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Published in JAMA Network, Dr. Lesley Curtis and team found an emerging trend—academic medical centers are launching department-level initiatives that focus on population health and health equity. Read More

Will digital medicine help patients with medication adherence? A study by Dr. Leah Zullig puts forth the case. Read More

How do caregivers in the VA Caregiver Support Program use and value supportive services? Courtney Van Houtven, PhD, and team found that first promoting their availability is key, then providing tailored services is a way to meet each caregiver's unique needs. Read More

Forty-four members of Duke’s faculty are included in the 2018 Highly Cited Researchers list compiled by Clarivate Analytics and Web of Science, one from Population Health Sciences.

Researchers look at using technology to improve implementation.

Drs. Aaron Mckethan, Hilary Campbell and team write that high-quality opioid prescribing behaviors can reduce the risk of downstream harm, but defining “high quality” is challenging. Read more

Published in The Lancet Psychiatry, Dr. Sudha Raman and team discover the yet unknown prevalence of ADHD drug usage across different world regions for children and adults. Read more

Asheley Skinner, PhD, tells PBS Newshour that changing the trajectory of obesity will take broad changes that impact every part of a child's life. Read more.

Dr. Courtney Van Houtven spoke at the roundtable "Quality of Care for People with Serious Illness,"

Dr. Leah Zullig received the Carol Weisman and Gary Chase Gender-Based Award from the Women and Gender Health Interest Group.