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Fourth-year 黑料网 student Reaves Houston exemplifies exceptional talent, kindness, and compassion as a medical student. Currently, she is also collaborating with the Division of Geriatric Medicine on various research projects. Recently, Houston was selected to participate in the Physician Leadership in Quality and Safety Concentration program. As...

Increasing evidence shows that BMI (body mass index) isn鈥檛 the sole measure to predict mortality risk. According to a recent JAMA Network article, a new study further demonstrates that this measure by itself doesn’t fully capture risk of death. The article quotes associate professor Dr. John Batsis, much of whose...

Adrian Austin, MD was recently highlighted by the American Thoracic Society (ATS) Assemblies as the June 2023 Critical Care Assembly Early Career Professional. The program showcases early career professionals by promoting and disseminating their work and encouraging collaboration and networking. Dr. Austin is a Intensivist, Pulmonologist, and Geriatrician with a...

The Department is honored to welcome two vibrant leaders to the administrative team, Taylor Herndon and Brandon Grant. 聽

The University of North Carolina鈥檚 Hypertension Clinic has been reaccredited as a Comprehensive Hypertension Center by the American Heart Association (AHA). The certification recognizes the practice鈥檚 commitment to following proven, research-based treatment guidelines to care for people with routine as well as complex or difficult-to-treat hypertension. The clinic, located in...

The paper was recently published in Biomolecules Journal.聽This innovative research investigated whether genetic osteoblast-specific inactivation of the chemokine receptor Ccr2 at different times during post-traumatic osteoarthritis (OA) progression improves joint structures, bone parameters and pain.聽You can access the article, titled 鈥淐C-Chemokine Receptor-2 Expression in Osteoblasts Contributes to Cartilage and Bone...

Rapid advancements in science and technology may be changing healthcare delivery, but the heart of medicine continues to be the relationship between doctor and patient. When David Howell, PhD (鈥�78), a medical writer for peer-reviewed journals in San Francisco, moved back to North Carolina in late 2020, he needed to...

At this month鈥檚 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago, Healio honored nine Disruptive Innovators who are changing the face of hematology/oncology. At this second annual award ceremony, Dr. Shakira Grant received the 2023 Healio NextGen Disruptor award. This award goes to an up-and-coming physician who is...

Dr. Emily Cetrone is an Assistant Professor of Geriatric Medicine. Her areas of interest include geriatric primary care, medical education, dementia, and caregiver stress. After completing her undergraduate studies at Davidson College, Dr. Cetrone attended the University of Virginia School of Medicine. Following that, she completed her Residency at Brigham...

John Buse, MD, PhD, co-authored a study showing that the common diabetes drug metformin substantially decreased the risk of developing long COVID after infection from SARS-CoV-2. The clinical trial was led by researchers at the University of Minnesota. In a new study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, University of...

The 黑料网 Weight Management Team has been awarded a 黑料网 Medical Center Quality and Safety Team Award for their project, “Improving Obesity Treatments in Primary Care.” The project was designed to reduce the financial and geographic barriers to obesity treatments across 黑料网 primary care clinics. The weight management team embedded...