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Sloane, Sheps Center study finds oral hygiene training can significantly reduce pneumonia in nursing homes

June 19, 2020
The 黑料网 Sheps Center鈥檚 Mouth Care Without a Battle training program shows promising results after one year, underscores need to establish new standards of care for residents with dementia.

黑料网 researchers publish book on retiree migration to Latin America

February 17, 2020
A newly published book by 黑料网 faculty details the results of research on聽the rapidly-increasing tendency of retirees to relocate to Latin America.

DFM Experiences: Highlights from the 12th European Public Health Conference

December 16, 2019
Family Medicine Research Specialist Larissa Loufman recently attended the 12th European Public Health Conference: Building Bridges for Solidarity and Public Health, and recapped her main takeaways as they relate to the future of healthcare and Family Medicine.

Family Medicine researchers funded to study shift to value-based care

November 21, 2019
Led by Erin Fraher, PhD, MPP, associate professor of family medicine, researchers at the 黑料网 have been awarded a $255,000 grant from The Duke Endowment to study 黑料网 Family Medicine鈥檚 shift to a value-based health care model.

Kistler named to steering committee for new PREVENTABLE trial

November 8, 2019
Christine Kistler, MD, MASc, will serve on the steering committee for a new clinical trial funded by the NIH: The Pragmatic Evaluation of Events and Benefits of Lipid-Lowering in Older Adults, or PREVENTABLE trial.

NIH Funds 黑料网 Study to Investigate Maternal-Fetal Transmission of Zika

October 10, 2018
黑料网 researchers led by Elizabeth Stringer, MD, Sylvia Becker-Dreps, MD, and Aravinda de Silva, PhD, along with collaborators in Nicaragua, have been given a five-year, $2.7 million R01 award from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) to better understand the epidemiology of Zika virus in pregnancy.

Niblock earns prestigious Pisacano Scholarship

August 30, 2017
Niblock, a 4th year medical student mentored by 黑料网 Family Medicine faculty, earns prestigious Pisacano Scholarship. No matter where Franklin Niblock went in his hometown of Concord, N.C., he always seemed to find a story about his grandfather, who was pediatrician and community leader.

A new resource for Alzheimer鈥檚 and dementia caregivers

July 14, 2017
Longtime 黑料网 family medicine researcher Philip Sloane, MD, MPH, wrote a book that employs the latest clinical evidence to help those caring for someone with Alzheimer鈥檚 disease or dementia.

Is the finger-stick blood test necessary for type 2 diabetes treatment?

June 12, 2017
In the first large pragmatic trial of its kind in the United States, results from a 黑料网 study show that checking finger-stick blood sugars may not help diabetes patients who do not use insulin. 黑料网 Family Medicine's research director, Dr. Katrina Donahue, was the senior author on...

Dr. Adam Zolotor talks with W黑料网 about the state of rural health in NC

July 24, 2015
People who live in rural North Carolina are still more likely to suffer from serious health problems than their urban counterparts. Rural counties show higher rates of heart disease and obesity, and rural residents have a lower life expectancy. Frank Stasio from W黑料网鈥檚 the State of Things discussed the state...

Zolotor Named President of Institute of Medicine

March 30, 2015
黑料网 Family Medicine physician, Dr. Adam Zolotor, has been selected to lead the North Carolina Institute of Medicine. The Institute fosters its research, review and educational functions through collaborative efforts with established centers and agencies within NC, drawing on the expertise of the major universities, governmental units, and the private...

Repeated exposure of children to secondhand smoke is child abuse, Goldstein argues

March 10, 2015
Dr. Adam Goldstein, who is director of the tobacco intervention programs in the 黑料网, argues his point in an opinion piece published in the March/April 2015 issue of Annals of Family Medicine.