Spark Initiative for AI in Medical Imaging Officially Launches at Duke
The Duke Spark Initiative for AI in Medical Imaging formally launches this week. Spark’s mission at Duke encompasses research into development and use of artificial intelligence in medical imaging, with an emphasis on collaborative work between physicians across different specialties and machine learning experts.
Breakthroughs in Brain Tumor Treatment: A Conversation with Dr. David M. Ashley
Mary Klotman, MD, talks with David M. Ashley, MBBS, FRACP, PhD, MBBS (Hons), Director of the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke. They discuss the challenges of treating brain tumors and recent advancements, including an FDA-approved drug for treating low-grade gliomas developed at the center, vorasidenib.
COMET Team Examines Clinical Language Use Toward Patients with Opioid Use Disorder
An interdisciplinary study aims to understand providers' use of stigmatizing and affirming language in the electronic health records of patients with opioid use disorder hospitalized at Duke.
Initiative Improves Care for Patients with Hepatitis C
Department of Medicine faculty spur a change to improve hepatitis C virus diagnosis at Duke University Health System.
The Promise of Self-Testing to Prevent Cervical Cancer
Use of a mobile health app developed by Duke researchers and students is expanding in Kenya, allowing more women to screen themselves for the virus that causes cervical cancer.
EDI Spotlight: Dalia Antunez, MSW
As a leader with the employee resource group, ¡DALHE!, Dalia Antunez is helping to build community and expand professional networks for Duke’s Hispanic/Latiné employees and allies.
Closing in on the Causes of a Dangerous Bleeding Disorder
A new study led by a Duke graduate student points the way toward strategies for developing more targeted and effective treatments for patients suffering from Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, which can cause serious, even life-threatening, bleeding.
Study Supports the Wisdom of Sleeping on Important Decisions
Research by Allie Sinclair, PhD, and Alison Adcock, MD, PhD, showed that people who waited before making a decision generally made more rational choices.
Exhibit Highlights Duke History, PA Program Pioneer
Joyce Nichols, who was the first woman in the country to become a physician assistant when she graduated from Duke's PA program in 1970, is among the people, events, and institutions highlighted in a Museum of Durham History exhibit marking Duke University's Centennial.