Duke University Health System

Meet a Great Nurse: Alene Love
August 11th, 2010
Alene Love, a clinical nurse specialist on Unit 6100 and 6300 at Duke Hospital, is one of nine DUHS' nurses named a Great Nurse.
Meet a Great Nurse: Yvette West
August 11th, 2010
Yvette West, RN, MSN, CNS, in Advanced Clinical Practice, is one of nine DUHS nurses named a Great 100.
Meet a Great Nurse: Caryl Fulcher
August 11th, 2010
Caryl Fulcher, RN, MSN, a clinical nurse specialist in oncology, is one of nine DUHS nurses named a Great 100.
Meet a Great Nurse: Shirley Murray
August 11th, 2010
Shirley Murray, RN, MSN, a nurse instructor at the Watts School of Nursing, is one of nine DUHS nurses named a Great 100.
Media Spotlight: WRAL features stem cell therapy that may help circulation problems in legs
August 10th, 2010
This story highlights research at Duke testing the safety of injecting placental stem cells in patients with peripheral arterial disease. Manesh Patel, M.D., assistant professor of cardiology, said, “The placental…
Media Spotlight: ABC 11 features teenager who received first of its kind transplant
August 10th, 2010
This video highlights Laura Margeret Burbach's experience at Duke, where she received a lung and bone marrow transplant from the same donor.
Rare organ transplant gives single mom new lease on life
August 2nd, 2010
A single mom from North Carolina recently received an extremely rare triple transplant. She received a new heart, lungs and a liver and is enjoying her new lease on life.
Child’s homework inspires a comforting project for kids undergoing surgery
July 29th, 2010
A homework assignment for a nurse's son turned into a special project that is helping put kids at ease before undergoing surgery. Jennifer Massengill, nurse manager at the Ambulatory Surgery…
Media Spotlight: WRAL features Duke Raleigh’s new cancer center
July 27th, 2010
This video features the newly expanded Duke Raleigh Cancer Center.
Duke research: “Quit score” could help some smokers kick the habit
July 26th, 2010
Statistics show 70 percent of the nation’s nearly fifty million smokers want to quit. But only a fraction of those actually succeed, no matter what method they try. Now, Duke…