Ophthalmic Genetics Center boosts research efforts
(12/11/96 5:00am)
The recent creation of the Ophthalmic Genetics Center at the Medical Center has boosted the efforts of researchers studying inherited eye diseases.
Use the fields below to perform an advanced search of The Chronicle's archives. This will return articles, images, and multimedia relevant to your query. You can also try a Basic search
1000 items found for your search. If no results were found please broaden your search.
The recent creation of the Ophthalmic Genetics Center at the Medical Center has boosted the efforts of researchers studying inherited eye diseases.
Dr. John Bartlett, assistant professor of medicine and a leading expert on AIDS, discussed Tuesday night several aspects of the disease before an audience of five people in the Social Sciences Building.
By KEVIN DAVID
Dr. Willard Cates, senior vice president of biomedical affairs at Family Health International and a leading expert on worldwide preventive measures against AIDS, presented findings about efforts undertaken by his and other organizations to prevent the spread of the HIV virus in a speech Wednesday afternoon.
In honor of the trifecta of Parent's Weekend, Halloween and the upcoming election, this week, the Grid Pickers decided to have a kinder, gentler outing: trick-or-treating throughout Durham in their costumes of choice.
Officials of Wellpath Community Health Plans-a jointly managed health-care venture between the Medical Center and New York Life Insurance Company-announced last week that it will expand its operations to include South Carolina. The decision was announced after receipt of a license from the South Carolina Department of Insurance.
A research team composed of Medical Center and Harvard University scientists has discovered a protein that can play a role in regulating activity in the biochemical pathways in cells-a discovery that could lead to treatments for diseases such as cancer and heart disease, which are characterized by errors in these pathways.
If a Congressional bill introduced this summer passes, graduate medical education in this country could be looking at a huge financial boost.
Administrators at Roxboro's Person County Memorial Hospital and Duke Health Network have ended discussion of a potential alliance between the two health care providers. The initiative, which would have given Duke University Medical Center management of the 40-bed community hospital north of Durham, was opposed by Person County Memorial's medical staff.
Brenda Nevidjon was named last week as Duke Hospital's new chief operating officer, replacing Michael Israel, who left the COO position in June to become chief executive officer for the hospital .
For the fourth straight year, the Medical Center has placed fifth in U.S. News and World Report's annual ranking of American hospitals.
A state appellate court ruled last week that a lawsuit filed against the University by the family of Dora Epps McNair, a patient who died at the Medical Center following a heart procedure, will go to trial. The family claims in the suit that the extent of the autopsy performed on McNair's body in 1990 grossly exceeded normal standards and resulted in unnecessary disfigurement of the body.
The University is a little bit closer to finding a permanent replacement for former University librarian and vice provost for library affairs Jerry Campbell, who announced his resignation last August.
On Thursday afternoon, the Academic Council discussed a proposed policy that would "govern the ownership and management" of copyrightable intellectual property produced by University faculty. The proposal focuses primarily on faculty work that is funded by either the National Science Foundation or the National Institutes of Health, said Dr. Charles Putman, senior vice president of research administration.
This is the third installment in a four-part series examining Duke Dining Services' options in lowering food prices while maintaining high food quality, service and menu flexibility.
A proposal to be discussed at Thursday's meeting of the Arts and Sciences Council could make it more difficult for University students to graduate with Latin honors and be earn a place on the Dean's List.
The two letter writers who complained about the behavior of the UNC basketball players and fans need to look at their own school. The Tar Heels are by no means worse than the Blue Devils. True, Jeff McInnis talked trash to Chris Collins-as did Collins to McInnis. Most players do it. And McInnis' second technical? He did overreact to being knocked into the stands during the commission of an intentional foul. Surely no one reading this letter would have overreacted during a tense emotional situation. McInnis got more technical fouls than any other player this year, and Coach K got more than any other coach. Which one should be setting the best example?
It does not look like residents of Edens Quadrangle will be seeing a proposed deli in their quad any time soon, despite demand for such a facility.
This is the second installment in a four-part series looking at the role of information technologies in health care. Tomorrow's story will examine the role of computers in hospital bedside care.
I wish I could have the same fond memories of the Reagan administration as Robert O'Leary (The Chronicle, Feb. 9). First and foremost, Reagan was an actor, and he read from his scripts beautifully, but let's be honest about his domestic policies. During his eight years in office, the government lived on borrowed money. While this may have led to short-term economic prosperity, the end result is a nation crippled by debt and has practically nothing to show for it. In essence, our national debt is like the average person's credit card balance-you have no idea what you're paying for; you just know you owe money. Given the opportunity to do it again, you probably would not spend your money so frivolously.