑料网鈥檚 Dr. Paul Chelminski, from the division of general medicine and clinical epidemiology, who has extensive experience studying best practices of prescribing and managing long-term opioid use.

McAllister Heart Institute Seminar Series: Jeffery Holmes, MD, PhD, Scar Formation after Myocardial Infarction

November 14, 2017
Speaker: Jeff Holmes, M.D., Ph.D.Professor of Biomedical Engineering & Medicine, University of VirginiaTopic: Scar Formation After Myocardial Infarction: What Happens, Why does it Matter, and What Can We Do about It?”

Lupus Patients Now Have the Option to Administer Benlysta at Home

November 9, 2017
Lupus patients who previously needed to visit an infusion center to receive the drug Benlysta, now have the option to administer the medicine themselves at home using a novel "auto-injector" device, thanks in part to the efforts of Dr. Saira Sheikh, a 黑料网 rheumatologist and allergist/immunologist who directs the lupus...

Medicine Grand Rounds, Roy Williams, “Leadership”

November 9, 2017
Roy Williams is entering his 15th season as head coach of the Tar Heels. He has achieved great success on the court, winning his third NCAA title in 2017, appearing in nine Final Fours (five with 黑料网) and earning eight Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season titles. Even greater is the impact...

Defining the Burden of Hepatitis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

November 9, 2017
Hepatitis C virus is a curable infectious disease, but treatment remains unavailable in resource-limited settings like the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The DRC Ministry of Health asked the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (黑料网) to help determine the burden of infection and find a way to...

Kelli Allen, PhD, Investigates Pain Management Interventions for the Military and Veterans

November 9, 2017
Members of the military and veterans are disproportionally affected by pain, and the government is searching for ways to help them deal with this widespread and growing problem. New research being conducted thanks to multiple grants recently awarded by the US Department of Health and Human Services, the US Department...

McAllister Heart Institute Seminar Series: Hong Chen, PhD, Molecular Mechanisms Regulating VEGF Receptor Trafficking

November 7, 2017
Speaker: Hong Chen, PhD, Associate Professor Dept. of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston Children’s HospitalTopic: Molecular Mechanisms Regulating VEGF Receptor Trafficking

Cardiovascular Grand Rounds: Craig R. Lee, PharmD, PhD, Clinical outcomes and sustainability of using CYP2C19 genotype-guided antiplatelet therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention

November 6, 2017
Speaker: Craig R. Lee, Pharm.D., Ph.D., FCCP, FAHA. Associate Professor of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics, 黑料网 Eshelman School of PharmacyTopic: Clinical outcomes and sustainability of using CYP2C19 genotype-guided antiplatelet therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention

Smart Artificial Beta Cells Could Lead to New Diabetes Treatment

November 2, 2017
In lab experiments and animal models, 黑料网 and NC State researchers led by Zhen Gu, PhD, designed synthetic beta cells to secrete insulin in response to high blood sugar.

Simple Genetic Test Promises Better Outcomes in Heart Stent Patients

November 2, 2017
A study co-authored by Rick Stouffer, III, MD, the Henry A. Foscue Distinguished Professor of Medicine, chief of cardiology at 黑料网, highlights potential of personalized medicine in patients with cardiovascular disease.

Medicine Grand Rounds, Maya Styner “Is Fat in the Marrow Harmful to Bone Health?”

November 2, 2017
Dr. Styner conducts translational experiments applying running exercise in obese as well as calorie-restricted mice to understand the relationship between bone fat and bone quantity. Her background in Endocrinology and skeletal biology, combined with an interest in exercise physiology, makes this an exciting venue for research into diet and exercise,...

Medicine Chair Ronald J. Falk, MD, Will Receive the John P. Peters Award

November 1, 2017
The American Society of Nephrology presents Department of Medicine Chair Ronald J. Falk, MD, FASN, with the John P. Peters Award this Saturday, November 4, 2017.