Mary E. Klotman's Friday Message and Conversation with Debra Clark Jones
Mary E. Klotman, MD, speaks with Debra Clark Jones about a new partnership between Duke Health, Durham Public Schools, and Durham Technical Community College to create a health sciences early college. The new initiative is funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies.
Shree Bose: Duke Alumni Impact
During Duke's centennial year, the university celebrates the impact of alumni like Shree Bose, M.D./Ph.D ’23. Bose is now a resident at the University of Chicago and was included in Forbes “30 under 30.”
Dr. Joseph Turek & Dr. Mary Louise Markert - Duke Health Impact
Duke pediatric cardiac surgeon Joseph Turek performed the first combination heart transplant-thymus procedure surgery on baby Easton Sinnamon using a method pioneered decades earlier at Duke by physician-scientist Mary Louise Markert. Easton Sinnamon is now a toddler and a thriving example of the immediate and local difference Duke’s doctors are making
Lefkowitz Lecture: Progress in Solving the Mystery of Long COVID
Long COVID appears to be not one disease but different collections of symptoms all precipitated by an acute COVID infection, said Akiko Iwasaki, PhD, during the annual Robert J. Lefkowitz, MD, Distinguished Lecture.
Duke School of Medicine Soars to Seventh in 2023 Blue Ridge Ranking
Duke School of Medicine rises in 2023 Blue Ridge ranking based on growth of its National Institutes of Health funding to $551 million.
Dr. Kai Sun: Addressing Racial Health Disparities in Lupus
Black people are more likely than other groups to get the autoimmune disease lupus, and they are also less likely to take medications consistently. Kai Sun, MD, is having success in reducing those disparities through improved patient-doctor communication.
Weight Loss Before Knee Surgery May Boost Mobility, But Doesn't Lower Complications
A Duke University School of Medicine study challenges assumptions about the role of weight loss in knee replacement surgery.
Equality for Women in Science: Not There Yet
Dean Emeritus Nancy Andrews, MD, gave the Daubechies Lecture, providing a historical and personal perspective on how women’s opportunities and challenges have evolved over the past half century, how women continue to face inequities today, and how we can work toward a better future.
1973 Duke Medical School Classmates Retire after a Combined 100 Years of Patient Care
As Duke University prepared to celebrate its centennial, and Duke Cancer Institute marked its 50-year anniversary, two Duke cancer physicians and
Researcher's New Book Uses Humor to Help Clinicians Treat Kids’ Abdominal Pain
In a novel intervention developed by Nancy Zucker, PhD, children with functional abdominal pain are introduced to a fun and relatable cast of characters and trained to become “Feeling and Body Investigators” (FBI) who listen carefully to their bodies to learn why their belly might be hurting and how to manage their symptoms.