MedicineNews
December 6, 2018
New podcast: Voices of Duke Health
The Voices of Duke Health podcast project, led by Anton Zuiker and Jonathan Bae, MD, has released its first four episodes, including an interview with Yousuf Zafar, MD, associate professor of medicine (Medical Oncology), public policy and population health, on hard conversations with patients and their loved ones.Continue Reading
Featured Articles
December 5, 2018
Daubert receives collaborative grant for study of the postpartum care received by pregnant women with hypertensive disorders
Melissa Daubert, MD , assistant professor of medicine (Cardiology), has received one of four 2018 Carolinas Collaborative Grant awards to examine the postpartum care received by pregnant women with hypertensive disorders.Continue Reading
December 5, 2018
Duke Study Finds Expanded Cord Blood Shows Potential for Use in Adult Bone Marrow Transplants
A study led by Mitchell Horwitz, MD , professor of medicine (Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy), has found that umbilical cord blood stem cells that are cultured and expanded outside the body before being used for bone marrow transplant in adult blood cancer patients appear safe and restore blood count recovery faster than standard cord blood. The findings advance efforts to improve cord blood use among adults who have been diagnosed with blood cancers.Continue Reading
December 4, 2018
Anna Mae Diehl receives the Beckman Trust Award
Anna Mae Diehl, MD , the Florence McAllister Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology) and professor of molecular genetics and microbiology in Duke University School of Medicine, has won the Beckman Trust Award .Continue Reading
Join us for Medicine Grand Rounds on Fridays
Resources You Need Now
Events
December 14, 2018
MGR - How Duke Will TRANSFORM Heart Failure Care
Speaker
Robert J. Mentz, MD, FACC, FAHA, FHFSA
Series
Medicine Grand Rounds
December 7, 2018
MGR - Quality Improvement Grand Rounds: Difficult difficile: An Update on C. difficile Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Speaker
Becky A. Smith, MD
Series
Medicine Grand Rounds
November 30, 2018
MGR - Phillips-Winn Memorial Grand Rounds: Eliminating Hepatitis C in the United States
Speaker
Charles D. Howell, MD
Series
Medicine Grand Rounds
Funding
Translating Duke Health Request for Proposals: Pilot Project Grants in Immunology
Deadline
Friday, March 1, 2019
Funding Amount
Up to $75,000
Apply for Chair's Research Award 2019
Deadline
Friday, November 30, 2018
Funding Amount
Up to $95,000
Funding opp: Duke REACH Equity CDA awards
Deadline
Friday, November 30, 2018
Funding Amount
Up to $75,000
Funding opp: Duke CTSA KL2 award applications
Deadline
Friday, November 30, 2018
Opportunities
Apply today: School of Medicine faculty leadership development programs
Deadline
Monday, November 26, 2018
10/23/18: Info session on three research funding opportunities
Deadline
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
10/17/18: Getting Promoted in the Clinical Sciences
Deadline
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Highlights and Successes
Awards - honors
Anna Mae Diehl receives the Beckman Trust Award
December 4, 2018
Anna Mae Diehl, MD , the Florence McAllister Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology) and professor of molecular genetics and microbiology in Duke University School of Medicine, has won the Beckman Trust Award .
All things Duke
Whitson to serve as next director of the Duke Center for Aging and Human Development
December 4, 2018
Heather Whitson, MD, MHS, associate professor of medicine (Geriatrics) and ophthalmology, will serve as the next director of the Duke Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development . Dr. Whitson will succeed Harvey Cohen, MD, the Walter Kempner Professor of Medicine and chair emeritus of the Department of Medicine.
All things Duke
Cathleen Colón-Emeric to serve as next Chief of Division of Geriatrics
November 20, 2018
Kathleen Cooney, MD , chair of the Department of Medicine, has announced that Cathleen Colón-Emeric, MD, MHS, FACP, AGSF , will assume the role of Chief of the Division of Geriatrics, effective January 1, 2019.
All things Duke
Patierno honored with Duke University Diversity Award
November 1, 2018
Steven Patierno, PhD , deputy director of Duke Cancer Institute and professor of medicine (Medical Oncology), pharmacology and cancer biology, and community and family medicine, has received the Diversity Award , one of Duke University's highest honors, in a ceremony led by President Vincent E. Price.
Awards - grants
Improving Quality of Life in Older Patients with Kidney Disease
October 17, 2018
Rasheeda Hall, MD, MBA, MHS , assistant professor of medicine (Nephrology), is drawn to complexity. When she was a resident at Duke, she says, “I felt a heart tug to nephrology because these patients were sicker and more complex patients.” Today, after completing a fellowship in Nephrology at Duke, she is a geriatric nephrologist, with the goal of making life simpler and better for these patients. She is using tools from geriatrics and pharmacology in her quest to improve quality of life and address patient goals of care. Dr. Hall hopes some of her work eventually will help inform geriatric nephrology on a larger scale.
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December 11, 2018
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December 10, 2018
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December 7, 2018
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December 6, 2018
The Voices of Duke Health podcast project, led by Anton Zuiker and Jonathan Bae, MD , has released its first four episodes, including an interview with Yousuf Zafar, MD , associate professor of medicine (Medical Oncology), public policy and population health, on hard conversations with patients and their loved ones.
December 5, 2018
The Duke Division of General Internal Medicine journal club met December 4th at the home of GIM Assistant Professor, Jeannette Stein, MD .. Third...
December 5, 2018
Melissa Daubert, MD , assistant professor of medicine (Cardiology), has received one of four 2018 Carolinas Collaborative Grant awards to examine the postpartum care received by pregnant women with hypertensive disorders.
December 5, 2018
A study led by Mitchell Horwitz, MD , professor of medicine (Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy), has found that umbilical cord blood stem cells that are cultured and expanded outside the body before being used for bone marrow transplant in adult blood cancer patients appear safe and restore blood count recovery faster than standard cord blood. The findings advance efforts to improve cord blood use among adults who have been diagnosed with blood cancers.
December 4, 2018
Dr. Nathan Gray's new graphic medicine piece published this week in Topic Magazine's December issue.
December 3, 2018
Catch up with the Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program by reading the weekly newsletter for Dec. 3, 2018.
November 30, 2018
D'Silva is a proud member of The Durham Medical Orchestra which started in 2010 with about 35 amateur musicians affiliated with Duke.
November 29, 2018
In a recent Health Affairs blog post, Drs. Larry Greenblatt and Azalea Kim, urge clinicians and policy makers to develop best practices for assessing early opioid prescribing behaviors.
November 29, 2018
Sharma tells us highlights from Tuesday's Medicine Research Student-Faculty Mixer
November 28, 2018
"We are so proud of our senior residents – every year the match and job market get more and more competitive, and the results speak for themselves. Duke residents are not just outstanding physicians, but outstanding people," said Aimee Zaas, MD, MHS, program director of the Duke Internal Medicine Residency. "We look forward to following your careers with pride."
November 27, 2018
Micah A. Luftig, PhD , associate professor of molecular genetics and microbiology and medicine (Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy), has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
November 26, 2018
Duke Health is pleased to announce its first Translating Duke Health call for proposals for innovative approaches to supporting immune health . This RFP is designed to invest in transformative areas of research and technology where Duke Health can have the greatest impact on human health. Application deadline is March 1, 2019 .
November 26, 2018
Catch up with the Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program by reading the weekly newsletter for Nov. 26, 2018.
November 21, 2018
Will intervention lower Framingham Risk Score among patients with elevated, reversible cardiovascular risk?
November 19, 2018
Catch up with the Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program by reading the weekly newsletter for Nov. 19, 2018.
November 16, 2018
The National Pancreas Foundation and the Duke Division of Gastroenterology will co-host a Living with Pancreatic Disease educational event from 8 a.m.-noon on Sat., Dec. 1, 2018 , in the Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans Center for Health Education at Duke University.