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Dr. Tomi Akinyemiju says "We must address the fundamental causes of cancer disparities and promote equitable access to cancer prevention and treatment and it must be a top priority for the next 30, 40 years." Read how she dissects these disparities for better cancer outcomes.

Is it true that COVID was one of the top 10 killers of children in the months of August and September? CBS17 found that it was and they asked Dr. Sudha Raman to help explain COVID risks for kids.

Dr. Reed Johnson recently won ISPOR's (The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research) 2020 Value in Health Paper of the Year, (covid delay) "Comparing the Noncomparable: The Need for Equivalence Measures That Make Sense in Health-Economic Evaluations." The award promotes quality research, originality, and utility in healthcare decisions. 

Partnering with Duke and UNC researchers and cancer patient advocates, Dr. Tomi Akinyemiju will look at how stress contributes to breast cancer metastasis outcomes in Black women.

Dr. Keith Marsolo receives award from the American Medical Informatics Association.

Dr. Tomi Akinyemiju and team find that racial disparities in lung cancer outcomes are erased with equal access to top treatments.

Dr. Connor Drake and team look at better implementation of "whole-person" primary care.

A Hero Registry poll reveals that 80% of physicians will vaccinate their children with emergency authorization. Dr. Emily O’Brien says the poll is telling of vaccination trends for children.

Unvaccinated people in North Carolina are 4 times more likely to catch COVID & +15 times more likely to die from it. But Dr. Sudha Raman tells CBS17 news that when comparing the statistics you have to dig deeper as to why they differ. 

Dr. Matthew Dupre was awarded $2 million from the NIH for an R01 study to enhance cardiovascular risk assessment.