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Before she was 35, Suki Tipp and her family lived what she would describe as a busy, but relatively normal life. But then anaphylaxis after a wasp sting caused her to be hospitalized for days. Unfortunately, this was only the beginning – she started having unpredictable and debilitating symptoms including stomach pain, bone pain, new allergic reactions to foods and anaphylaxis. She adjusted her life and her family’s life around potential disease triggers – avoiding brands of toothpaste or laundry detergent, eliminating certain foods, and postponing vacations. To make matters worse, her triggers changed frequently and randomly, so she felt like she needed to adapt her lifestyle while also avoiding the outdoors and new environments to limit potential triggers. Her doctors finally diagnosed her with a rare disease called indolent systemic mastocytosis (ISM). Systemic mastocytosis is a rare disease estimated to occur in approximately 1 in 10,000 adults, and ISM is the most common sub-type of SM. i Suki and her clinician, Dr. Pankit Vachhani, will be talked about the burden of living with ISM and appropriate treatment plans.
UNC’s efforts to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion may soon come to an end. A committee of the Board of Governors voted this week to repeal a 2019 policy that promoted DEI. The committee approved a proposal that says all 17 UNC system universities must terminate their DEI Officers or change their roles. The full Board of Governors is scheduled to discuss and vote on the proposal next month. Sarah Ellis reports from Carolina Connection, Student Radio from the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media. (photo courtesy Johnny Andrews/UNC-Chapel Hill)
