Doctors join national institute
Dr. Edward Holmes, dean of the medical school, and Dr. Catherine Wilfert, a Medical Center pediatric AIDS researcher, have been elected to the Institute of Medicine, a branch of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Dr. Edward Holmes, dean of the medical school, and Dr. Catherine Wilfert, a Medical Center pediatric AIDS researcher, have been elected to the Institute of Medicine, a branch of the National Academy of Sciences.
Researchers at the Medical Center have identified a subset of patients with advanced breast cancer who respond successfully to the experimental treatment of high-dose chemotherapy followed by bone marrow transplant.
Drawing on his personal experience, Dr. David Kessler, the former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration and current dean of the Yale University School of Medicine, lectured Tuesday evening about obstacles he encountered in his battles against the tobacco industry.
Keep Your Brain Alive, a new book by Dr. Lawrence Katz, presents alternative exercises for keeping the brain "in shape" and attempts to bridge the gap between the intricacies of science and the popular demand to learn more about the functions of the human body.
In a significant departure from the traditional methods of purchasing supplies, some doctors and staff at the Medical Center are now ordering goods from Promedix.com, a national medical product exchange that consolidates thousands of specialty vendors into a single online market.
RALEIGH - Henry Frye was sworn in yesterday afternoon as the first black chief justice in the history of the North Carolina Supreme Court.
Feminists have consistently been attacking Barbie dolls for promoting an unhealthy, unrealistic body image in women. Little did they know that the doll's unique physique could create a more realistic body-when placed inside a prosthetic finger.
North Carolina was busier than usual this summer, as thousands of volunteers, athletes and visitors from across the world came to take part in the 10th Special Olympics World Summer Games.
Dr. Gary Stiles, a cardiologist who has been at Duke since 1981, has been appointed to the newly created positions of chief medical officer and vice president of the Duke University Health System.
Trinity sophomore Daniel Shatz recognizes the interdisciplinary aspects of medicine, and he's taking courses to ensure that he becomes a well-rounded physician. To balance the medical business with the art of doctoring, Shatz plans to major in both chemistry and economics. At Duke, he is not alone.
With the implementation of Curriculum 2000 looming, the Spanish department is bracing itself for an expected jump in the number of students in its upper-level courses. The combination of required foreign language and an already-strapped department has prompted the administration to add one-and-a-half new faculty positions for this fall; a third professor will fill an old, but empty, slot.
Bupropion SR, an anti-depressant and smoking cessation drug, could potentially expand its therapeutic role to include treatment of obesity, according to a recent study by Medical Center researchers.
Duke University Emergency Medical Services may soon respond to calls in a county-donated ambulance.
The decision to make Camelot Dormitory in Edens Quadrangle smoke-free next year represents the University's response to a national trend: Numerous surveys demonstrate an increase in smoking among college students, and students who do not smoke are growing more insistent in their interest in avoiding cigarettes.
Concerned about the future of Duke social life, the Campus Social Board recently surveyed students' use of existing on-campus social space. Most notably, it found that many students never attend social events in commons rooms.