In a column posted by American Scientist magazine, Duke Executive Vice President for Health Affairs and School of Medicine Dean Mary E. Klotman, MD; Adjunct Professor in Medicine Brian Southwell, PhD; and Tuckson Health Connections Managing Director Reed V. Tuckson address concerns about the increasing number of Americans who are declining even routine vaccinations due to medical misinformation and other factors.

Clayton Alfonso, MD, an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology, strives to make sure everyone who enters his exam room feels welcome and respected and receives evidence-based care.

Groundbreaking research from Duke-NUS offers new hope to millions with asthma and severe food allergies, signaling a new strategy for the prevention of life-threatening reactions.

Kenneth Poss, PhD, is the James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Regenerative Biology in the Department of Cell Biology at Duke University School of Medicine

Tony Coles, MD’86, has served since 2018 as chair of the board of directors for Cerevel Therapeutics, a company dedicated to unraveling the mysteries of the brain to treat neurological diseases.

Gregory Georgiade, MD'74, HS'73-'78, HS'78-'80, is a professor of surgery in the Division of Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery in the Department of Surgery at Duke University School of Medicine.

Lawrence David, PhD, and Melanie Thomas, MD, have been named Fulbright Scholars for the 2024-2025 academic year. The Fulbright Scholars Program awards fellowships to faculty, administrators, and other professionals to teach, research, and conduct professional projects for up to one year in more than 135 different countries. 

Anthony Filiano, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Neurosurgery, has received a $375,000 grant from the Rosenau Family Research Foundation to support his research on Krabbe disease.

With extreme heat waves now five times more likely to occur than 150 years ago, the risk of other extreme events such as wildfires has also risen. a multidisciplinary team of scientists from around the world set out to build a model that will allow health officials and policymakers to predict the impact of wildfires anywhere in the world on their communities.

A few days before graduation, Duke Medical Alumni Association invited graduating MD students and their families to a uniquely Duke experience. Groups had the chance to climb the vertigo-inducing, stone steps – all 239 of them – up through the spiral staircase inside Duke Chapel's tower, leading all the way to the roof.