Suma Bhat News Today

Uma Bhat covers business news. She is a rising senior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Uma Bhat is a daily news intern with WUNC for the spring 2023 semester. She is currently a sophomore at UNC-Chapel Hill studying journalism and data science.

There are approximately 600,000 individuals in the U.S. who are undergoing hemodialysis (HD) therapy for kidney failure. In hemodialysis, a machine filters wastes, salts, and fluid from the blood when an individual's kidneys are no longer healthy enough to do this work adequately.

New project aims to develop a digital health solution for promoting COVID-19 vaccination Patients with compromised health conditions, such as multiple sclerosis, are at enhanced risk of contracting COVID-19. Unfortunately, these patients are also hesitant to take the COVID-19 vaccine because of their condition. A new project, led by Jessie Chin, assistant professor in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), aims to develop an accessible, general...

 E-Mail IMAGE: People who are at enhanced risk of contracting COVID-19 may be hesitant to take the vaccine because of their condition. view more  Credit: Pixabay/geralt Patients with compromised health conditions, such as multiple sclerosis, are at enhanced risk of contracting COVID-19. Unfortunately, these patients are also hesitant to take the COVID-19 vaccine because of their condition. A new project, led by Jessie Chin, assistant professor in the School of Information Sciences at ...