The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty during the past week, starting Friday June 17, 2022.

16 Healthcare Innovators That You Should Know Dr. Samantha Meltzer-Brody (Forbes)

How to Keep Yourself and Loved Ones Safe as Heat Waves Scorch the Country Dr. David Berkoff (Everyday Health)

A Happy Cancer Story Dr. Hanna Sanoff (AMAC)

Anorexia Nervosa: More Than Just a Psychological Disorder? Dr. Cynthia Bulik (Psychology Today)

Be prepared if your child gets sick on vacation Dr. Anita Skariah, Dr. Priyanka Rao (WRAL)

California thinks it can be an abortion sanctuary in a post-Roe nation. These battlegrounds tell a different story Dr. Amy G. Bryant (Rome News-Tribune)

Triangle families plan to vaccinate young kids this week with new FDA authorization Dr. David Wohl (WTVD)

A new generation of weight loss drugs makes bold promises, but who really wins? Dr. John Buse (Quartz)

Study led by UNC Lineberger finds diagnostic mammography results varied across racial and ethnic groups Dr. Sarah Nyante (CBS 17)

Fighting startup failure: Innovate Carolina rolls out a venture studio approach Carol Lewis (WRAL Tech Wire)

Are you ready to catch COVID again? 1 in 9 cases in June is a reinfection Dr. David Wohl (WNCT)

Do race and ethnicity impact the accuracy of diagnostic mammograms? Dr. Sarah J. Nyante (Health Imaging)

CDC recommends all children under 5 receive COVID-19 vax, shipments expected to arrive in Wake on Monday Dr. Matthew Vogt (WRAL)

Why the world of LGBTQ health doesnt fit under a single label Tonia Poteat (American Heart Association)

Apex 1-year-old finishes a year of chemotherapy Dr. Gerardo Quezada (WRAL Go Ask Mom)

This Cancer Treatment Has a 100 Percent Success Rate, Study Says Dr. Hanna Sanoff (Best Life)

Different brands, doses, schedules and what parents need to know about COVID-19 vaccines for babies, young kids Dr. David Weber (WNCN)

Only a quarter of eligible NC kids receive COVID vaccine, data shows Dr. David Wohl (WTVD)

Diagnostic mammogram accuracy varies across racial, ethnic groups Dr. Sarah J. Nyante (Healio)

Slowly, Then All at Once Dr. Shekinah Elmore (UNC Endeavors)

Vaccines for children under 5: Experts answer parents questions Dr. Tom Belhorn, Dr. Zach Willis (WRAL)

Feelings of detachment predict worse mental health outcomes after trauma Dr. Samuel McLean (Science Daily)

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Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of June 17 - June 23 | Newsroom - UNC Health and UNC School of Medicine