Genetic Discovery in Rare Diseases pilot grant awardees announced
The Duke School of Medicine Precision Genomics Collaboratory and the Duke Center for Combinatorial Gene Regulation, an NIH Cente
Graduation 2021: Shelby Neil, Physician Assistant
I worked with PAs in my pre-grad school life and was amazed by their dedication to their patients. I saw the difference they made in patients’ lives and I felt a calling to do the same.
Graduation 2021: Karl Hofmeister, Cardiac Ultrasound Technician
With many of my family members working in the medical field I always held a goal of pursuing it myself but wasn't sure what would be the best option for me. When I first found out that Duke was starting a program for cardiac ultrasound I was unfamiliar with the roles and responsibilities it held in healthcare.
Duke Researchers Win the RNA Society's 2021 Inaugural Art and Music Competition
Unbeknown to most, artists and scientists actually have a lot in common—they both labor over creating the visual representations of their work.
Cancer Death Rates Declined More Steeply in States that Expanded Medicaid
Cancer deaths were lower in the five states and District of Columbia that expanded Medicaid early-on as part of the Affordable Care Act, compared to states that did not expand the federal insurance
New Generation Artificial Heart Implanted in Patient at Duke – First in U.S.
A surgical team at Duke University Hospital, led by Drs.
Higher Rates of Alzheimer’s Deaths, Hospitalizations Correlate with Air Pollution
In areas of North Carolina where the air has higher levels of particle pollution than the World Health Origination recommends, Duke Health researchers have found that residents had elevated rates o