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Emily Pfaff, PhD, Leads Study Using Machine Learning Models to Help Identify Long COVID Patients

May 18, 2022
A study published in The Lancet Digital Health led by Emily R. Pfaff, PhD, assistant professor in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, shows how the National COVID Cohort Collaborative used XGBoost machine learning (ML) models to better define long COVID and identify potential long-COVID patients with a high degree...

Two Cardiology Clinical Trials Selected for a Top Research Site Award

May 17, 2022
  黑料网 Health Care has been selected for a 2022 Top Research Site Award by the Heart Failure Collaboratory (HFC) and the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) for outstanding performance on two clinical trials: PARAGLIDE-HF, and LY3461767 in Participants With Chronic Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction. The vision...

JARS: Interns Transition into Upper Level Residence

May 17, 2022
The Department of Medicine鈥檚 interns are taking another plunge into the deep end as they transition into upper level residents. The JARS conference brought them together to celebrate this accomplishment as well as reiterate that their first year of residency has taught them how to swim. Dr. Katie Allen, outpatient...

Spotlight on Assistant Professor Joshua Niznik

May 16, 2022
黑料网 Geriatrics recognizes Joshua Niznik, PharmD, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine’s Division of Geriatric Medicine, for his recent accomplishments. Dr. Niznik was recently appointed to the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) editorial board, was lead author of a COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy study, and was...

Undergraduate Medical Education Updates from Koyal Jain and Ashley Henderson

May 12, 2022
Hello everyone, Hope you are all enjoying the spring and have some time off during the summer. There are some changes occurring in the world of undergraduate medical education and we wanted to provide updates. In the Application Phase of TEC (Translational Education at Carolina), there will be new leadership....

Dr. Alyssa Tilly Receives Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Physicians Award

May 11, 2022
The Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Physicians Award is an honor only six physicians every two years receive. Alyssa Tilly, MD, assistant professor in the Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, and the 黑料网 Palliative Care Program, has been named a 2022 recipient. 鈥淚 was overwhelmed with gratitude,鈥 Dr. Tilly said....

Dr. Kenichi Okuda Receives New Horizons Grant from Cystic Fibrosis Research Institute

May 10, 2022
Kenichi Okuda, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Pulmonary Diseases & Critical Care Medicine, has been awarded a grant from the Cystic Fibrosis Research Institute (CFRI) for his project, 鈥淧athways Maintaining Basal Mucin and CFTR-mediated Fluid Secretion in the Human Distal Airway.鈥 As the principal investigator,...

May Holidays and Observances: Recognizing Centuries of Historical and Cultural Contributions

May 10, 2022
May recognizes the centuries of historical and cultural contributions various ethnic groups have made in the United States. From medical discoveries to work done on the first transcontinental railroad, these communities have helped shape America. Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Generations of Asian and Pacific Islanders have enriched...

Dr. Commins Explains How You Can Develop an Allergy to Red Meat if Bitten by This Tick

May 6, 2022
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...

From Observing Patients to Artwork: Medical Humanities Program seeks to Improve Clinical Observation in Internal Medicine Residents

May 4, 2022
Each morning, Internal Medicine residents take their seats for Morning Report, a case-based resident-led discussion in which Internal Medicine residents share patient case material, develop their diagnostic skills, and solve cases together. But, four or five times a year, instead of analyzing a patient, the residents are presented with classical...

Dr. Stephan Moll Working with NASA to Study Blood Flow, Clot Formation in Zero Gravity

May 4, 2022
Are astronauts more likely to develop blood clots during space missions due to zero gravity? That鈥檚 the question NASA is trying to answer with help from 黑料网鈥檚 Stephan Moll, MD, professor in the Division of Hematology within the 黑料网 Department of Medicine.聽A new publication in Vascular Medicine...

Dr. Shakira J. Grant selected for PRIDE, hopes to encourage others to find their purpose

May 2, 2022
As an assistant professor in the Divisions of Hematology and Geriatric Medicine, and a board-certified Geriatric-Hematologist, Dr. Shakira J. Grant, MBBS, is no stranger to success, but she has had to overcome many challenges along the way. Now, selected for the 2022 Programs to Increase Diversity Among Individuals Engaged in...