Duke Arts & School of Medicine Offer Beginner Weaving as Stress Relief
The Office of Learning Environment and Well-Being (LE WELL) has partnered with Duke Arts Create and the School of Medicine to offer free workshops twice a month from January through April. On Feb. 14, attendees learned the basics of weaving.
The Nose Knows: Nasal Microbiome Insights Could Prevent Childhood Infections
Children under age five face an average of six to eight respiratory infections a year.
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
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.”
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.
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.
Saving More Babies Through Innovation in Pediatric Heart Surgery
Pediatric heart surgeon Joseph Turek, MD, PhD, loves the technical challenges of operating on hearts the size of strawberries, but he also wants to have an impact beyond the individual babies and families he helps at Duke. Turek wants to change the field of pediatric cardiac surgery.
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.
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.