The Duke Global Health Institute sponsored the third annual GH TRIPS conference Monday, during which students exchanged and reflected on their summer fieldwork experiences.
A recent analysis by Duke researchers, including Dr. Sara Pasquali, Medicine ’02 and assistant professor at the Duke University Medical Center, examined the globalization of pediatric trials and...
Dr. Anil Potti has focused much of his research on developing genomic approaches that promise to help doctors find better ways to fight cancer.
Several months after announcing it will no longer cover the cost of sexually transmitted infection testing for students, Student Health has reached a consensus on test prices.
A representative for the Institute of Medicine confirmed Monday that the organization has been approached about conducting an external scientific review of cancer researcher Dr. Anil Potti’s work.
For almost a year, accusations have slowly mounted against Duke cancer researcher Dr. Anil Potti. First, questions were raised about his scientific discoveries. Then, a cancer research newsletter...
A Duke investigation has found "issues of substantial concern" in a cancer researcher's resume.
The external organization set to lead the investigation of Duke cancer researcher Anil Potti’s allegedly flawed findings is nearly determined.
This year, child poverty levels in the United States are estimated to be the highest they have been in 20 years, according to a June study. Approximately 21 percent of children, or 15.6 million,...
In response to the explosion of one of BP’s offshore oil rigs, the Nicholas School of the Environment launched a website that is solely dedicated to keeping track of the spill and its impact on the...
This year, Duke Medicine will care for 60,000 inpatients, treat 1.4 million outpatients and graduate nearly 300 medical and nursing students. Internationally known, Duke Medicine has a reputation...
When it comes to handling finances, leave it to your grandparents to make swift, responsible money-making decisions. In a recent study, Duke researchers found that older individuals are at least as...
Duke researchers have come one step closer to unraveling the mystery surrounding the development of Alzheimer’s disease.
Duke students must now pay for University-provided sexually transmitted infection testing that was free until this month.
Not all doctoring is created equal. A recent Duke study found that on average, a primary care doctor’s lifetime earnings come to about half of those of a specialist.
As oil spreading through the Gulf of Mexico is reported on several beaches from Louisiana to Florida, it is still uncertain whether the spill will affect the East Coast.
The Doctor of Nursing Practice program is a graduate degree program designed to train nurses to apply field innovations to practical applications. Program Chair Barbara Turner said the idea for the...
Two Duke scientists have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. NAS, which selected 72 new members Tuesday, currently includes 18 other Duke professors. The society has 2,100 total members.
Professor of mechanical engineering Tod Laursen will serve as the new president of Khalifa University of Science, Research and Technology in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, according to a Duke...
