The Duke School of Nursing is taking steps to promote the U.S. Surgeon General’s Turn The Tide Rx movement—a call to end the national opioid epidemic.
Beginning March 1, the heart programs at Duke University Health System and WakeMed Health and Hospital will be integrated into one service.
Newly-released research shows that the survival odds for preterm babies are improving.
Even people living far away from urban lights are also sleep deprived, a recent study showed.
Having issues with the "Dukeblue" wifi this semester? You’re not alone.
Duke researchers have unravelled why the “strawberry squid" has such a strange googly-eyed appearance—its two different sized eyes allow the creature to adapt to its deep-sea habitat.
Mark McClellan was recently appointed the director of the newly-formed Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, which aims to improve health care through developing and implementing policy solutions. A former commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, he also served as an administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under President George W. Bush. The Chronicle's Vir Patel talked with McClellan about the center's goals and its collaboration with the Duke community.
In response to an increasingly severe influenza season this year in the Triangle area, Duke University Health System has implemented visitation restrictions in its hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers.
Romantic interest plays less of a part in the evolution of attractive females than previously thought, a new Duke study showed.
Spaghetti-like proteins that can turn into onion-like clumps are now controllable, scientists explained.
Carbon dioxide may get all the attention in environmental research, but the effects of pesticides and pharmaceuticals remain relatively unexplored, according to new Duke research.
Researchers at Duke are partnering with other institutions to provide free elective genetic newborn screening to every family who has a baby in North Carolina.
Distractions bombard us from every direction—from flashing lights at a traffic intersection to Facebook notifications in class.
HIV has long been difficult to combat due to its rapid mutations and tendency to hide within human genetic material, but Duke researchers recently created an antibody capable of neutralizing the virus.
The Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients recently named Duke University Hospital as the best U.S. medical center for liver transplantations in 2016.
Dr. Mary Klotman was named dean of the School of Medicine and vice chancellor for health affairs, the University announced Monday.
Thanks to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, Duke’s vaccine programs have the potential to receive a funding boost in the future.
If you have never heard of a "vaquita," it's probably because there are fewer than 60 left in the world.
A study from the Nicholas School of the Environment suggests that green technologies must be adopted at a much faster rate to meet global guidelines against climate change.
Many factors that can influence whether you live or die after a stroke, including age, severity of the stroke and quality of care afterwards. Now, thanks to a Duke study, we can add marital status to the list.
