A discovery that began in a Duke laboratory is now being tested in Duke patients, offering a potential new approach to diagnosing cardiac sarcoidosis, which can be life-threatening and difficult to ...

Elizabeth Ramirez-Washka, JD, associate general counsel for Duke University and Duke University Health System, credits her grandparents with teaching her to work hard, value education, and pay it ...

Duke researchers are leading a phase I clinical trial to evaluate a new experimental treatment for glioblastoma, one of the most aggressive and deadly forms of brain cancer. The drug is a type of ...

David Tuveson, MD, PhD, will join Duke Health as executive director of the Duke Cancer Institute (DCI), effective October 31, 2026. Tuveson, a preeminent cancer biologist, is currently the Roy J.

E-cigarettes are often promoted as a better way to quit smoking than nicotine patches or gum. But Duke University School of Medicine researchers say a key piece of the story is often missing: how many ...

Heidi T. Jacobe, MD, MSCS, will join Duke Health as chair of the Department of Dermatology, effective December 1, 2026. A nationally recognized leader in the field of dermatology, Jacobe is currently ...

Stroke, ALS, and other neurodegenerative and acute brain disorders can rob people of the ability to speak. Brain-to-computer interfaces can restore it by translating brain activity into ...

The woman had not spoken for months, advanced dementia having gradually robbed her of the ability to communicate or recognize loved ones. When she was admitted to the hospital with aspiration ...

Researchers at Duke University School of Medicine are investigating how to keep opioids' pain-relieving benefits while reducing their addictive potential. In a study published in Nature, they report a ...

When I started PA school, I hoped to become the kind of clinician who could do more than diagnose and treat disease. I wanted to build relationships, serve communities, and make a meaningful ...

Researchers at Duke University School of Medicine have developed an artificial intelligence framework that can redesign proteins on a scale previously seen only in natural evolution. The tool can ...

A sharp drop in credit score, missed loan payments, and repossession may be warning signs for suicide risk, according to new research. A JAMA Network Open study found that veterans experiencing major ...