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New policies to promote kidney transplants may change business as usual.

Federal data on opioid prescriptions was released this summer, but it doesn’t paint the whole picture. Dr. Aaron McKethan explains to WRAL how changes in the opioid epidemic are making it harder to track—and treatment access all the more important. Read More

Dr. Meira Epplein was appointed to a three-year term to NCI Subcommittee.

In US News and World Report, Asheley Skinner, PhD, weighs in on Weight Watchers new app for kids which targets them at a vulnerable stage in their development. Read More

Pop Health’s inaugural class of Master of Science students has arrived from as far away as Tanzania and as close as Durham.

Population Health Science's Nidhi Sachdeva, MPH, was voted to this year's Safe States Alliance Executive Committee. The organization’s goal is to be the leader and driving force in understanding and preventing injuries and violence. Read more about their mission.

Are the sick subsidizing the healthy with our current pharmaceutical rebate system? In their blog post for the PhRMA Foundation, Leah Zullig, PhD, and team explain that a new proposed rebate rule could right this wrong.

Dr. Amy Corneli was named the new Director of Duke's Center for AIDS Research Social and Behavioral Sciences Core. Read more about the Core's mission.

Dr. Helene Vilme was awarded funding for her project, "Heart Healthy U: A Multimedia Campaign Pilot Study to Promote Heart Healthy Behaviors among College Students.

Dr. Nina Sperber and team use lessons learned to define a national caregiver strategy.