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Duke Primary Care Opens Three New Wake County Locations
Duke Primary Care recently opened two new family medicine practices and relocated an existing adult care practice in Wake County.
PrEP HIV-Prevention Clinic Opens at Duke
Duke's new PrEP clinic helps people at high risk for HIV take steps to prevent infection. Read answers to your questions about HIV PrEP.
Acupuncture Offers Alternative for Pain Relief
Rob Sims of Morrisville was working underneath his backyard deck in 2007 when he was bitten by a copperhead. Over the next few years, he had multiple health pr ...
Scotty McCreery Honored at Duke's World Voice Day Celebration
Duke's Voice Care Center honored American Idol winner Scotty McCreery at its 10th Annual World Voice Day celebration.
Breast Surgeon Shelley Hwang, MD, Named Among TIME's 100 Most Influential People
Shelley Hwang, MD, chief of breast surgery at the Duke Cancer Institute, has been named one of TIME’s 100 most influential people for 2016 as a pioneer in her ...
Duke Nurse Donates Kidney to Husband, Also a Duke Nurse
Duke life flight nurse Nichole Diacumski carried out her most personal rescue mission when she donated a kidney to her husband, Jason, a fellow Duke nurse. The ...
Duke’s ECMO Program Saves Young Girl's Life
As a young girl fought for her life, a life-saving technology called ECMO allowed her lungs to rest and recover.
DukeHealth.org Offers Doctor Ratings, Reviews
Being an educated patient means having the information you need to make important decisions about your health care. That’s why Dukehealth.org now publicly post ...
Duke Cancer Institute Joins National Endorsement of HPV Vaccination
The Duke Cancer Institute joined all 68 other top U.S. cancer centers in issuing a statement that urges increased HPV vaccinations to prevent cancer in respons ...
Duke Medicine Becomes Duke Health
Improving health has always been the ultimate goal for Duke Medicine. With this historical and overarching aspiration in mind, we are officially changing our n ...
Diagnosing Lung Cancer May Get Easier for Some Patients
A new test may reduce the need for expensive and invasive procedures to diagnose lung cancer in some patients. Momen Wahidi, MD, an interventional pulmonologis ...
Duke Launches Free Autism App
A team of Duke researchers and software developers has introduced a free iOS app to learn more about autism in young children living around the world.