Sonali Biswas Shares her Story and Quest to Serve
Sonali Biswas is training in plastic surgery to help transgender patients. Discover how she is using her population health research to study the transgender experience.
What Can Happen to Your Electronic Health Record Data?
Is your "deidentified" electronic health record data protected? Drs. Eric Peraskslis and Kenneth Mandi explain.
Joining Forces to Fight Childhood Obesity
Two intertwined Duke studies look at obesity in kids, one from Dr. Asheley Skinner.
Cardiovascular Disease and Aspirin Dosing
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.
ORCA Measure Expands to More Neurodevelopmental Diseases
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 is Asked What Trends to Watch in Population Health
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.
New Pediatric Measure Available in Multiple Languages
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.
Duke Faculty Help Address the Broken Pipeline of Minority Students in Cancer Research
Diverse teams perform better and are more innovative. That’s why with a new grant from the Emerson Collective, Drs. Tomi Akinyemiju, Meira Epplein, and Jason Somarelli will lead a minority training program for recent grads interested in entering graduate school to become cancer researchers.
Drs. Charles Muiruri and Tony Fuller Co-Direct New Center for Pathway Program
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.
Bridging the Urban-Rural Divide
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.