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Duke's Department of Population Health Sciences launched registration for its sixth annual Summe

Few stories exemplify the transformative power of mentorship and opportunity as clearly as that of John Fuller, MS. A member of the 2023 Building Research Inclusion & Diversity in Graduate Education (BRIDGE) cohort at Duke's Department of Population Health Sciences (DPHS), Fuller's journey—from first-generation college student to emerging leader in health equity research—demonstrates the profound impact of programs designed to build diversity in education.

Jessica Tenenbaum, PhD, began her two-year tenure as President-Elect of the American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI) on Jan. 1, 2025. The college of elected fellows who have made significant and sustained contributions to the field of biomedical informatics is one the DPHS associate professor calls her professional home and family.

Long-term care affects millions of American families. In a recent opinion piece published in the Charlotte Observer and The News and Observer, DPHS' Nathan Boucher, DrPH, makes the case for expanding Medicare to cover home health care, addressing the needs of 105 million caregivers and our aging population.

Duke researchers recently published key insights into long-term physical activity maintenance in older adults through a 10-year follow-up study of the STRRIDE I trial. The research, published in the Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine (TJACSM) and led by DPHS' Katherine A. Collins-Bennett, PhD, NBC-HWC, examined barriers and predictors of physical activity maintenance among 104 participants, now aged 63 on average.

A new study in the journal Quality of Life Research explores how cancer patients interpret and respond to questions about their physical function over different periods of time. The research analyzed interviews with 72 adults diagnosed with cancer.

Research published in the journal Cancer Research Communications demonstrates racial disparities in genomic testing among certain cancer patients.

DPHS’ Sudha Raman, PhD, recently served as a co-author on new clinical practice guidelines detailing evidence-based approaches to safely prescribe opioids for children and adolescents with acute pain in outpatient settings.

The story of Duke is one of its people. Their accomplishments over the course of the first hundred years have propelled us to where we are today. Discover what makes Tomi Akinyemiju, PhD, a social and molecular cancer epidemiologist and faculty member of DPHS, a true Duke Trailblazer.

A newly-published study featuring several DPHS authors has aimed to quantify patients’ preferences for health outcomes associated with atrial fibrillation (AF) to better shed light on what events they considered to be the most serious.