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PUBLISHED April 15, 2020 IN Working@Duke , Medicine , Campus

A New Frontier of Telehealth Care

Duke accelerates development of telehealth in response to COVID-19 pandemic

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Triage tents are set up in the Duke University Hospital ambulance bay to receive patients experiencing COVID-19 symptoms. Photo courtesy of Jason Zivica.

Duke Health Triage Tents Provide COVID-19 Care

Tents outside Duke University and Duke Regional hospitals provide specialized treatment during the pandemic

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PUBLISHED April 8, 2020 IN Medicine , Working@Duke , Campus

Three people assemble face shields.

Order Up: 50,000 Face Shields

Quick thinking and collaboration lead to Duke Health effort to keep COVID-19 caregivers safe

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PUBLISHED April 2, 2020 IN Working@Duke , Medicine , Campus

A cross-section of the striatum in a mouse brain. Loss of huntingtin protein in striatal neurons (red) causes neuron loss and an inflammatory response, shown by the infiltration of glial astrocytes (cyan). (Caley Burrus, Duke)

Neuroscientists Find New Roles for Huntington’s Protein

Crucial role in synapse formation could be new avenue toward treatment

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PUBLISHED January 21, 2020 IN Medicine , Research

PUBLISHED May 29, 2020 IN Research, Medicine

Duke Study: Evolution of COVID-19 Suggests That It Is Likely That More Human Coronaviruses Will Arise

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The Duke-NUS Class of 2023

PUBLISHED May 29, 2020 IN Medicine, Global

Amid COVID-19, a New Class of Physicians Graduates from Duke-NUS

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Duke researcher Helena Frischtak, (right front) administers psycholocal assements with a pair of Peruvian children during a study of mercury contamination near small-scale gold mining. (Bill Pan, Duke)

PUBLISHED May 28, 2020 IN Medicine, Global

Gold Mining With Mercury Poses Health Threats for Miles Downstream

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PUBLISHED May 28, 2020 IN Medicine

New Molecule Stops Drug Cravings in Mice With Fewer Side Effects

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Design Health Fellows Alejandro Pino (left) and Konstantinos Economopoulos (right) collaborating on a presentation for the PAPR Bridge Project. Picture taken by Theresa Thompson

PUBLISHED May 28, 2020 IN Medicine, Research

Design Health Program Bridges the Disciplines Across Duke to Create the Solutions Needed to Fight COVID-19

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PUBLISHED May 27, 2020 IN Medicine, Research

Duke Launches National Network to Bring COVID-19 Support Directly to People

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