Unusual Immune Response in Bladder Appears to Drive Repeat UTIs
As many people know, bladder infections can be a painful and recurring condition, and those who are prone to the infections often report they have to “go” with greater frequency and urgency.
Understanding COVID-19 Antibodies is Crucial to Vaccine Development
A trio of researchers at Duke University School of Medicine who have long collaborated to study how the immune system’s antibodies respond to HIV infection are now focusing on the new coronavirus.
Hernandez named Vice Dean and Executive Director of Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI)
After a national search, Adrian Hernandez, MD, MHS, has been named Vice Dean and the new Executive Director of the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI), effective May 15.
COVID-19, the Latinx community, and mental health: An interview with Gabriela Nagy, PhD
Even before the COVID-19 epidemic Latinx immigrants were a vulnerable population.
Vietnam: Looking for Disease in a Global Hotspot
It’s an early November morning and third-year Duke medical students Amanda Farrell, MSIII, and Thao Nguyen, AB’16, MSIII, are walking through the massive, muddy, a
Balancing Act
When Shelley Hwang, MD, MPH, is in the operating room performing surgery on a patient with breast cancer, she focuses all of her considerable experience, skill, and knowledge on the task at hand: g
Duke Tapped to Lead Search for Universal Flu Vaccine
As part of a massive national effort to improve and modernize flu shots, the Duke Human Vaccine Institute (DHVI) received three research contracts from the National Institute of Allergy and Infecti
From Ethicist to Activist
The Silence of the Lambs, the 1991 award-winning movie in which Sir Anthony Hopkins plays Hannibal Lecter, a sociopathic psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer, is considered one of
Medical Education in a Time of COVID-19
The arrival and rapid spread of COVID-19 in mid-March disrupted virtually all normal operations at Duke.
School of Medicine hosts virtual COVID-19 research day to facilitate quick faculty collaboration during pandemic
More than 700 faculty, staff and students tuned into the Duke University School of Medicine’s first