Medications commonly used by astronauts aboard the International Space Station might in ineffective, or worse, harmful on a mission to Mars.  

A study from Duke Health researchers examining the relationship between gun laws and child deaths found that certain state gun laws are associated with decreased suicide rates for children under age 18, but the laws have little influence on homicide rates.

Two tiny sensors of touch, Piezo1 and Piezo2, signal the lightest pressures and can be found monitoring the circulatory system, telling the body where its limbs are in space, and even sounding the alarm for bladder pressure. But a new study from Duke University shows that Piezo1 works differently than everyone thought.

An emphasis on risks of the virus to women and girls may be helping drive lower rates of immunization among boys.

In a commentary published by the North Carolina Medical Journal, Mary E. Klotman, MD, associate vice president for health affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, and Michael Pencina, PhD, Duke Health’s chief data scientist and vice dean for data science, describe how academic medical centers can maximize their potential and take a leading role in the responsible implementation of artificial intelligence in health care.

Temple Grandin is a Distinguished Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University, is a renowned author and speaker on both farm animal welfare and her lived experience as an autistic person.

Thanks to a generous grant from The Duke Endowment, the Office of Le Well in the Duke University School of Medicine (SOM) will undertake a project designed to help students succeed and thrive in their clinical learning programs.

Following a thorough external review of the department and its leadership, Gary Faerber, MD, has been named chair of the Department of Urology in the School of Medicine, starting July 1, 2024.&nbsp

James Davis, MD, was a third-year medical student when he realized he wanted to help people beat tobacco addiction. Today, he leads one of the largest smoking cessation programs in the United States. The program, called Quit at Duke, includes 12 specially trained providers and helps more than 6,000 people each year.

Christine Eyler, MD, PhD, Butler Harris Assistant Professor in Radiation Oncology, is one of 15 scientists nationwide