Laboratory experiments have shown mouthwash can quickly kill coronaviruses, but there’s no evidence mouthwash can prevent the virus from infecting people. The Adams School of Dentistry is investigating how well mouthwash works to reduce the amount of SARS-CoV-2.
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted a critical need for medical laboratory professionals — or those who work tirelessly behind the scenes in laboratories across the United States — to develop, perform and interpret diagnostic tests, among other duties.
This gift from the Helene Fuld Health Trust contributes to a larger project to renew Carrington Hall, the home to the UNC School of Nursing since 1969.
When the NBA restarted its 2019-2020 season with playoffs in a “bubble," UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health alumni and a current graduate student helped the league protect its players and close out its season successfully with zero cases of COVID-19.