Oberlander in NEJM: Opposition to ‘Obamacare’ has resulted in promises to repeal, but no proposals to improve policy
July 31, 2018 Dr. Jonathan Oberlander has written about the Affordable Care Act for nearly a decade. His new article in The New England Journal of Medicine describes the Act as being 'in purgatory' -- impossible to destroy as a result of its popularity and the purpose it serves, but made less effective through partisan dismemberment and defunding. Photo by Max Englund.
Curtis co-authored award-winning report about programs integrating HIV, TB care in Ukraine
July 28, 2018 Dr. Sian Curtis is co-author of a MEASURE Evaluation report about programs integrating HIV and tuberculosis care in Ukraine. An abstract of the report won a top prize at the International AIDS Society annual conference in Amsterdam.
Aaron Williams honored by RTI International for distinguished career and public service
July 25, 2018 Adjunct professor Aaron Williams was honored July 25 by RTI for his long and distinguished career in public service. Williams served as director of the Peace Corps, worked with RTI in international program management, policy reform, government relations and communications, and served as a foreign services officer.
Researchers conduct most diverse genetic study of female reproductive milestones to date
July 25, 2018 A new study is the first to examine multiple genes that influence the age at which a woman starts her period and experiences menopause among a large sample of United States women of diverse ancestries. The findings highlight the benefits of including diverse populations in studies of the genetics of female growth and development.
HPV screening found more effective than Pap test at identifying cervical cancer
July 25, 2018 Cervical cancer screening with cytology – commonly known as a Pap test – is one of the most widely used cancer control interventions in high-income settings. A recent study demonstrated, however, that HPV testing detects cervical dysplasia earlier and more accurately than cytology.
Dr. Steven Zeisel: A chance I might discover something
July 23, 2018 A feature on Dr. Steve Zeisel describes his groundbreaking research on the micronutrient choline. It is reprinted here with permission from the Carolina Alumni Review. Photo courtesy of the Carolina Alumni Review.
Alumnus DuBois Bowman selected as University of Michigan’s dean of public health
July 20, 2018 Dr. DuBois Bowman, 2000 biostatistics alumnus of the Gillings School, has been named dean of the University of Michigan’s School of Public Health, effective Oct. 15. His research has focused upon improving mental health and neurological disorders including Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease and depression.
Alice Ammerman: Hometown health hero
July 19, 2018 An article in UNC's Endeavors magazine features Dr. Alice Ammerman, praising her for being "a powerful force for nutrition research and community-based health promotion."
Former inmates at high risk for opioid overdose following prison release
July 19, 2018 A recent study in North Carolina found that, in the first two weeks after being released from prison, former inmates were 40 times more likely to die of an opioid overdose than someone in the general population.
Hursting’s 2016 study among most cited
July 19, 2018 A study by Dr. Stephen Hursting has been recognized as one of the most-cited papers of 2016 in all American Association for Cancer Research journals. The study was published in May 2016 in the journal Cancer Prevention Research.
