The Mystery of Long COVID: Brain Fog, Fatigue, Even Sexual Dysfunction
Two Duke pulmonologists speak with the media about symptoms, treatments and what remains unknown about long COVID.
Baby Receives World’s First Combination Heart Transplant/Thymus Procedure
A baby believed to be the first person to receive a combination heart transplant and allogeneic processed thymus tissue implantation appears to be gaining the immune cells necessary to reduce or eliminate the need for prolonged use of toxic anti-rejection drugs.
Naggie and Rajagopal Elected Members of American Society for Clinical Investigation
Susanna Naggie, MD, and Sudarshan Rajagopal, MD, PhD, have been elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) for 2022.
Samei Receives 2022 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Award
The IOMP established the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Award to honor scientists who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to medical physics.
Duke Psychiatry Opens New Clinical Research Facility
More than 100 faculty and staff members will conduct research in the new space, which opened on March 1, 2022, on the third floor of Duke North Pavilion.
Lindy Norman of the Occupational Therapy Doctorate Program is the Blue Devil of the Week
Former Duke athlete plays central role in getting Occupational Therapy Doctorate program started
New Ophthalmology Program Delivers Eye Care Across the Globe
The newly established Duke Global Ophthalmology program will support infrastructure, and expand global efforts by Duke Eye Center physicians.
Study Estimates One in Seven U.S. Breast Cancers May Be Over-Diagnosed
About one in seven breast cancers detected by mammography screening are over-diagnosed, according to a Duke Cancer Institute study designed to clarify the risk of breast cancer over-diagnosis using contemporary screening technology in the U.S.
Incidence of COVID-19 was 8 Times Higher in Unvaccinated vs. Vaccinated Students
Unvaccinated students had eight times the incidence of COVID-19 infection compared to vaccinated students in a North Carolina independent school, according to a study by the ABC Science Collaborative appearing online Feb. 22 in the journal Pediatrics.
The Legacy of Donald Love, One of the First Black Duke Hospital Employees
Love was, if not the first Black employee at Duke Hospital and the School of Medicine, one of the first, beginning his service during a time of legally enforced segregation. He spent the majority of his career with the Department of Pathology, which he joined about 15 years after starting at the hospital.