Want to avoid another shutdown? Wear a mask, experts advise
Duke doctors brief media on how best to move forward in the pandemic
If you’re in public and see someone wearing a mask, that person is doing it for your benefit.
Duke’s MURDOCK Study Launches COVID-19 Research in Cabarrus County
Duke’s MURDOCK Study has launched a COVID-19 research project to follow the health of hundreds of North Carolina volunteers for several months. The study will also test a sub-group for COVID-19 infection and potential immunity to the novel coronavirus that causes the disease.
Dennis Clements named interim director for Duke Global Health Institute
Dennis Clements, MD, PhD, professor of global health and senior adviser at the Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI), has been named as
Duke's labs are back in business, but in a new way
The herculean efforts to re-start Duke’s campus and medical school research laboratories are nearly complete.
In pandemic, experts offer ways to help vulnerable Hispanic communities
More resources and health protections are critical to protect Hispanic communities – many filled with essential workers – during the ongoing pandemic, three Duke health experts said Wednesday.
Duke PA Program students doing critical work of contact tracing at Durham County Public Health Department
When Duke University School of Medicine students were pulled from clinical rotations on March 17 as a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic, Megan Brown felt lost.
Duke's lab benches start to reopen, but with social distancing
More than 1,500 researchers back in labs with more buildings to reopen shortly
New molecule stops drug cravings in mice with fewer side effects
New class of drugs may promise more specific cell-signaling with fewer side effects
Evolution of pandemic coronavirus outlines path from animals to humans
The virus’s ability to change makes it likely that new human coronaviruses will arise
Neurobiologist finds potent pain-suppression center in the brain
Single OFF switch dampens response of dozens of pain-promotion centers