A shorter regimen is scientifically sound, but most women still get the longer therapy DURHAM, N.C. March 14, 2017 – More than half of older women with early stage breast cancer received more radiation therapy than what might be medically necessary, adding additional treatment and health care costs, according to a study led by Duke […]
Findings raise caution for women of childbearing age DURHAM, N.C. March 13, 2017 – Exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke — even before conception — appears to have a lingering impact that can later impair the brain development of a fetus, researchers at Duke Health report. Using rats in experiments carefully designed to mimic the second-hand […]
Small study shows that the interactive game prompted people to walk more steps a day DURHAM, N.C. March 9, 2017 – The Pokémon Go craze that spurred millions of people to collect virtual monsters via a smart phone app might have also had a health benefit by encouraging people to get up and walk. A […]
Scientists identify biomarkers in mucous that verify viral infection from cold or flu DURHAM, N.C. February 22, 2017 – It may seem obvious, but the key to confirming whether someone is suffering from a cold or flu virus might lie at the misery’s source — the inflamed passages of the nose and throat. Duke Health […]
Shutting down this source at the root cause could improve cancer survival DURHAM, N.C. February 21, 2017 – Advanced prostate cancer and high blood cholesterol have long been known to be connected, but it has been a chicken-or-egg problem. Now a team led by researchers at the Duke Cancer Institute have identified a cellular process […]
Overall survival and development of infants born at 23, 24 weeks improving, study finds DURHAM, N.C. February 15, 2017 – Babies born at just 22 to 24 weeks of pregnancy continue to have sobering outlooks — only about 1 in 3 survive. But according to a new study led by Duke Health and appearing Feb. […]
DURHAM, N.C. February 14, 2017 – Driven by a shared commitment to enhance and broadly extend the scope, quality and value of heart care services for patients throughout Wake County, Duke Health and WakeMed Health & Hospitals have agreed to combine their nationally and regionally renowned heart programs in a single heart service. This collaboration […]
Root cause is shared by Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases DURHAM, N.C. February 13, 2017 – The loss of motor function and mental acuity associated with Huntington’s disease might be treatable by restoring a cellular quality control process, which Duke Health researchers have identified as a key factor in the degenerative illness. Huntington’s disease is […]
DURHAM, N.C. February 9, 2017 – Due to an increase in the number of cases of influenza in the Triangle, as well as the number of complicated hospitalizations, all Duke University Health System hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers will temporarily restrict patient visitations, effective at noon on Friday, Feb. 10, 2017. Visitors to hospital and […]
DURHAM, N.C. January 31, 2017 – Mary Klotman, M.D. — a nationally renowned physician-scientist and academic leader who has served as chair of Duke’s Department of Medicine for almost seven years — has been named Dean of the Duke University School of Medicine and Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs at Duke University. Klotman will assume […]