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Social stress may affect people not just emotionally but also at the genetic level, a recent Duke study suggests.
Hardly a day goes by when Beth Reardon does not recommend at least a few herbal supplements to patients.
Noah Kalman and his co-authors argue that Medicare would save $17 billion annually if hospitals were required to offer patients a warranty on medical services.
The Duke School of Medicine is in the process of building a new medical education Learning Center slated for completion late 2012.
While crowds of students flocked to Old Duke Friday afternoon, 23 students gathered in the Old Chemistry Building for a 48-hour statistical science competition.
Advancements in lie detection technology may pose significant ethical implications.
To remain competitive in medical education, Duke Medicine has adopted an integrative and collaborative learning method originally applied in Singapore.
A monkey sauntered on a treadmill in Durham and half-way across the world a robot sprang into motion.
There is a high correlation between people who suffer childhood trauma and those who contract HIV, a recent study found.
The future of primate conservation may be in the hands of today’s youth, the co-creator of the children’s show “Zoboomafoo” said Monday.
Know Your Status has found disparities between students’ perceived risk of acquiring HIV and their actual risk.
Christ turning water into wine is as believable as a frog changing into a beautiful prince, Richard Dawkins said Thursday night.
Prompted by one student’s death, Duke Global Health Week continues to probe issues of health disparity.
Duke researchers have developed a method to manipulate the surfaces of plastics on demand.
More rigorous safeguards can protect against errors similar to the ones caused by disgraced former Duke oncologist Dr. Anil Potti.
The way clinical studies inform patients about what they are getting involved with works no better in the U.S. than elsewhere in the world, one expert said.
World leaders must coordinate their efforts in order to address issues in global health, journalist Laurie Garrett said.
The Institute of Medicine of the National Academies published a report on research integrity and procedure Friday.
An eye care visionary has set his sights on establishing the first national center for sports vision.
Adrian Bejan reclined behind his desk, clean-shaven, sporting trim silvery hair and recouping from a four-day and three-city book tour.