• Duke Medicine among best places to work in IT

    June 30th, 2008

    For the second year, Duke University Health System has been ranked on Computerworld magazine’s annual list of 100 Best Places to Work in IT. The magazine noted that the health…

  • Health System earns AHA’s platinum rating

    June 30th, 2008

    Duke Medicine has been recognized by the American Heart Association as a Platinum Start! Fit-Friendly Company.  The elite status recognizes the Health System’s ongoing efforts to provide a “culture of…

  • 1 committee replaces 4

    June 30th, 2008

    In June, Duke University Health System rolled its four separate product standardization committees — teams that reviewed the products used by nurses at the various hospitals and clinics — into…

  • Duke Medicine sends supplies to China quake zone

    June 30th, 2008

    By Bill Stagg Duke University Health System has donated a truckload of medical supplies to help hospitals and health centers in China in their ongoing efforts to treat earthquake victims. …

  • First-ever recording of blood vessel forming

    June 25th, 2008

    At DukeMedNews.org, Mary Jane Gore reports on a new microscope system that can take 3-D pictures of an embryonic mouse organ over 24 to 48 hours has shown Duke Medical…

  • Duke pledges free care through new Durham program

    June 25th, 2008

    Durham officials have announced Project Access, a new program to give uninsured Durham residents free access to health care specialists. Duke Medicine caregivers have pledged to provide 2000 patient visits…

  • A play about the end of life

    June 25th, 2008

    Check out this article from Duke Divinity Magazine about ‘Vesta,’ a play which examines the challenges of care for the terminally ill: Vesta is everyone’s story

  • California probes legality of genetic testing

    June 24th, 2008

    Duke Medicine has teamed with Navigenics, a direct-to-consumer genetic testing company, to offer genetic testing to participants in the Executive Health Program at the Duke Center for Living. A Wired…

  • Seeking Heart Walk co-captains

    June 23rd, 2008

    Join Chancellor Dzau and your Duke Medicine colleagues in the fight against heart disease and stroke by becoming a Start! Triangle Heart Walk co-captain. We’re looking for 200 co-captains for…

  • The Abstract

    June 19th, 2008

    Duke Medicine News & Communications is pleased to introduce The Abstract, a faculty newsletter for the Duke University School of Medicine. Download a PDF of the newsletter here. You may…