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Duke’s Novel Onco-Primary Care Program Improves Lifelong Cancer Continuum
Cancer outcomes improve when patients’ primary care providers are active members of their cancer care team. That’s why Duke Cancer Institute founded the Center for Onco-Primary Care — the first program of its kind in the nation.
A Rising Tide of Kidney Disease in Rural Communities
A new wave of kidney disease is ravaging rural farming communities across the globe, and climate change may be at its heart.
Duke Transplant Team Helps Pioneer Total Artificial Heart
A Graham, North Carolina, man became the second person in the world to receive the device, which provides a bridge to transplant.
An Enduring Gift: The Branch Endowment for Duke Heart and Duke Cancer Institute
It's all about leaving a legacy. That’s what Brad Branch said about establishing the Catherine S. and J. Bradford Branch Fund with his wife, Catherine Shingleton Branch. Through a generous estate gift to Duke, the couple has created an endowment to benefit both Duke Heart and Duke Cancer Institute (DCI).
Living Liver Donor and Robotic Liver Transplant Surgery Save Baby
When baby Kara Pace needed a liver transplant, a friend of the family stepped up to donate part of her liver. After undergoing the first robotic liver transplant surgery at Duke Health, baby and donor are doing well.
Stacy Waters Appointed Vice President of Duke Health Development and Alumni Affair
Stacy Waters, MBA, has been named the new vice president of Duke Health Development and Alumni Affairs (DHDAA), effective November 4, 2024.
The Road to Recovery
The May family made it through a harrowing injury with help from plenty of Duke friends.
Artificial Intelligence in Health Care: Promise and Pitfalls
Clinicians, researchers, and educators at Duke University School of Medicine and across Duke Health are using artificial intelligence (AI) to schedule surgeries more efficiently, give students immediate feedback on academic writing, and help speed up drug discovery.
Hope and Healing: Armstrong Family Establishes Fund for Glioblastoma Research
Family creates the John Rhea Armstrong Memorial Fund to support glioblastoma research.
Filiano Awarded Grant to Study Key Questions About Deadly Childhood Disease
Anthony Filiano, PhD, an assistant professor in the Duke Department of Neurosurgery, has received a $375,000 grant from the Rosenau Family Research Foundation for a three-year project titled, “Immune Responses in Peripheral Nerves After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplants for Krabbe.”