Joining Forces to Fight Childhood Obesity
As a pediatrician, Sarah Armstrong, MD, has devoted her career to improving children’s health and well-being.
Fighting off bacterial pathogens that invade our own cells
Some infections are a real challenge for our immune system, but others are eliminated handily. Why? That’s what Ed Miao M.D., Ph.D.
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
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?