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A Mother’s Gift Honors Her Daughter and Fuels Brain Tumor Research at Duke
In the early morning of July 3, 1966, in Norristown, Pennsylvania, Carole Ryan could not believe she was in labor.
Her baby was due on the Fourth of July, and Carole felt strongly that she would give birth to her first child on Independence Day. But after some coaxing by her concerned husband, Carole grudgingly agreed to go to the hospital. Her acquiescence proved wise — baby Suzanne arrived just 20 minutes later at 6:10 a.m.
Getting You in Sooner: How Duke Urology Used Data to Streamline Care
By analyzing referral data and optimizing resources, a Duke Urology team reduced patient wait times by two-thirds.
New Understanding of A Deadly Cancer
In a study published in Nature, Duke researchers led by Trudy Oliver, PhD, reshape understanding of how small cell lung cancer begins, opening the door to developing therapies that could prevent this aggressive disease.