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  • Stretched to Fit

    August 1st, 2008

    By La-Tasha Davis Surrounded by a smorgasbord of color in a room filled with games and playthings to suit the fancies of any young person, 17-year-old Michael Dennos is beaming.…

  • No phishing

    August 1st, 2008

    Check your email inbox closely—another round of email phishing messages are arriving in Duke Medicine inboxes, asking for login and password information. DO NOT RESPOND. This is a scam. Never…

  • What’s new?

    July 31st, 2008

    Get the latest research news from Duke University Medical Center—find links to the most recent news releases in the Headlines section at right, under Medical Center News.

  • Winning the obesity battle

    July 31st, 2008

    Eat less and move more. The secret to losing weight comes down to this rather simple prescription. However, for the one-third of Americans considered obese, defined as having a body…

  • XVII AIDS Conference

    July 31st, 2008

    The biannual International AIDS Conference takes place Aug 3-8 in Mexico City. Follow along with special coverage presentations, announcements and resources at this site by KaiserNetwork.org.

  • Nursing Expo August 3-4

    July 28th, 2008

    Duke Medicine hosts its second annual national Nursing Expo to recruit experienced registered nurses from across the country. For information about the Nursing Expo, visit www.dukenursing.org.

  • Medical Chinese course for med students

    July 28th, 2008

    The School of Medicine is offering a new elective course in Mandarin Chinese for both beginners and more advanced speakers. The Medical Chinese Elective offers medically oriented Mandarin language classes…

  • Glenn Newman, M.D.

    July 28th, 2008

    Glenn E. Newman, M.D., associate professor in the Department of Radiology, died Thursday, July 24. A respected and skillful physician, he will be greatly missed. Newman came to Duke University…

  • Jacob’s Legacy

    July 23rd, 2008

    Who are the Jews? Where did they come from? What is the connection between an ancient Jewish priest in Jerusalem and today’s Israeli sunbather on the beaches of Tel Aviv?…

  • Brains like calories

    July 22nd, 2008

    IN THE NEWS: Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have discovered that the brain can respond to the calorie content of food, even in the absence of taste. Read a…