DURHAM, N.C. February 9, 2017 – Due to an increase in the number of cases of influenza in the Triangle, as well as the number of complicated hospitalizations, all Duke University Health System hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers will temporarily restrict patient visitations, effective at noon on Friday, Feb. 10, 2017. Visitors to hospital and […]
Chapel Hill, N.C. & Charlotte, N.C. – Feb. 02, 2017 – Harris Teeter will distribute free water to its valued community members affected by the water shortage in various parts of Chapel Hill, N.C. The free distribution will begin this evening, Feb. 3, 2017 and will continue as long as supplies last. Shoppers will receive gallon […]
DURHAM, N.C. January 31, 2017 – Mary Klotman, M.D. — a nationally renowned physician-scientist and academic leader who has served as chair of Duke’s Department of Medicine for almost seven years — has been named Dean of the Duke University School of Medicine and Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs at Duke University. Klotman will assume […]
Single dose of gene therapy could augment or replace frequent enzyme infusions DURHAM, N.C. January 26, 2017 – After decades investigating a rare, life-threatening condition that cripples the muscles, Duke Health researchers have developed a gene therapy they hope could enhance or even replace the only FDA-approved treatment currently available to patients. The gene therapy, […]
DURHAM, N.C. January 25, 2017 — Following national searches, Duke University School of Medicine has named two new department chairs. Matthew D. Barber, M.D., will become chair of Duke Obstetrics and Gynecology effective May 1, and Moira Rynn, M.D., will chair the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences starting July 1. Barber is a nationally-recognized […]
Duke’s liver transplant patients move off the waiting list to transplant more than 2.5 times faster than the national average DURHAM, N.C. January 17, 2017 – Duke University Hospital has the nation’s best outcomes for adult liver transplants from deceased donors, according to data from 2016. Duke’s transplant center, which in 1984 became the first […]
Adding UV light to standard cleaning cut transmission of 4 resistant bacteria by 30 percent DURHAM, N.C. January 16, 2017 — A new tool — a type of ultraviolet light called UVC — could aid hospitals in the ongoing battle to keep drug-resistant bacteria from lingering in patient rooms and causing new infections. Some hospitals […]
Findings provide insight for how mutations in one gene can give rise to two different conditions DURHAM, N.C. January 11, 2017 – Absence of the nose, or arhinia, appears to be caused in part by the same gene that contributes to a rare form of muscular dystrophy, according to a new study appearing in Nature […]
Patients will benefit from high quality, lower cost and specialized care closer to home RALEIGH, N.C. January 10, 2017 – UNC REX Healthcare and Wake Radiology are creating a joint venture to combine the organizations’ outpatient imaging assets into a single entity, and forming a partnership to provide professional services at all UNC REX locations. […]
New NIH initiative aims to gain insights for disease prevention DURHAM, N.C. January 10, 2017 – Two Duke Health research teams will participate in a new, $170 million national initiative to delve into the intricacies of how exercise improves health and prevents disease. Combined, funding for the two projects the Duke teams will be involved […]