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Addressing Racism鈥檚 Role in the US HIV Epidemic: Qualitative Findings from Three 鈥淓nding the HIV Epidemic鈥 Prevention Projects

August 31, 2022
Researchers from the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, the Gillings School of Global Public Health, and Center for Health Equity Research reviewed qualitative data from three 鈥淓nding the HIV Epidemic鈥 (EHE) projects, published in the July issue of Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (JAIDS). In the article,...

Victoria Shelus Studies Antimalarial Drug Use and Practice at Drug Shops in Uganda

August 31, 2022
Victoria Shelus studies antimalarial drug use and practice at drug shops in Uganda, building on the work of Dr. Ross Boyce. In the remote villages of Bugoye sub-county at the foot of Uganda鈥檚 Rwenzori Mountains a rolling landscape stretches across lush river valleys and steep hillsides. It鈥檚 the kind of...

Juliano Receives $3.4 million to Study the Increase of Relapsing Malaria Species in Africa

August 31, 2022
Jonathan Juliano, MD, MPSH, Professor of Infectious Diseases and Associate Director of the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, with fellow IDEEL investigators Jessica Lin, MD, MSCR, and Jonathan Parr, MD, MPH, and co-PIs from the University of Florida (UF) and Centre Pasteur Cameroon, has received a $3.4 million...

Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: August 1 鈥 August 31, 2022

August 31, 2022
Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology Amanda Nelson,聽MD, MSCR, RhMSUS,聽received, a 5-Year, $3.4M NIH grant to investigate intestinal permeability in multi-joint osteoarthritis Saira Sheikh,聽MD, and team聽receive $500K NIH U01 鈥淚nnovation Award鈥澛爁rom FDA鈥檚 Office of Minority Health & Health Equity, to advance diversity and representation in lupus. Amanda Nelson, MD, MSCR,...

Dr. John Buse鈥檚 21-Year Career as Division Chief

August 31, 2022
John B. Buse, MD, PhD, is Chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Verne S. Caviness Distinguished Professor, Director of the Diabetes Center and Director of the NC Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute. Sometimes, the path in life we think we are least likely to travel is the place we are...

August Holidays and Observances

August 29, 2022
A variety of multicultural holidays, cultural events and awareness dates are recognized throughout the month of August. Following is a list of observances. August 9: International Day of the World鈥檚 Indigenous Peoples raises awareness of the needs of these population groups,聽including their health needs. August 13:聽Black Women鈥檚 Equal Pay Day....

Dr. Saira Sheikh and Team Receive $500K NIH U01 Innovation Award to Advance Diversity in Lupus Clinical Trials

August 25, 2022
Saira Sheikh, MD, is an associate professor of medicine in the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology and director of the 黑料网 Rheumatology Lupus Clinic. 聽 The aim of this 1-year award is to advance equity in lupus clinical trials by identifying, synthesizing, and disseminating innovative approaches and best practices...

Featured Physician: Evan Morris Zeitler, MD

August 24, 2022
Evan Morris Zeitler, MD, is an assistant professor in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension.聽He has been interested in teaching and human physiology since he was 13 years old, when he volunteered at the Natural History Museum in Denver, Colorado.

Juliano Honored With IDSA Designation

August 24, 2022
Jonathan J. Juliano, MD, MSPH, has been named Fellow by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), the nation鈥檚 leading infectious diseases professional society. Fellowship in IDSA is one of the highest honors in the field of infectious diseases. It recognizes distinguished physicians and scientists from the United States and...

Scientists Create Long-acting Injectable Drug Delivery System for Tuberculosis

August 15, 2022
In 2020, more than 1.5 million people around the world died of tuberculosis (TB), marking the first time in more than a decade that annual TB deaths had increased and demonstrating the global need for better access to treatments. To address that problem, scientists with the 黑料网 Department of Medicine,...

Faculty and Residents Honored by 黑料网 SOM Student Government

August 11, 2022
The 黑料网 Student Government, previously known as the Whitehead Medical Society in honor of Dr. Richard H. Whitehead, held the Fall Convocation and Award Ceremony. The Department of Medicine was well represented during the award ceremony. Lindsay Wilson, MD, MPH, associate professor in the Division of Geriatric...

COVID-19 Drove Up Drinking, and Americans Are Dying Faster as a Result

August 8, 2022
Sasha Deutsch-link, MD, clinical outcomes/epidemiology fellow in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, wrote a Newsweek op-ed on the rise of alcohol-associated liver disease during the COVID pandemic. [Read It Here]