A Promising New Approach Against a Forgotten Killer
More children die from pneumonia than AIDS, malaria and measles combined. A DGHI researcher hopes to harness a naturally occurring bacterium to help kids fight back.
George McLean’s Estate Gift Pays His Appreciation Forward
In appreciation of the gifts of knowledge and training, the George W. McLean estate has funded an endowment to support endocrinology research.
Chancellor’s Research Awards Honor Graduate Student Achievement
Graduate students at Duke University who are laying the groundwork for new health care innovations were honored March 1 at the Chancellor’s Award for Research Excellence (CARE) ceremony.
Less-extensive Surgery as Effective as Lobectomy in Early Lung Cancer, Study Finds
A less extensive surgical option is proving to be an effective method for treating early non-small-cell lung cancer, the most common type of lung cancer, according to a long-term, randomized trial.
Gift Honors Decades-Long Collaboration of Renowned Researchers
Gift by Marion Stein, MD, to support research and faculty at the Duke Human Vaccine Institute.
A New Era in Treatment of Dry Macular Degeneration
A groundbreaking advancement in the treatment of geographic atrophy (GA), an advanced form of dry macular degeneration happened with the approval of pegcetacoplan, the first ever FDA-approved treatment for GA.
Dean Klotman's Friday Message & Conversation with Donald McDonnell, PhD
Dean Mary Klotman talks to Donald McDonnell, PhD, the Glaxo-Wellcome Distinguished Professor of Molecular Cancer Biology about the FDA-approved breakthrough drug for breast cancer developed in his Duke lab.
Creating a Legacy of Innovation in Medicine
Georgeanna J. Klingensmith's generous bequest funds a professorship in pediatrics at Duke University School of Medicine.
A Fair Process: Lisa McElroy Strives to Make Transplant Selection More Equitable
The legacy of Black surgeons at Duke is recognized as Lisa McElroy, MD, MS, assistant professor of surgery and population health sciences, serves as the inaugural recipient of the Onyekwere E. Akwari, MD, Endowed Professorship which was created in honor of the first African American surgeon on staff at Duke.