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New Research Points to Feeding Peanuts Early to Avoid Allergy
Published on the May 5, 2015, North Carolina Health News Network website New findings about peanut allergies is turning the advice pediatricians give to parents of young children on its head....
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When Testing Becomes Overtesting
Published on the May 15, 2015 DiagnosticImaging.com website By Whitney L.J. Howell On April 1, Mark Cuban, billionaire entrepreneur, NBA team owner, and actor, took to Twitter, sharing his philosophy...
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Harmful Or Harmless? New Studies Light Up Debate on E-cigarettes
Published on the June 8, 2015, N.C. Health News website Even as more people use e-cigarettes, questions arise about their safety and whether they actually do help smokers kick the habit. By Whitney...
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Federal Regulations and Radiology
Published on the June 11, 2015 DiagnosticImaging.com website By Whitney L.J. Howell Editor’s Note: It’s no longer enough for radiologists to be imaging experts. Health care is becoming big business and...
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Medical Schools Put Radiology in the Spotlight
Published on the July 23, 2015 DiagnosticImaging.com website By Whitney L.J. Howell Although radiology stands as one of the most technologically forward-moving specialties, it has suffered a drop-off...
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Medical Schools Taking Active Role in Helping Students Manage Debt
Published in the AAMC Reporter July/August 2015 issue By Whitney L.J. Howell The incoming student’s strategy for covering his costs at Drexel University College of Medicine was a financial disaster...
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Dilshad Jaff
Published in the Spring 2015 UNC at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health’s Carolina Public Health’s Magazine Passionate about the safety of patients and health-care providers during war...
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Partnering with communities
Published in the Spring 2015 UNC at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health Carolina Public Health Magazine Students use capstone projects to improve public health By Whitney L.J. Howell...
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Solving Problems, Saving Lives
Published in the Summer 2015 North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine Magazine By Whitney L.J. Howell The Veterinary Hospital at NC State University is major referral center for...
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The Fate of PACS
Published on the Sept. 2, 2015, DiagnosticImaging.com website By Whitney L.J. Howell Since May, there’s been ongoing debate about one of your most significant, frequently-used tools – your PACS. Has...
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The Procrastinator’s Guide to ICD-10
Published on the Sept. 24., 2015 DiagnosticImaging.com website By Whitney L.J. Howell When it comes right down to it, radiology isn’t that big of a player in the rapidly approaching ICD-10...
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From Practicing Radiologist to Trainee
Published on the Oct. 8, 2015, DiagnosticImaging.com website By Whitney L.J. Howell Thirty years ago, medical subspecialty was relatively uncommon. This was true for all areas of medicine, including...
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Playing with the Mind: Tech Meets Neuroscience in the Future of Medical...
Published in the October 2015 AAMC Reporter By Whitney L.J. Howell Neuroscientist Adam Gazzaley, MD, PhD, studies the neurons and regions of the brain associated with perception, attention, and memory,...
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The Right Match
Published in the Fall 2015 Cancer Today New NCI clinical trial will link patients to drugs that target their tumor. By Whitney L.J. Howell Researchers are on a mission to match cancer patients whose...
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Vitamin D’s Effect on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Published on the Oct. 27, 2015 Rheumatology Network website By Whitney L.J. Howell Severe Vitamin D deficiency could be responsible for persistent rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity, according...
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Lung Scarring Systemic Sclerosis
Published on the Nov. 9, 2015, Rheumatology Network website By Whitney L.J. Howell Patients with systemic sclerosis who take cyclophosphamide or mycophenolate mofitil both experience nearly the same...
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Patients with RA Make Good Employees
Published on the Nov. 9, 2015, Rheumatology Network website By Whitney L.J. Howell Proper medical treatment can keep people with arthritis in the workforce longer, a large study of individuals with...
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Methotrexate Frequently Prescribed Incorrectly
Published on the Nov. 9, 2015, Rheumatology Network website By Whitney L.J. Howell Methotrexate is frequently prescribed incorrectly in the United States, a recent study found. It’s under-dosed,...
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Q&A: Writing the Book on Radiology Reports
Published on the Nov. 9, 2015, DiagnosticImaging.com website By Whitney L.J. Howell For radiology and radiologists, their most significant work product is the radiology report. It provides guidance to...
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Physical Therapy in Knee Osteoarthritis Relieves Physical and Financial Pain
Published on the Nov. 9, 2015, Rheumatology Network website By Whitney L.J. Howell Individuals with knee osteoarthritis can benefit more from intensive physical therapy paired with subsequent booster...
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