Amy Corneli Awarded NIH/NIAID U19 Grant
Dr. Amy Corneli received funding for an NIH/NIAID U19 award. As co-investigator with Georgia State Univ., she will be conducting mixed-methods research on the community acceptance of a gonococcal vaccine in the US and Kenya. Read More
Dr. Shenglan Tang Influences Chinese Health Insurance Policy
Recommended in part by a policy memo by Dr. Shenglan Tang, the Chinese government rolled its three health insurance programs into one. Read More
Pop Health Faculty Win Innovation Award
Drs. Leah Zullig and Kevin Oeffinger win Innovation Award with Duke Oncology-Primary Care to manage blood pressure during and after cancer treatment. Read More
How Are Medical Centers Responding to the Increased Interest in Population Health?
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
Forbes Magazine Cites Study by Dr. Leah Zullig
Will digital medicine help patients with medication adherence? A study by Dr. Leah Zullig puts forth the case. Read More
Determining Support Services for Caregivers
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
Lesley Curtis, PhD, Makes Highly Cited List
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 Improving Implementation
Researchers look at using technology to improve implementation.
We Need Opioid Prescribing "Best Practices"
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
Sudha Raman, PhD and Team Look at Trends in ADHD Medication Usage
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