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.
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.
GIM Journal Club: Asprin for Primary Prevention in Diabetes
The Duke Division of General Internal Medicine journal club met December 4th at the home of GIM Assistant Professor,
Whitson to serve as next director of the Duke Center for Aging and Human Development
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.
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.
What Doctors Know About CPR: Gray in Topic Magazine
Dr. Nathan Gray's new graphic medicine piece published this week in Topic Magazine's December issue.
Internal Medicine Residency News, Dec. 3, 2018
Catch up with the Duke Internal Medicine Residency Program by reading the weekly newsletter for Dec. 3, 2018.
Ariel Kantor wins Rhodes Scholarship
Medicine + Music: D'Silva to play in upcoming concert
D'Silva is a proud member of The Durham Medical Orchestra which started in 2010 with about 35 amateur musicians affiliated with Duke.
Sharma recaps student faculty mixer
Sharma tells us highlights from Tuesday's Medicine Research Student-Faculty Mixer