Researchers find that being optimistic is associated with better outcomes in angina patients

Duke Eye Center’s Basic Science Research Led to Development of the First New Glaucoma Drug to be FDA-Approved in 20 Years

About 3 out of 4 Americans agree that smoking cigarettes causes health problems, but public perception of the risks posed by smoking may be declining, according to a Duke Health study published in

On February 20, approximately 150 Duke alumni attended a talk in San Francisco hosted by A. Eugene Washington, MD, chancellor for health affairs; Mary E.

Dean Mary E.

Despite reports in recent years suggesting childhood obesity could be reaching a plateau in some groups, the big picture on obesity rates for children ages 2 to 19 remains unfavorable.

Treating food allergies might be a simple matter of teaching the immune system a new trick, researchers at Duke Health have found.  

Joseph Heitman, MD, PhD, chair of the Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology in the Duke Univer