Category: Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine
Deadliest Week for Coronavirus in NC Rolls On
WRAL.com reports the number of coronavirus-related deaths in North Carolina continues to spike, and the state on Thursday surpassed 9,000 deaths during the pandemic. Shannon Carson, MD, professor of medicine and chief of the division of pulmonary diseases and critical care medicine, said virus-related deaths are the final metric to spike after infections and hospitalizations. “Af … Read more
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: January 1 – January 31, 2021
Division of General Medicine Seth Berkowitz, MD, received a new, five-year R01 grant to broaden clinical studies of medically-tailored meal delivery. Division of Hematology Erica Sparkenbaugh, MD, was awarded a five-year, $2 million R01 grant from NIH-NHLBI to evaluate whether activation of beneficial PAR1 signaling can attenuate the chronic pro-coagulant state of sickle cell dis … Read more
Jain, Henderson Share Updates on Medical Student Education
To all faculty, fellows and residents: It has been quite the year for all of us as we have all adjusted our schedules to accommodate the influx of Covid-19 patients. Medical students were briefly off clinical duties but thanks to School of Medicine and Department of Medicine leadership, they were back fairly soon with appropriate PPE. Many thanks to all of you welcoming them ba … Read more
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: December 1 – December 31, 2020
Division of Hematology Nigel Mackman, PhD, FAHA, received an R35 grant from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute of the NIH to fund the study “Tissue factor-dependent coagulation in thrombosis and immune responses.” Division of Infectious Diseases Jessica Lin, MD, MSCR, received an NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases R21 grant for “Plasmodium ovale hy … Read more
Fellows Match to the Department of Medicine
While the pandemic made this year particularly challenging for fellowship recruitment efforts and interviews, a series of videos showing each program’s strengths was a creative solution, introducing viewers to faculty and current fellows, with a brief glimpse into what it might be like to join the program. And although it was impossible to replicate the experience of visiting in- … Read more
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Inside the Battleground: The Frontline of the Coronavirus Pandemic in the US
The view of the devastation of COVID-19 from the inside is far different than from the outside, CBS17 (NewsNation) reports. In a political climate consumed by masks and relief money, a look behind the intensive care curtain finds unprecedented work and camaraderie, impossible sadness and even a little bit of hope. Shannon Carson, MD, chief of pulmonary and critical care medicine, … Read more
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‘It’s a Dreaded Disease:’ North Carolina Families Mark First Thanksgiving Since Losing Loved Ones to COVID-19
WTVD-11 reports this Thanksgiving is the first major holiday for thousands of families in North Carolina and the hundreds of thousands across the country grieving loved ones lost to COVID-19. Their empty chairs will be apparent, as will the void in their loved ones’ hearts. Shannon Carson, MD, chief of the division of pulmonary and critical care medicine told WTVD-11 that older C … Read more
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‘Excruciating:’ UNC Doctor, Nurse Describe Treating COVID-19 Patients On the Brink of Death
Doctors and nurses at UNC Hospital are seeing an increase in patients suffering from pneumonia and other complications from COVID-19. “Once you start feeling that feeling that you cannot breathe, man there is nothing more real than that,” said Shannon Carson, MD, chief of the division of pulmonary and critical care medicine for UNC Health. Carson said older patients with underlyi … Read more
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New Approaches To Treating Seriously Ill COVID Patients May Persist Beyond the Pandemic
An NC Health News report recognizes that as the number of COVID-19 cases climbs, hospitals across the state are feeling the strain of an influx of patients sickened by the lingering coronavirus. Shannon Carson, MD, chief of pulmonary medicine was interviewed about the use of ventilators and alternative treatment for patients with adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), a freq … Read more
An Explanation For Some Covid-19 Deaths May Not Be Holding Up
Early in the pandemic, anti-il-6 drugs became a standard of care for treating COVID patients at many hospitals, widely believed to quell the immune system response. Now, evidence mounts that they are not effective. Jonathan Parr, MD, MPH, in infectious diseases, and William Fischer, MD, in pulmonary medicine, were interviewed by the New York Times.
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: September 1 – September 30, 2020
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Jennifer Goralski, MD, received an NIH K23 grant to study “Quantitation and Spatial Registration of Airways Dysfunction With Dynamic 19F MRI In Cystic Fibrosis.” Division of Infectious Diseases Victor Garcia-Martinez, PhD, received an NIAID grant in the amount of $621,932 to study “In Vivo Evaluation of HIV Latency Reversal Strateg … Read more
Fischer Discusses COVID-19 Vaccine Trials On WRAL News
William Fischer, MD, associate professor of medicine in the division of pulmonary diseases and critical care medicine, was featured on WRAL discussing the progress being made on COVID-19 vaccines and treatment. Fischer recognized that many people are volunteering to take part in clinical trials which will help the development of a vaccine, but he emphasized the need to stick to t … Read more