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Emily M. D'Agostino, DPH, MS, MEd, MA, Director of Community-Engaged Research Practice; Assistant Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery, discussed her recent study examining the impact of asthma on children’s physical activity levels with MedPage Today. Severe, persistent asthma in children is linked to decreased physical activity, which may, in turn, lead to poor physical fitness. Longitudinal research assessing asthma severity as a predictor of physical fitness is limited among the pediatric population.

This collaborative study titled Hip-focused Physical Therapy (PT) versus Spine-Focused Physical Therapy for Older Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain at Risk for Mobility Decline (MASH): a Multicenter, Single-Masked, Randomized Controlled Trial was published in The Lancet: Rheumatology, an internationally leading journal for musculoskeletal research.

Probiotics, specifically lactobacillus, demonstrated significant ability to delay a COVID infection and reduce symptoms among a group of unvaccinated people who had been in contact with someone in their household diagnosed with COVID.

“Challenging but rewarding.” This is how many new parents and physician assistant (PA) students alike describe their experience. Now, imagine doing both at the same time. It may be twice as challenging, but it’s all the more rewarding.

Sarah Quesada, Andrew W. Mellon Assistant Professor of Romance Studies and Assistant Professor of Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies is the recipient of a 2023 Honorable Mention for a First Book from The Modern Language Association of America (MLA).

The School of Medicine Office for Faculty is pleased to announce the 2024 Duke Clinical Leadership Program (DCLP) participants.

The Duke School of Medicine Precision Genomics Collaboratory (PGC) held the third annual Genomics Scientific Retreat on December 8 in the Trent Semans Center Great Hall. The event showcased two keynote speakers; 13 short talks and over 20 posters from trainees, research staff, and junior faculty; talks from previous PGC pilot grant winners, and chances to network with others interested in genomic research.

It’s official! Duke University’s Occupational Therapy Doctoral Program has been granted accreditation from the Accreditation Council of Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) for seven years.  Duke OTD joins 90 other programs accredited to award a Doctorate in Occupational Therapy and 483 programs awarding OT degrees at the associate, bachelor, master, doctorate levels. 

As 2023 ends, I want to acknowledge all those involved in Fall’s BIOTRAIN 720 (Scientific Grant Writing) for which I am a co-course director. This was the 13th year for the course that was started by Doug Marchuk many years ago now as a small class for MGM and UPGG students. Over the years, the course has grown considerably due to demand.

Bill Majoros, has been awarded a $1.9 million research grant to be used over five years to develop methods for identifying aberrations in gene expression to improve disease diagnosis.