Which Is More Effective for Treating PTSD: Medication, or Psychotherapy? A systematic review and meta-analysis led by Jeffrey Sonis, MD, MPH, of UNC’s departments of social medicine and family medicine, finds there is insufficient evidence at present to answer that question. Clinicians should make shared decisions with patients about treatment, and they should not rely … Read more

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The study led by UNC’s Jeffrey Sonis, MD, MPH, in the departments of social medicine and family medicine, finds that most of the approval processes used by medical specialty societies in the U.S. have the potential to undermine editorial independence of the guideline development committee. http://news.unchealthcare.org/news/2020/february/approval-processes-for-clinical-practice-guidelines-introduce-potential-conflicts-of-interest-review-finds?utm_source=vs-email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=7 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0229004

AJPH special issue on mass incarceration as a driver of health inequities. No other industrialized democracy has a carceral system that is as expansive, punitive, and racialized as that of the United States. More than 2.2 million people in 2018 were incarcerated in jails and prisons, a sixfold increase since the 1970s. Each year more … Read more

Providing a Safe Place for All Patients: Tonia Poteat interview with the American Academy of PAs Before becoming a PA, or even knowing about the profession, Tonia Poteat, PhD, MPH, PA-C, DFAAPA, knew she wanted to provide care to people living with HIV. “I was really interested in being a healthcare provider but didn’t know … Read more

Discover magazine top science stories of 2019:  Scientists Put a Human Intelligence Gene Into a Monkey. Other Scientists are Concerned. Rebecca Walker  speaks with Discover magazine on scientists’ putting an “intelligence” gene in nonhuman primates. https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/scientists-put-a-human-intelligence-gene-into-a-monkey-other-scientists-are  

Jonathan Oberlander, PhD, chair of the Department of Social Medicine, coauthored a perspective in the New England Journal of Medicine on efforts in Congress to pass legislation that would regulate prescription drug prices. http://news.unchealthcare.org/som-vital-signs/2019/dec-12/oberlander-coauthors-nejm-commentary-on-prescription-drug-spending?utm_source=vs-email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=50

The commentary, by Anne Drapkin Lyerly, MD, professor of social medicine and associate director of the UNC Center for Bioethics, argues that the WHO’s recommendation of dolutegravir as an HIV treatment for all populations was a significant advancement in the ethical inclusion of pregnant women in biomedical research. An invited commentary written by Anne Drapkin … Read more

Multiple forms of stigma may increase risk for mental illness and cardiovascular disease among Black and Latina Transgender Women Living with HIV. The research, led by Tonia Poteat, PhD, MPH, PA-C, in the Department of Social Medicine is highlighting the ways that stigma and stress affect health outcomes for Black and Latina Transgender women.  According … Read more

Krista Perreira, publishes article in The Journal of Ethnic and Racial Studies special issue on “Children of Immigrants in an Age of Deportation.”  Integrating Hispanic immigrant youth: perspectives from white and black Americans in emerging Hispanic communities and schools. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01419870.2019.1667512