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Duke Health doctors make news for their research and new approaches to care. They are also considered nationally recognized experts on many health topics.
A New Approach to Treating DCIS
Time magazine's cover story sheds light on doctors' new thinking about how to treat ductal carcinoma in-situ or DCIS with active surveillance, rather than more ...
Bone Marrow Transplant Recipient Meets Stranger Who Saved His Life
Randy Pence was going to die without a bone marrow transplant to treat his chronic leukemia. A match was found through the National Bone Marrow Donor Program. ...
Novel Therapy Offers Second Chance at Life for People with Melanoma
Teresa Byrd almost lost hope after being diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma. After participating in a clinical trial studying a new class of drugs that received F ...
Conjoined Twins Separated at Duke
Duke surgeons performed separated conjoined twins during a nine-hour operation that took place in June of 2015. Eight-month-old twins, Josiah and Aryan Covingt ...
Celebrating 30 years, 5,000 Adult Bone Marrow Transplants
Gerald Madren was a 29-year-old newlywed when he was diagnosed with leukemia in 1997. Nearly 18 years later, he’s cancer free, thanks to a stem cell transplant ...
Bouncing back after rare cartilage cancer
Brandon Lail has always been known for his upbeat approach to life. However, even he had trouble staying positive after cartilage cancer took his right arm and ...
Research Focuses on Stem Cell Therapy for Heart Attack, Heart Failure
Can stem cells improve your heart’s function following heart damage? That’s the question behind several clinical trials at Duke. As leaders in cardiac stem cel ...
Duke Life Flight: Saving Lives for 30 Years
Aaron Thompson knew something was seriously wrong when he woke up December 20, 2013. He credits Duke Life Flight for getting him to Duke University Hospital in ...
Run/Walk to Support Brain Tumor Research
Clara Guy will never forget the day doctors diagnosed her with an aggressive brain tumor and told her she had 18 months to live. Today, the mother of two is a ...
Managing Your Health Care From Any Location with My Duke Health
Gregory Ambrosio’s job as an international financial consultant requires him to travel abroad for up to six months of each year. However, it doesn’t stop him f ...
Tetanus Vaccine Helps Improve Survival in People with Glioblastoma
Nine years ago, Sandy Hillburn was diagnosed with a brain tumor and told she had three months to live. Today, she walks up to four miles per day and enjoys mon ...
Doctor Hopes His Medical Journey Inspires Others
Years of living with undiagnosed Lyme disease left Neil Spector’s heart so badly damaged that he needed a heart transplant. Today, Spector, a Duke cancer resea ...