Clinicians and Children Report Symptom Burden Differently
Clinicians & children with cancer report symptom burden differently: clinicians consistently downgrade symptoms. Dr. Bryce Reeve & team find enhancing the child’s voice through surveys can improve cancer care and identify effective treatments
Lesley Curtis, PhD, Honored With Faculty Award
Dr. Lesley Curtis is one of three faculty who received the School of Medicine's 2022 Excellence in Professionalism Award. Congratulations!
Breast Cancer Research Has Implications In and Beyond Africa
Dr. Tomi Akinyemiju and team study breast cancer in Nigeria to understand the drivers of biologically distinct forms among women of African descent. In a recent podcast, hear how their findings could have important implications within and beyond the African continent. Listen now
Third-Party Tools Gather Your Personal Health Information
If you think health sites keep your information private, think again. PopHealth's Eric Perakslis and Andrea Downing from the patient privacy group, the Light Collective, discovered just how frequently they share your data. Read more in Wired
What is North Carolina's Booster Shot Status?
COVID booster shots have been on the decline in North Carolina lately. Duke Pop Health's Dr. Emily O'Brien explains why she believes this is the case. Watch now on CBS17 News.
Dr. Courtney Van Houtven Elected to National Academy of Social Insurance
Congratulations to Courtney Van Houtven! She is one of 48 distinguished experts recently elected to the National Academy of Social Insurance, a nonprofit that increases public understanding of how social insurance contributes to economic security.
Mammography Overdiagnosis in the U.S.
Dr. Marc Ryser’s group produced a defensible estimate of overdiagnosis in U.S. mammography practice that should help develop better guidelines and policies. Check out how they came to their conclusion in MDedge Hematology & Oncology.
Getting to Universal Health Coverage
The goal of any health insurance system is universal coverage. In a new blog post for the Brookings Institute, Dr. Shenglan Tang and team compare the different routes China and Vietnam have taken to get there and lessons learned.
Dissecting Disparities in Cancer Outcomes
Dr. Tomi Akinyemiju says "We must address the fundamental causes of cancer disparities and promote equitable access to cancer prevention and treatment and it must be a top priority for the next 30, 40 years." Read how she dissects these disparities for better cancer outcomes.
COVID Fact Check
Is it true that COVID was one of the top 10 killers of children in the months of August and September? CBS17 found that it was and they asked Dr. Sudha Raman to help explain COVID risks for kids.