Theresa Coles, PhD, Receives FDA Grant
Dr. Coles received a new FDA grant that will evaluate the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ), a patient-reported outcome measure.
Matt Dupre, PhD, Receives NIH Funding Award
Dr. Matt Dupre will study social determinants of health, access to care, and readmission in geriatric patients with heart failure.
Is the Business of Dialysis Impinging on Kidney Transplant Rates?
New policies to promote kidney transplants may change business as usual.
Tracking the Opioid Epidemic
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
Meira Epplein, PhD, Receives External Appointment
Dr. Meira Epplein was appointed to a three-year term to NCI Subcommittee.
Weight Watchers New App for Kids Concerns Experts
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
First Master’s Students Begin Two-Year Program
Pop Health’s inaugural class of Master of Science students has arrived from as far away as Tanzania and as close as Durham.
Nidhi Sachdeva Takes on New Role with Safe States Alliance
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.
Passing on Pharmaceutical Rebates to Patients
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 Takes on AIDS Research Role
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.