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Second-year Duke law student Zack Kaplan spent his 27th birthday a bit differently from how he might have envisioned it a few weeks prior: eating a chocolate cupcake in self-isolation.
The Chronicle spoke to the co-director of Duke’s Hubert-Yeargan Center for Global Health about how students should stay healthy, keep others safe and support each other during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Up to $50 million has been approved for new research on a potential COVID-19 treatment, and Duke is taking charge.
Say hello to Duke’s two newest residents: a pair of critically endangered animals, who happen to be the nephew and grandson of Zoboomafoo.
Facing a nationwide shortage of N95 face masks in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Duke Health researchers have successfully found a way to decontaminate masks so that they may be reused.
The first national study testing a possible therapy for the coronavirus has gained a new participant: Duke University Hospital.
Two years ago, a Duke professor warned to prepare for a devastating pandemic that sounds similar to what the world is facing today.
The person is in self-isolation at home and hasn’t been in contact with DUHS patients while exhibiting symptoms, according to the statement.
Sallie Permar is a Duke professor member of the Duke Human Vaccine Institute. She talked to The Chronicle about some of the features of the new vaccine and how Duke is also contributing to vital COVID-19 research.
Most Duke lab research is being suspended amid growing spread of COVID-19, Vice President for Research Lawrence Carin wrote in an email Tuesday evening.
Duke is working on shipping students’ needed items from their dorms, but medical prescriptions aren’t included on the list of essential items.
Duke University Hospital and its affiliates are not treating any patients who have tested positive for coronavirus, as of Thursday afternoon.
The professor filed a lawsuit against Duke in March 2018 alleging defamation, discrimination on the basis of national origin and retaliation.
Thanks to the work of Professor of Pathology Herman Staats, a vaccine is on the horizon for those with another debilitating disease: cocaine addiction.
Mae Jemison shot for the moon, and she very nearly got there.
Amid the current outbreak of a novel coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China, hospitals throughout the United States are preparing treatment plans for patients infected with the virus. Duke University Hospital is no exception.
Bye-bye bystanders? A recent Duke study revealed that bystanders are less likely to perform CPR on patients in predominantly Hispanic neighborhoods, most likely due to a lack of accessible CPR training and initiatives.
Duke Medical Center Archives recently obtained the writings by Onyekwere Akwari, the first African American surgeon at Duke University Medical Center.
Are you a pre-medical student who loves to read Chaucer? Or a history buff who enjoys researching the human genome? The Health Humanities Lab could be perfect for you.
It’s time to link up on LinkedIn, according to one Duke professor.