Latest news from Duke Health on News en-us Copyright 2024 News 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/duke-expert-welcomes-surgeon-general-s-advisory-on-parents-and-stress/?sc=rsin /articles/duke-expert-welcomes-surgeon-general-s-advisory-on-parents-and-stress/?sc=rsin Wed, 28 Aug 2024 10:05:31 EST Duke Health /articles/duke-expert-eye-protection-needed-for-viewing-total-solar-eclipse/?sc=rsin /articles/duke-expert-eye-protection-needed-for-viewing-total-solar-eclipse/?sc=rsin Mon, 25 Mar 2024 07:05:27 EST Duke Health /articles/duke-health-signs-pledge-for-ethical-responsible-ai-in-health-care/?sc=rsin /articles/duke-health-signs-pledge-for-ethical-responsible-ai-in-health-care/?sc=rsin Thu, 14 Dec 2023 11:05:50 EST Duke Health is among a leading group of health systems and payers from across the U.S. to sign a pledge advancing ethical and responsible use of Artificial Intelligence technology in health care. Duke Health /articles/duke-experts-unpack-new-findings-on-ultra-processed-foods-multimorbidity/?sc=rsin /articles/duke-experts-unpack-new-findings-on-ultra-processed-foods-multimorbidity/?sc=rsin Wed, 15 Nov 2023 14:00:42 EST Duke Health /articles/duke-expert-new-semaglutide-findings-are-a-major-cardiovascular-breakthrough/?sc=rsin /articles/duke-expert-new-semaglutide-findings-are-a-major-cardiovascular-breakthrough/?sc=rsin Wed, 15 Nov 2023 14:00:18 EST Duke Health /articles/duke-expert-the-cause-of-gun-violence-is-multifactorial2/?sc=rsin /articles/duke-expert-the-cause-of-gun-violence-is-multifactorial2/?sc=rsin Thu, 31 Aug 2023 10:00:51 EST Duke Health /articles/duke-health-forges-5-year-partnership-with-microsoft-to-reshape-health-care/?sc=rsin /articles/duke-health-forges-5-year-partnership-with-microsoft-to-reshape-health-care/?sc=rsin Tue, 01 Aug 2023 10:00:34 EST Duke Health is embarking on a five-year, innovative partnership with Microsoft aimed at responsibly and ethically harnessing the potential of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud technology to redefine the health care landscape. Duke Health /articles/duke-expert-over-the-counter-birth-control-pill-impacts-health-equity/?sc=rsin /articles/duke-expert-over-the-counter-birth-control-pill-impacts-health-equity/?sc=rsin Thu, 13 Jul 2023 12:10:31 EST Duke Health /articles/new-heart-transplant-method-may-grow-donor-pool-30/?sc=rsin /articles/new-heart-transplant-method-may-grow-donor-pool-30/?sc=rsin Wed, 07 Jun 2023 17:00:00 EST A study led by Duke Health physicians, appearing online June 8 in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that DCD hearts were equivalent to hearts procured through the current standard of care. Duke Health /articles/black-men-with-metastatic-prostate-cancer-may-benefit-from-drug-combination/?sc=rsin /articles/black-men-with-metastatic-prostate-cancer-may-benefit-from-drug-combination/?sc=rsin Thu, 01 Jun 2023 10:00:30 EST A drug combination that shows little overall survival benefit in white men with advanced prostate cancer has a far greater effect in Black men with the disease, according to interim results from a study led by the Duke Cancer Institute. Duke Health /articles/family-history-gene-variants-put-black-men-at-risk-for-early-prostate-cancer/?sc=rsin /articles/family-history-gene-variants-put-black-men-at-risk-for-early-prostate-cancer/?sc=rsin Tue, 29 Nov 2022 16:00:00 EST A family history of cancer and genetic variants that might be inherited appear to be important risk factors for Black men diagnosed with early-onset prostate cancer, a study involving Duke Health researchers has found. Duke Health /articles/biomarker-predicts-resistance-to-immunotherapies-in-melanoma/?sc=rsin /articles/biomarker-predicts-resistance-to-immunotherapies-in-melanoma/?sc=rsin Wed, 23 Nov 2022 14:00:00 EST Duke Cancer Institute researchers have identified potential biomarkers that predict the likelihood for checkpoint inhibitor drugs to backfire, driving hyper-progression of melanoma cells instead of unleashing the immune system to fight them. Duke Health /articles/newly-developed-gene-classifier-identifies-risk-of-pre-breast-cancer-progression/?sc=rsin /articles/newly-developed-gene-classifier-identifies-risk-of-pre-breast-cancer-progression/?sc=rsin Fri, 18 Nov 2022 11:00:25 EST A team of researchers mapping a molecular atlas for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) has made a major advance toward distinguishing whether the early pre-cancers in the breast will develop into invasive cancers or remain stable. Duke Health /articles/study-identifies-how-stealthy-hiv-evades-drugs-and-immunity/?sc=rsin /articles/study-identifies-how-stealthy-hiv-evades-drugs-and-immunity/?sc=rsin Mon, 14 Nov 2022 13:05:41 EST An immune response that likely evolved to help fight infections appears to be the mechanism that drives human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) into a latent state, lurking in cells only to erupt anew, researchers at Duke Health report. Duke Health /articles/protected-from-a-form-of-cell-death-women-are-more-resilient-to-kidney-disease/?sc=rsin /articles/protected-from-a-form-of-cell-death-women-are-more-resilient-to-kidney-disease/?sc=rsin Tue, 08 Nov 2022 11:00:00 EST In the battle of the sexes, women beat men in their ability to recover from kidney injury, but the reasons are not well understood. A study led by Duke Health researchers provides some insights: Females, it turns out, have an advantage at the molecular level that protects them from a form of cell death that occurs in injured kidneys. This protection could be exploited as a potential therapeutic. Duke Health /articles/chest-pain-patients-benefit-from-precision-diagnostic-testing-approach/?sc=rsin /articles/chest-pain-patients-benefit-from-precision-diagnostic-testing-approach/?sc=rsin Sun, 06 Nov 2022 18:30:47 EST A study comparing two approaches for diagnosing heart disease found that a risk analysis strategy is superior to the usual approach of immediately performing functional tests or catheterization for low- to intermediate-risk patients with new-onset chest pain. Duke Health /articles/largest-randomized-trial-evaluates-steroids-for-infant-heart-surgery/?sc=rsin /articles/largest-randomized-trial-evaluates-steroids-for-infant-heart-surgery/?sc=rsin Sun, 06 Nov 2022 09:15:30 EST For more than four decades, doctors have been split on whether giving steroids during a pediatric open-heart surgery could be helpful for post-operative recovery. A new study is providing a bit more clarity, suggesting there are some benefits for certain kinds of patients. Duke Health /articles/comparative-study-of-two-heart-failure-drugs-finds-no-difference-in-outcomes/?sc=rsin /articles/comparative-study-of-two-heart-failure-drugs-finds-no-difference-in-outcomes/?sc=rsin Sat, 05 Nov 2022 10:30:49 EST In a head-to-head comparison of two so-called 'water pills' that keep fluid from building up in patients with heart failure, the therapies proved nearly identical in reducing deaths, according to a large study led by Duke Health researchers. Duke Health /articles/industry-payments-to-physicians-and-advanced-practice-clinicians-compared/?sc=rsin /articles/industry-payments-to-physicians-and-advanced-practice-clinicians-compared/?sc=rsin Mon, 31 Oct 2022 12:05:00 EST A new study led by Duke Health found that advanced practice clinicians received more payments from drug companies, while physicians accepted more funds from medical device companies. The same proportion of each group accepted payments, but the physicians received a much greater sum. Duke Health /articles/how-long-older-adults-will-live-comes-down-to-17-often-surprising-factors/?sc=rsin /articles/how-long-older-adults-will-live-comes-down-to-17-often-surprising-factors/?sc=rsin Wed, 28 Sep 2022 09:30:52 EST A new model to predict the life expectancy of older people relies less on their specific disease diagnoses and more on factors such as the ability to grocery shop, the amount of certain small cholesterol particles circulating in their blood, and whether they never or only occasionally smoked. Duke Health