Estrogen Receptors in Mom’s Placenta Critical During Viral Infection
Innate immune response would harm the fetus, so placenta tamps it down
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Don’t Expect Overnight Changes in Vaccine Rollout, Former FDA Chief Says
Interview with Dr. Mark McClellan, a former FDA commissioner who now heads the Margolis Center for Health Policy at Duke
‘It’ll Be OK; I Know It Will Be:’ Teen Whose Cancer Is Back to Undergo Surgery, Treatment at Duke
Features a UNC-Greensboro student preparing for a second brain surgery at Duke University Hospital
Johnson & Johnson Plans to Have 100 Million Vaccines for Americans by Spring, Board Member Says
Quotes Dr. Mark McClellan, director of the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy
‘Fat but Fit’ Is a Myth, New Study Shows
Features comments by Michael Pencina, vice dean for data science and information technology at Duke University School of Medicine
5 Things You Can Do Now to Prepare to Be Vaccinated for COVID-19
Features comments by Gail Shulby, co-chair of Duke Health System’s universal flu vaccination and COVID-19 vaccination planning work groups
Biden Inherits a Vaccine Supply Unlikely to Grow Before April
Quotes Dr. Mark McClellan, the director of Duke’s Margolis Health Policy Center
Bias Is Built Into Our Brains. but There’s Still Hope
Commentary by Aline Holzwarth, head of behavioral science at Pattern Health, holding an appointment as principal of the Center for Advanced Hindsight…
All Overweight D.C. Residents Will Get Priority for the Coronavirus Vaccine. Experts Are Skeptical
Features the work and comments of Nancie Jo MacIver, a Duke immunology professor
The Beginning of the End of Meaningless Work
Features comments by Kathi Weeks, professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies
As America Engages With WHO Again, an Overwhelming Sense of Relief and Hope
Features comments by Dr. Gavin Yamey, a global health professor at Duke