CPR World Record Attempt RACE-CARS Trial
On February 25, 2026, North Carolinians took a shot at making history. Duke School of Medicine led a statewide effort to break the world record for the most people trained in hands-only CPR in a single day. While falling short of the 30,000 person goal, almost 20 thousand participants learned CPR – a benchmark day for trainings in the United States.
Leading at the Intersection of Technology and Care: A Conversation with Dr. Erik Sulman
In this conversation, Dr. Sulman reflects on what drew him to Duke, outlines his goals for strengthening Radiation Oncology’s clinical, research, and educational missions, and shares how innovation—from precision therapies to new technologies—is shaping the field.
New leaders, shared vision: Building community and opportunity across Duke
They may lead different employee resource groups (ERGs), but Magaly Guerrero and Antonio Jones share a similar vision for what belonging at Duke can look like. It’s a vision that will guide them as the newly named leaders of Duke University School of Medicine’s two ERGs.
Eye disease mystery solved: How Best disease patients keep seeing clearly
Duke Eye Center discovery may explain how vision can stay surprisingly strong even when the eye’s structure is disrupted.
Higher firearm age limits for young adults with juvenile records linked to lower gun violence risk
A new study offers the first comparative, state level evidence that raising the minimum age of firearm access for young adults with juvenile justice histories may reduce gun-involved violent crime. Researchers from Duke University, Yale University, the University of Virginia, and the University of Delaware collaborated on the study, which was published in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
Can vaccines help us treat cancer?
In the first episode of the new “Conversations in Cancer” video series from the Duke Cancer Institute, Duke Health medical oncologist Diane Reidy-Lagunes, MD, and DCI cancer vaccine researcher Zachary Hartman, PhD, discuss cancer vaccines: what they are, how they work, and what’s on the horizon.
Faces of Research
The Faces of Research series captures the stories of Duke Health patients who battled complex health challenges. These North Carolinians are now able to live life to the fullest thanks to the combined work of researchers and clinicians pushing the boundaries of what is possible in modern health care.
