A study from Duke Health researchers examining the relationship between gun laws and child deaths found that certain state gun laws are associated with decreased suicide rates for children under age 18, but the laws have little influence on homicide rates.

Temple Grandin is a Distinguished Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University, is a renowned author and speaker on both farm animal welfare and her lived experience as an autistic person.

In a commentary published by the North Carolina Medical Journal, Mary E. Klotman, MD, associate vice president for health affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, and Michael Pencina, PhD, Duke Health’s chief data scientist and vice dean for data science, describe how academic medical centers can maximize their potential and take a leading role in the responsible implementation of artificial intelligence in health care.

An emphasis on risks of the virus to women and girls may be helping drive lower rates of immunization among boys.

Thanks to a generous grant from The Duke Endowment, the Office of Le Well in the Duke University School of Medicine (SOM) will undertake a project designed to help students succeed and thrive in their clinical learning programs.

Following a thorough external review of the department and its leadership, Gary Faerber, MD, has been named chair of the Department of Urology in the School of Medicine, starting July 1, 2024.&nbsp

James Davis, MD, was a third-year medical student when he realized he wanted to help people beat tobacco addiction. Today, he leads one of the largest smoking cessation programs in the United States. The program, called Quit at Duke, includes 12 specially trained providers and helps more than 6,000 people each year.

The Foxes have established a generous bequest to support Duke University School of Medicine’s Medical Scientist Training Program.

Christine Eyler, MD, PhD, Butler Harris Assistant Professor in Radiation Oncology, is one of 15 scientists nationwide

When James B. Duke signed the indenture of trust that transformed Trinity College into Duke University, he expressed his wish that the new university would include a school of medicine. His goal was to improve access to quality health care in North Carolina. He achieved that, and much more. Over the past 100 years, the School of Medicine has grown from a visionary philanthropist’s dream to the position it holds as one of the world’s premier academic health institutions. The school’s story is one of excellence and innovation in health professions education, world-class patient care, biomedical research, and community partnership.