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Can smokers with a history of depression respond better to smoking cessation interventions that are combined with mood-management? Many think so, including Dr.

John Perfect, MD, professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases, was the 2016 Featured Lecturer at ID Week 2016.

myRESEARCHhome will host two faculty demonstrations on Dec. 1 and Dec. 6. Register today.

The School of Medicine is accepting nominations for the Susan B. Clark Administrative Leadership Award, which is given annually to an administrative professional in our organization who demonstrates the qualities exemplified by Susan Clark during her remarkable career. Nomination deadline is Fri., Dec. 30, by 5 p.m.

Christopher Cox, MD, associate professor of medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine), director of the Duke Medical Intensive Care Unit and director of the Duke Program to Support People and Enhance Recovery, is Duke Today's Blue Devil of the Week.

Read the Internal Medicine Residency Program director's report, with resident kudos and program reminders, and see this week's Morning Report and Noon Conference schedules.

Hayden Bosworth, PhD, speaks with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about medication non-adherence. 

Mark your calendar: Three events held at Duke University this year will honor Robert J. Lefkowitz, MD, professor of medicine (Cardiology) and 2012 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry.

The School of Medicine is seeking applications for its Faculty Flex Voucher Program by Nov. 4, 2016. Deadline for pre-application meetings with service providers is Oct. 28, 2016.

In an online article in The Atlantic, Haider Warraich, MD, cardiovascular disease fellow, discusses the medical debate over the definition of death and questions about exactly how far life can be stretched.