Stimulus One of Few Options to Help Households, Businesses Survive, Experts Say
Duke scholars address fallout and options during media briefing
Topic Coronavirus
Duke scholars are working to advance our understanding of COVID-19, from basic science to translational medicine to clinical care—as well as to address concerns related to the pandemic from a variety of disciplines.
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Twenty Test Positive for COVID, Oct. 10-16
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COVID-19 Test Update, Sept. 26-Oct. 2
Duke University’s comprehensive COVID-19 testing program received results from 14,554 tests administered to students, faculty and staff from September 26 – October 2, 2020.
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Window for Slowing COVID’s Spread Was Smaller than Projected
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Exclusive: Study Suggests Dengue May Provide Some Immunity Against COVID-19
Covers research led by Dr. Miguel Nicolelis, a distinguished professor of neuroscience in the Duke School of Medicine
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Another Rapid COVID-19 Test Shows Promise
Quotes Dr. Jonathan Quick, an infectious disease expert and adjunct professor of global health at Duke
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COVID-19 ‘Long-Haulers’ in U.S. Worry About Coverage, Costs
Quotes Nathan Boucher, an assistant research professor at Duke’s Sanford School of Public Policy
Health Policy Expert Encourages Vigilance in Fight Against COVID-19
Interview with Dr. Mark McClellan, director of the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy
Navigating Office Politics When There Is No Office
Commentary co-authored by Fuqua adjunct professor Dorie Clark
Triangle Universities See Commercialization Thrive as Pandemic Drives Innovation
Reports that Duke received 98 patents and launched 17 startups in the 2020 fiscal year
Science Says Stop Infecting Other People With the Better-Than-Average Effect
Links to a Duke study on intellectual humility
Latin Heritage Month: COVID-19 Frontline Workers
Interview with Dr. Viviana Martinez-Bianchi, an associate professor in Family Medicine and Community Health who helped start Latin-19
Missouri Valley College Students Fear Being on Campus
Features comments by Marion Quirici, a disability studies professor who advises the Duke Disability Alliance
‘Wherever the Need Is, We Serve,’ Says Chief of Health Center That Treats Durham’s Poor
Features Lincoln Community Health Center and its connection to the Duke University Health System
Former FDA Chief Says Cuomo’s COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force Is Redundant
…Business, Medicine, and Health Policy, Founding Director of the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy at Duke University and former FDA…
How to Ease Social Isolation During the Pandemic
Features comments by Dr. Katherine Peters, associate professor and director of supportive care for the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke