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When Damon Tweedy was in his first year of medical school, he learned a number of startling statistics that led him to the conclusion that being black is…
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When Damon Tweedy was in his first year of medical school, he learned a number of startling statistics that led him to the conclusion that being black is…
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Doctors often start treating patients for high cholesterol after age 55. But new research from Duke University shows each previous decade of high…
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Duke Medicine research shows that most elderly, low risk breast cancer patients receive radiation therapy after surgery. That's despite evidence that the…
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Researchers at Duke University suggest getting rid of homes for orphaned children will not lead to better child well-being.The study followed children in…
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Doctors too often miss the opportunity to talk with their teenage patients about sex during annual visits, according to researchers at Duke Medicine.A…
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Researchers at Duke University say areas with the most cardiovascular health issues are least likely to have bystanders who can perform CPR. A study…
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Duke researchers say a protein in breast milk may be a key in preventing babies from contracting HIV from their infected mothers. The protein Tenascin-C…
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Duke University Hospital has become one of only 13 sites in the nation selected to offer bionic eyes for severely blind patients.A company called Second…
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For more than a decade, the number of people in our nation who've newly contracted HIV has gone down two percent. But the South doesn't share in that…