Duke University School of Medicine Dean Mary Klotman, MD, shares updates on welcoming new students, significant research achievements, prestigious awards, upcoming events, and important health reminders for the new academic year.

Researchers reveal more Americans are using cannabis and tobacco together, a combination that carries greater health risks than using either substance alone.

An estimated one life was saved for every 17 times an extreme risk protection order removed guns from people who presented a risk of harming themselves or others, according to a Duke Health-led analysis of the laws in four states.

Third year medical student found that published reports of cases of skin cancers in tattooed skin have become more common over time, though the number of reported cases remains small.

Actor Melissa Gilbert recoiled at the sounds of gum chewing, chip crunching, nail tapping, and other everyday sounds—but she was well into adulthood before she discovered she has misophonia.

Recognized for her groundbreaking contributions to tissue reconstruction and hand transplantation, Linda Cendales, MD, a leading figure in hand transplant and microsurgery, will be inducted into the National Academy of Medicine in her native Colombia on Oct. 3.    

Faculty, students, and staff from across Duke came together for conversations on the intersection of science and equity, diversity, and inclusion at Duke University School of Medicine’s second annual Equity Advancement Symposium

Senior Resident Kate E. Lee, MD, MS, uses her flute as a therapeutic tool to soothe critically-ill ICU patients waiting for heart transplants.

Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04), visited Duke University to meet with Mary Klotman, MD, as well as leadership of the Duke Center for Brain and Spine Metastasis (DCBSM) and presented a copy of the resolution she introduced to Congress to establish Brain and Spine Metastasis Awareness Month.

Medical resident Jeffrey Lee, MD, is on a mission to understand the human side of illness. He partnered with patients on the narrative medicine project “Untold Stories,” to share their personal stories about living with illness.