Internal Medicine Residency News, March 30, 2020
Catch up with the Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program by reading the weekly newsletter for March 30, 2020.
Cathleen Colon-Emeric: How to support older relatives during the COVID-19 outbreak
Like many of us, Cathleen Colón-Emeric, MD, chief of the Division of Geriatrics, has older parents who live nearby. Here are some of her suggestions for navigating the new and urgent conversations and decisions facing many families, including her own.
Cooney: Hereditary prostate cancer linked to family history of breast, ovarian cancer
New research by Kathleen Cooney, MD, chair of the Department of Medicine, finds a link between hereditary prostate cancer and family history of breast and ovarian cancer.
Duke joins first national effort to test a potential COVID-19 therapy
Duke University Hospital has joined the first national study to test a potential therapy for COVID-19, giving hospitalized adult patients with significant symptoms an option to participate. The study is being co-led by Cameron Wolfe, MD, associate professor of medicine (Infectious Diseases), and Emmanuel “Chip” Walter, MD, professor of pediatrics.
Greg Gray featured on Headscratchers podcast: 'Coronavirus: Why Did It Catch Us Off Guard?'
Infectious disease expert Greg Gray, MD, MPH, discusses why COVID-19 spread so quickly, why it’s so deadly compared to other viruses, and what we should be doing to prevent another pandemic.
Internal Medicine Residency News, March 23, 2020
Catch up with the Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program by reading the weekly newsletter for March 23, 2020.
Join Matthew Hirschey in Duke Plus Data Science virtual session
Matthew Hirschey, PhD, associate professor of medicine (Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition) will host a virtual Introduction to Data Science in Health Care course on April 8 and April 9, sponsored by Duke Plus Data Science.
Celebrating Match Day 2020
The Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program congratulates newly matched medical students today who participated in the 2020 National Resident Matching Program.