Duke Health Names Gregory Pauly to Key Leadership Roles
Duke Health has named Gregory Pauly to three key leadership roles: group president of Acute Care Services for Duke University Health System; president of Duke University Hospital; and vice dean for Clinical and Academic Integration at Duke University School of Medicine.
Duke MD Program's 3rd-Year Experience: Kwabena "Kobi" Adu-Kwarteng
While doing a surgery rotation during his second year of medical school at Duke, Kwabena "Kobi" Adu-Kwarteng, found a passion for orthopedic surgery. For his third-year research project, Kobi is working with Duke orthopedic surgeon Christopher Klifto, MD, studying shoulder injury recovery in older patients.
Supporting Native and Indigenous Students on Their Medical Path
Created by two medical students in fall 2022, the Native and Indigenous Medical Student Association offers students support, a sense of community, and much-needed mentors.
Hippocampus Takes the Lead in Brain’s Memory Dance
Study identifies brain regions that could be stimulated to bring back healthy brain activity in individuals experiencing memory decline.
Trent Lecture Explores Case Highlighting the History of Segregation in Medicine
Damon Tweedy, MD, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, and Jeffrey Baker, MD, PhD, professor of pediatrics and history, on November 15 delivered the Trent Humanities in Medicine Lecture
Recap of 2023 Duke Medical Alumni Weekend
A record number of medical alumni (more than 500) came back for Duke Medical Alumni Weekend, held Nov. 9-12, 2023. Events included the Distinguished Awardee Dinner, various receptions, lectures, tours, class dinners, dancing, and much, much more.
Nanoplastics Promote Conditions for Parkinson’s Across Various Lab Models
Nanoplastics interact with a particular protein that is naturally found in the brain, creating changes linked to Parkinson’s disease and some types of dementia.
Urban Environmental Exposures Drive Increased Breast Cancer Incidence
A Duke Health analysis of breast cancer in North Carolina showed that the state’s urban counties had higher overall incidences of disease than rural counties, especially at early stages upon diagnosis.
Mary E. Klotman's Friday Message & Conversation with Rana Gupta, PhD
Mary Klotman, MD speaks with Rana Gupta, MD about how fat is a dynamic endocrine system. He also shares his optimism about the new family of weight-loss drugs.
New Gift Continues Work to Advance Understanding and Treatment of Misophonia
Duke has received a new $1.25 million, five-year gift from an anonymous family that builds on their previous support for the Center for Misophonia and Emotion Regulation.