Med School Blog
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April 20, 2021
A $5 million gift from an anonymous donor has established the first Presidential Distinguished Chair at Duke University. In accordance with the...
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April 15, 2021
With far too few Black-founded and -led businesses benefiting from venture funding, The Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CEI) at Duke’s...
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April 14, 2021
Duke University School of Medicine is proud to acknowledge the faculty members who were selected as recipients of this year’s School of Medicine...
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April 14, 2021
When it comes to COVID-19, women seem to be the stronger sex, suffering severe disease at about half the rate as men, but the reason for this has...
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April 13, 2021
Vice Dean for Clinical Research Susanna Naggie, MD , was selected as a member of the 2021-2022 class of fellows for the Hedwig van Ameringen...
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April 9, 2021
Commentary by Dr. Kafui Dzirasa and colleagues, published in Science Magazine. Read
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April 8, 2021
As the COVID-19 pandemic and racial reckoning unfolded side-by-side during the summer of 2020, a common thread emerged that prompted an intentional...
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April 7, 2021
Itching sensation originates in the skin cells themselves, after signaling from an excess of lipid A devastating itching of the skin driven by severe...
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April 7, 2021
Deborah Koltai, PhD, Associate Professor in Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and Neurology, School of Medicine and Jason Somarelli, PhD,...
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April 6, 2021
Surgeons use 3D printed models to plan complex heart surgeries Pediatric cardiologist Piers Barker, MD, never forgets a heart, and especially not a...
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April 2, 2021
Both the 2019 and 2020 Research Staff Appreciation Award winners are listed here. The announcement of last year’s awardees was delayed due to the...
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April 2, 2021
Autism Spectrum Disorder can be detected as early as six to twelve months old and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends all children be...
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April 2, 2021
Twin 9-year-old girls at Duke Health became the first in the United States to participate in Pfizer and BioNTech Phase 1 study to evaluate safety,...
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April 1, 2021
Mary E. Klotman, MD, Dean of the Duke University School of Medicine, narrates a video of highlights from the past year illustrating the outstanding...
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March 31, 2021
Viviana Martinez-Bianchi, M.D., FAAFP, associate professor of family medicine and community health, is the 2020-21 recipient of the F. Marian Bishop...