Centennial Spotlights William J. Fulkerson MD
As the executive vice president for the Duke University Health System from 2008 to 2021, Fulkerson oversaw an era of tremendous growth and the crisis conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic.
An Overgrowth of Nerve Cells Appears to Cause Lingering Symptoms After Recurrent UTIs
A perplexing problem for people with recurring urinary tract infections (UTIs) is persistent pain, even after antibiotics have successfully cleared the bacteria.
Now Duke Health researchers have identified the likely cause - an overgrowth of nerve cells in the bladder.
Research Triangle Universities Team Up to Unravel Cellular Mysteries
Duke University, in collaboration with the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and NC State University, has received a three-year, $3 million grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (
Centennial Spotlights Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans
A principal link in the life of this university.” That is how former Duke University President Richard H. Broadhead described Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans.
MaryAnn Black Symposium Centers Health Equity in 2nd Annual Community Event
As part of the university's centennial celebration, the Duke Cancer Institute hosted the 2nd annual MaryAnn Black Distinguished Health Equity Symposium in honor of the late MaryAnn Black.
EDI Spotlight: Madhav Swaminathan, MD
In this month’s EDI Spotlight, Madhav Swaminathan, MD shares how he became involved with a group focused on increasing inclusion of neurodiversity, a disability that he says is often hidden yet deserves more attention in EDI work.
Surviving Gun Violence
Duke University Hospital focuses on an often-overlooked issue in gun violence: creating a path forward for gunshot wound survivors.
Duke-NCCU Partnership Honored with NIH Prize for Excellence in Diversity and Research
Duke University and North Carolina Central University recently received the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Institutional Excellence in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) in
New Insights on Kidney Disease in African Americans Could Lead to Therapies
In a finding that could help reduce the racial disparity in kidney disease, Duke Health researchers have detailed how two common gene variants among African Americans can cause kidney failure.
Tumor Biology May Underlie Racial Differences in Certain Breast Cancer Outcomes
Regardless of socioeconomic factors and tumor variables, Black women with triple negative breast cancer have a significantly poorer response to chemotherapy than white women, researchers at Duke Cancer Institute report.