New study from Yancy, Oddone, Voils examines the effects of diet choice on weight loss
New research from a team including lead author William Yancy, MD (left), as well a
Faculty spotlight: John W. Williams, MD, MHSc
John W. Williams, MD, MHSc, is the subject of this week’s faculty spotlight.
Lantos discusses geospatial tools and analysis at Duke, Mongolia
This May, Paul Lantos, MD, gave two presentations on geospatial tools and analysis--one nearly 7,000 miles apart from the othe
Muir interviewed on local media about pill-form hepatitis C treatment
Andrew Muir, MD, chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and an expert in hepatitis, was interviewed by local television WNCN
Q & A with Kimberly Johnson: “We all have a role to play”
Kimberly Johnson, MD, associate professor of medicine (Geriatrics), is driven to reduce racial disparities in end-of-life care. Johnson is creating a new research program, which she will direct, on health disparities in palliative care among underserved populations. “I have always been deeply moved by the experiences of patients who are near the end of life,” Dr. Johnson said. “At some point, it became clear to me that this experience was different for African Americans.”
Faculty spotlight: Megan Jordan, MD
Nicaragua, a country of more than six million people, has just five palliative care specialists to its name. Megan Jordan, MD, hopes to change that.
