Magnify is Duke University School of Medicine's flagship magazine, publishing both online and print versions. Two stories a month are posted online, focused on the people who make up the School of Medicine community.
A bi-annual print magazine is distributed to School of Medicine alumni, donors, and faculty. View the Spring 2026 issue.
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The Duke Voice Care Center marks 20 years of helping people with voice disorders regain their voices, confidence and sense of self.
Closing the Cholesterol Gap
Instead of treating numbers in the moment, new cholesterol guidelines emphasize lifetime exposure by urging patients to reach lower LDL levels sooner and keep them there. Cardiologists are now mapping out the path to make “lower for longer” a reality.
Where Patients Grow More than Plants
A therapeutic gardening program at Duke Behavioral Health is helping patients find calm and purpose by using nature to ease depression, anxiety, and stress.
Longevity unlocked: The science of healthy aging
Aging is increasingly seen as a lifelong process that we can influence and alter to a remarkable degree. Researchers are learning more every day about the complex metabolic, cellular, and molecular processes within us, and they are using that knowledge to develop new ways not only to live longer, but to live better.
A Rare Childhood Disease Finally Mapped
Duke Children's Hospital pinpoints genetic cause and disease course of alternating hemiplegia of childhood, a rare pediatric neurological disorder
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