When he leaves Duke June 30, Dr. Victor Dzau, CEO and president of Duke University Health System and chancellor for health affairs, will take his expertise to his new position as president of the...
Stonemason-artist Thea Alvin provided insight into her artistic landscaping projects at the Nicholas School for the Environment Wednesday.
After nearly 10 years, Dr. Victor Dzau, Duke University Health System president and CEO as well as chancellor for health affairs will be leaving to become the president of the Institute of Medicine.
Duke pediatrician Alex Kemper has been selected to join the US Preventive Services Task Force.
The Duke Diet and Fitness Center is promoting an approximately 800-calories-a-day meal replacement program for people unable to lose weight through other dieting means.
"Father of sociobiology" E.O. Wilson discussed the wealth of the natural world and the necessity of preserving biodiversity on Tuesday at the Reynolds Theater.
Prudence Shivers—who is listed as Charlyne Shivers in the Duke directory—was arrested for two counts of intentional child abuse inflicting serious injury Feb. 1.
New evidence is coming to light that antibacterial soaps may be ineffective and actively working against the battle with germs.
With the unveiling of the new Global Cancer Initiative, the University is taking its global health prevention efforts to a new level.
A study that analyzed children from nine countries—including more than 300 families in Durham—found that a child raised in a dangerous neighborhood is more likely to exhibit aggressive behavior.
?Researchers at Duke are exploring the long-term effects of spinal cord stimulation in improving symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.
Hundreds of people braved the snow to attend “Are We Merely Machines?”, an event hosted by The Veritas Forum regarding the question of what, if anything, makes humans unique from machines.
The pigments of imagination are coming to life in a new course taught by the chemistry department.
The first annual Duke STEAM challenge prize was awarded to a group of four undergraduates working to curb dehydration caused by diarrhea in northern India.
A mobile by famous sculptor Alexander Calder has been donated to Duke Medicine, according to a Duke Health press release.
Duke University Health System hospitals, clinics and emergency care centers have been restricting visitor access since Dec. 30 to curb flu outbreak.
Researchers at Duke University have identified a protein crucial in the process of sensing and converting physical strain into cell growth in cartilage tissues, leading to implications towards a...
A superlens developed by Duke researchers allows electronic devices to be powered wirelessly at an increased distance, making it possible to to charge phones untethered in the future.
Dr. Brad Taicher, a Duke Hospital pediatrics anesthesiology specialist, recently operated on seven-year-old Kaelyn Krawczyk and allowed her service dog JJ into the operating suite to help monitor...
Dr. Gary Lyman was selected to lead the Hutchinson Institute for Cancer Outcomes Research in Seattle, Wash.
