Study finds breathing tubes specially designed to reduce infections in patients on a ventilator didn’t perform any better than standard tubes when used in emergency situations.

This year's Invented at Duke event featured innovations demonstrating the breadth of Duke innovation – from bioengineering and materials science to medical devices and environmental technology – and the translational strength behind them.

Eric Trexler, PhD, a wellness fellow at Duke University who collaborates with School of Medicine researchers, recently co-authored a study in Nutrition Reviews examining the surprisingly complicated world of cheat meals. He breaks down what people misunderstand most about these meals, what the science shows, and how mindset matters more than the calories on the plate. "Are you going to use a cheat meal because there's an event that day like Thanksgiving dinner with family or is the cheat meal the event?," Trexler said.

Health

A refurbished lobby and modernized auditorium now welcome patients, staff, and community members to Duke Regional Hospital, thanks to a generous $1.1 million gift from the Durham County Hospital Corporation. The investment marks another milestone in their longstanding partnership, and the renovations help make Duke Regional the best place possible for health, hope, and healing.

Student’s journey highlights a transformative year for BOOST, a program designed to excite young people about science and inspire careers in medicine and related fields.

Federal funding has provided crucial support for biomedical research at American universities for decades, fueling the innovation and discovery necessary to solve the biggest health challenges. This explainer video describes how research saves lives and how the process of research funding works.

Nicole Miller thought medical school was going to be all books and studying, but in her third year at Duke University School of Medicine she also does clinical work, research and community work, and she even finds time to dance.

Monique Starks, MD, associate professor at medicine, is leading the nation's first clinical trial of an innovative approach to saving more people who suffer cardiac arrest by delivering automated external defibrillators (AEDs) by drone. Drones carrying AEDs are being dispatched during real 911 calls in Forsyth County, North Carolina, to see if drones can deliver AEDs to patients faster than traditional emergency services.

Lynette Staplefoote-Boynton, MD, MPH, a fifth-year internal medicine-psychiatry resident, has developed a training curriculum to better equip primary care and psychiatry trainees at Duke and beyond to counsel their patients on issues of diet and access to healthy food.