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Is your "deidentified" electronic health record data protected? Drs. Eric Peraskslis and Kenneth Mandi explain.

Two intertwined Duke studies look at obesity in kids, one from Dr. Asheley Skinner.

A team of Duke researchers explains if the safety and effectiveness of taking high- or low-dose aspirin are the same in patients with cardiovascular disease.

To promote patient-focused drug development, Dr. Christy Zigler was awarded a US FDA grant that expands the Observer-Reported Communication Ability (ORCA) Measure to more neurodevelopmental disorders.

Dr. Lesley Curtis tells Managed Healthcare Executive that the social determinants of health initiatives that help lift people from poverty are one trend that will improve population health.

Dr. Bryce Reeve and Molly McFatrich helped develop a pediatric measure to assess cancer symptoms. Available now via the National Cancer Institute are versions in English, Chinese, and Italian that have also been tested in-country. 

Drs. Muiruri and Fuller will lead a center that provides streamlined, intentional, and long-term access to quality educational and career development opportunities for NC underrepresented minority students and trainees.

Dr. Lesley Curtis tells Raleigh's CBS17 that, unlike most states, North Carolina's COVID-19 vaccine distribution has been more equitable across urban and rural areas.

Is telemedicine less equitable? A team including Drs. Connor Drake, Hayden Bosworth, and student Tyler Lian explain.

Dr. Tomi Akinyemiju is apointed the new Associate Director of Community Outreach and Engagement at the Duke Cancer Institute.