Duke Life Flight Takes Off
Duke Life Flight’s helicopters and ambulances, along with the specialized medical staff from Duke University Hospital, has been providing rapid life-saving care to critical patients since 1985.
Philanthropy Moves the Needle on Creating Novel Therapies for Prostate Cancer
A generous donor, who wishes to remain anonymous, hopes to move the needle on prostate cancer research at Duke. Their $1 million gift will support the work of Jiaoti Huang, MD, PhD, Johnston-West Endowed Department Chair of Pathology, to conduct prostate cancer research in partnership with the Duke Cancer Institute’s (DCI) Center for Prostate and Urologic Cancers.
Mary E. Klotman's Message for Friday, March 1, 2024
Dean Mary Klotman, MD, marks the beginning of Women's History Month and encourages viewers to check out resources about some of the extraordinary women who have helped to shape Duke. She also highlights an important Duke study about tumor biology, and tells of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative that unites Duke, UNC, and NC State to develop tools to map and manipulate kinases - enzymes that play a key role in many diseases.
Harnessing Skin Cancer Genes to Heal Hearts
A common powerful mutation found in melanoma can push heart muscle cells to multiply in laboratory models of heart tissue.
Centennial Spotlights William J. Fulkerson MD
As the executive vice president for the Duke University Health System from 2008 to 2021, Fulkerson oversaw an era of tremendous growth and the crisis conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic.
An Overgrowth of Nerve Cells Appears to Cause Lingering Symptoms After Recurrent UTIs
A perplexing problem for people with recurring urinary tract infections (UTIs) is persistent pain, even after antibiotics have successfully cleared the bacteria.
Now Duke Health researchers have identified the likely cause - an overgrowth of nerve cells in the bladder.
Research Triangle Universities Team Up to Unravel Cellular Mysteries
Duke University, in collaboration with the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and NC State University, has received a three-year, $3 million grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (
Centennial Spotlights Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans
A principal link in the life of this university.” That is how former Duke University President Richard H. Broadhead described Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans.
MaryAnn Black Symposium Centers Health Equity in 2nd Annual Community Event
As part of the university's centennial celebration, the Duke Cancer Institute hosted the 2nd annual MaryAnn Black Distinguished Health Equity Symposium in honor of the late MaryAnn Black.
EDI Spotlight: Madhav Swaminathan, MD
In this month’s EDI Spotlight, Madhav Swaminathan, MD shares how he became involved with a group focused on increasing inclusion of neurodiversity, a disability that he says is often hidden yet deserves more attention in EDI work.