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Dr. Amanda Nelson Receives 5-Year, $3.4M NIH Grant to Investigate Intestinal Permeability in Multi-Joint Osteoarthritis

August 8, 2022
Amanda E. Nelson, MD, MSCR, RhMSUS, is an associate professor of medicine in the聽Division Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology. She is a聽co-principal investigator of the Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project, a 30-year community-based prospective cohort of OA, multiple chronic conditions, pain and disability in Black and White men and women and its...

Dr. Saira Sheikh Co-Authors Study for a Novel Therapeutic that Shows Promise in Cutaneous Lupus

August 3, 2022
Saira Sheikh, MD, associate professor in the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology,聽was the 黑料网 Principal Investigator. The study, recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine, explored treating adults with cutaneous lupus using litifilimab. The trial was conducted at 黑料网鈥檚 Clinical & Translational Research Center (CTRC), a resource...

Study shows the positive effect of preventative therapy for malaria is mediated by gestational weight gain, influenced by intestinal pathogens

August 2, 2022
Malaria in pregnancy (MiP) is a major public health problem with substantial risks for mothers and their babies. The combination treatment sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP), given for聽intermittent preventive therapy聽of malaria in pregnancy (IPTp), is one of the few existing interventions that improve outcomes for both mother and baby, despite widespread SP-resistant malaria....

CDC renews five-year funding for vector-borne disease threats

August 2, 2022
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced the five-year funding renewal of the Southeastern Center for Vector-Borne Diseases (SECVBD), an interdisciplinary team of researchers that includes 黑料网鈥檚 Ross Boyce, MD, MSc, a member of the 黑料网 Institute for Global Health & Infectious Diseases and assistant professor in...

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

July 31, 2022
Division of Hematology Patrick Ellsworth, MD,聽received a grant for his project titled 鈥淢echanistic Investigation of Factor IX/Ixa Synergy with Emicizumab鈥 from聽Novo Nordisk 鈥淎ccess to Insight鈥 Division of Nephrology and Hypertension Gang Xi, PhD, and聽Prabir Roy-Chaudhury,聽MD, PhD, FRCP(Edin),聽were聽recently awarded a $2.7 million grant聽by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and...

Sarcoma Awareness Week with Dr. Jacob Stein

July 29, 2022
July is Sarcoma Awareness Month. Sarcoma is a broad term that refers to over 50 rare cancers that form in the bones or soft tissues of the body. They are rather diverse, too. The cancers can grow in the fat cells, muscles, cartilage, and other connective tissues of the body....

Giving Back to the University and State that Invested in Him

July 28, 2022
鈥淚 get this phone call asking me if I would have a moment to speak to Doctor Nigel Key, and that was the moment that changed my life pretty significantly. To this day I remember feeling the hair on the back of my neck stand up because I鈥檓 thinking, 鈥榮urely...

Recognizing Barriers Black, Indigenous, People of Color Face Regarding Mental Health Treatment, Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act

July 28, 2022
The month of July recognizes the unique challenges specific communities in our country face. We have made strides to provide equal access to mental health treatment for minorities. However, barriers still exist. Over the last decade, policy changes have given Americans with disabilities more opportunities but some issues have yet...

Integrating HIV Prevention into Rural Clinics

July 25, 2022
In 2019, North Carolina ranked 6th for new HIV diagnoses, with a concentrated epidemic among young sexual and gender minorities, including men who have sex with men and transgender women. In North Carolina, two-thirds of all new adult or adolescent HIV infections were among African Americans/Blacks. With a grant from...

Rose Nganga, MD, PhD

July 25, 2022
Dr. Nganga is originally from Kenya and came to the United States on a scholarship. She is interested in clinical oncology and providing outstanding patient care, specifically to underserved populations. In her personal time, Rose enjoys gardening, Zumba, podcasts, and cooking.

Featured Physician: Jonathan Sorah, MD

July 25, 2022
Jonathan Sorah, MD is an assistant professor and clinician educator in the Division of Oncology. As a medical oncologist, Dr. Sorah focuses on gastrointestinal and skin cancers, delivering compassionate, thoughtful, and evidence-based care. He strives to be an advocate for his patients and considers it a great honor to walk...

COVID-19 Cases Increasing, New Omicron Subvariant, Monkeypox Testing: Dr. David Wohl Provides Insight

July 22, 2022
David Wohl, MD, professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases, is featured in the below local and national media articles.聽 鈥楥OVID is not done with us鈥: Why is the BA.5 COVID-19 variant so contagious? 鈥 Dr. David Wohl (MSN) 鈥楾hen it was like nope, mask on鈥: Masks return...