Duke School of Medicine Soars to Seventh in 2023 Blue Ridge Ranking
Duke School of Medicine rises in 2023 Blue Ridge ranking based on growth of its National Institutes of Health funding to $551 million.
Saving More Babies Through Innovation in Pediatric Heart Surgery
Pediatric heart surgeon Joseph Turek, MD, PhD, loves the technical challenges of operating on hearts the size of strawberries, but he also wants to have an impact beyond the individual babies and families he helps at Duke. Turek wants to change the field of pediatric cardiac surgery.
Weight Loss Before Knee Surgery May Boost Mobility, But Doesn't Lower Complications
A Duke University School of Medicine study challenges assumptions about the role of weight loss in knee replacement surgery.
Dr. Kai Sun: Addressing Racial Health Disparities in Lupus
Black people are more likely than other groups to get the autoimmune disease lupus, and they are also less likely to take medications consistently. Kai Sun, MD, is having success in reducing those disparities through improved patient-doctor communication.
Equality for Women in Science: Not There Yet
Dean Emeritus Nancy Andrews, MD, gave the Daubechies Lecture, providing a historical and personal perspective on how women’s opportunities and challenges have evolved over the past half century, how women continue to face inequities today, and how we can work toward a better future.
New Gift to Support Heart Transplant Patients and Their Families
A $1.5 million legacy gift from an anonymous family will help support Duke Heart transplant patients.
Researcher's New Book Uses Humor to Help Clinicians Treat Kids’ Abdominal Pain
In a novel intervention developed by Nancy Zucker, PhD, children with functional abdominal pain are introduced to a fun and relatable cast of characters and trained to become “Feeling and Body Investigators” (FBI) who listen carefully to their bodies to learn why their belly might be hurting and how to manage their symptoms.
1973 Duke Medical School Classmates Retire after a Combined 100 Years of Patient Care
As Duke University prepared to celebrate its centennial, and Duke Cancer Institute marked its 50-year anniversary, two Duke cancer physicians and
Don’t Settle for “Just a Little Bit of Good”
Rockefeller Foundation President Rajiv Shah delivered the Victor J. Dzau Distinguished Lecture in Public Health, calling on leaders to think bigger to address global threats like climate change.
Scientists See an Ultra-Fast Movement in an HIV-1 Surface Protein
Duke Human Vaccine Institute scientists are targeting a fast-moving protein that could hold the key to developing an effective HIV vaccine.