The official adaptation of "Just ASK: Increasing Diversity in Clinical Research Participation" — a course developed and piloted at Duke Cancer Institute (DCI) five years ago by Nadine Barrett, PhD — has rolled out nationally.

Duke Health today announced the establishment of the Chancellor’s Distinguished Professorship. The inaugural recipient is Robert Lefkowitz, MD, James B.

The Project HOPE 1000 research initiative lays the groundwork to answer questions about maternal and childhood health such as the impact of obesity during pregnancy or pathological factors underlying pre-term birth. 

Duke scientists have identified a previously unknown barrier that separates the bloodstream from smelling cells in the upper airway of mice, likely as a way to protect the brain. But this barrier also ends up keeping some of the larger molecules of the body’s immune system out, and that may be hindering the effectiveness of vaccines.

At some schools, women applicants were discouraged from pursuing a career in medicine, because it was assumed they couldn’t keep up, or would leave the profession once married. Harden found no such attitudes at Duke.

COVID exacted a huge toll on the wellbeing of health care workers. Already struggling with high levels of emotional exhaustion going into the pandemic, the problem grew even worse after two years of managing the crisis. Nurses have been especially hard hit.

Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed the week of September 15-18 as Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Week in North Carolina. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Duke. During the half-century since, Duke has been committed to research, innovation, and advanced care for gynecologic cancers.

Data from the largest mental health survey of the Flint, Michigan community indicate that one in five adults, or roughly 13,600 people, were estimated to have clinical depression, and one in four, or 15,000 people, were estimated to have PTSD five years after the water crisis began.

This September, the Tyler’s Hope for a Dystonia Cure Foundation will officially recognize Duke Health as the country’s second Center of Excellence for Dystonia.

Susan Halabi, PhD, professor of biostatistics and bioinformatics (B&B), will receive the 21st annual Janet L.