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Chemotherapy Pump Can Treat Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer to the Liver
A chemotherapy infusion pump may be a treatment option for people whose metastatic colorectal cancer has spread to the liver, including those who may have been ...
Life-Saving Stem Cell Transplants Now an Option for More People with Blood Cancer
People who need a stem cell transplant but do not have a suitable adult donor now have another option -- a transplant using a new stem cell product called Omis ...
RSV: What Parents of Young Children Need to Know
If you are concerned that your infant or toddler may have respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), what should you do? “First, don’t panic,” said Elizabeth Erickson, ...
Duke Health Sports Medicine Providers Give Back to Athletes in the Community
When children, teens, and college athletes play sports, there’s always a chance of injury. Fortunately, Duke sports medicine experts are on the sidelines at ma ...
Duke Telestroke Network Improves Stroke Care, Patient Outcomes at NC, VA Hospitals
People experiencing stroke symptoms have access to advanced care at Duke Telestroke Network hospitals. These partnerships are improving and expediting stroke c ...
Heart Failure Access Clinic Offers Care Fast
When heart failure symptoms strike, you can turn to Duke’s heart failure clinic for the intensive therapy you need right away. The clinic helps you avoid preve ...
View the Eclipse Safely with These Expert Tips
As excitement about the April 8 solar eclipse builds, it’s important to know how to safely view the event and understand how even everyday exposure to the sun ...
Duke Pediatric Heart Surgeons Perform World’s First Partial Heart Transplant
Owen Monroe was only 17 days old when he became the world’s first partial heart transplant recipient. The revolutionary surgery was performed in April 2022 by ...
Duke Health Provider Group (PDC) Joins Duke University Health System on July 1
The Private Diagnostic Clinic (PDC) will join Duke University Health System (DUHS) on July 1, 2023. This is a historical milestone for Duke that will simplify ...
Comprehensive Cancer Care in Cary, Raleigh and Throughout Wake County
If you live in Raleigh, Cary, or another Wake County town, comprehensive cancer care is close at hand. Everything you need, from the latest advances in diagnos ...
Lead-Based Shields No Longer Recommended for Routine X-Rays
Medical experts now know that shielding patients’ reproductive organs during routine imaging exams is not only unnecessary, it can actually increase the risk f ...
World’s First Heart Transplant, Cultured Thymus Implantation Performed at Duke
Duke pediatric heart and immunology experts performed the world’s first combined heart transplant and cultured thymus tissue implantation in a child born with ...