2021 Distinguished Alumna Award Amy P. Abernethy, MD'94, HS'94-'01, PhD
2021 Distinguished Faculty Award Neil R. MacIntyre, MD
2021 Distinguished Faculty Award Priya S. Kishnani, MD, HS'91-'95
School Students, Staff, and Faculty receive 2021 Michelle Winn Inclusive Excellence Awards
The Duke University School of Medicine has announced the recipients of the 2021 Michelle P. Winn Awards, which recognize exceptional achievement within the field of diversity and inclusion.
Understanding the influence of spiritual beliefs on epilepsy care
In Uganda, a person who suffers the repeated seizures associated with epilepsy is most likely to seek help first from a traditional or spiritual healer.
Duke-led team identifies new coronavirus threat to humans
Researchers have discovered a new coronavirus, found in a child with pneumonia in Malaysia in 2018, that appears to have jumped from dog to human.
Dr. Priya Kishnani Works to Improve the Lives of Children with Genetic Diseases
Dr. Priya Kishnani grew up in a family of physicians, including her mother, a pediatrician, in Mumbai (then Bombay), India.
Harnessing the Body’s Ability to Heal Itself
What if we could disable the defense mechanisms that enable cancer cells to evade treatment, or even control their genes to prevent them from developing into tumors in the first place?