Anxious and Depressed? Experts Share Tips for Coping in Pandemic
Take deep breaths, exercise among tips offered during media briefing
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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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As Virus Pummels US, Europe Sees Its Own Spike
Quotes Gavin Yamey, associate director for policy at the Duke Global Health Institute
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More Than Words: NC Doctor Draws Comics to Navigate Tough Medical Issues
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Mutant Virus: Should We Be Worried That Sars-CoV-2 Is Changing?
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Your Cells Look Young for Their Age, Compared to a Chimp’s
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Duke: New Treatment for Muscular Disease Shows Promising Results
Covers Duke research
Duke Experts Share Advice on Preserving Mental Health Amid COVID-19
Covers a Duke news briefing with Tim Strauman, Anna Gassman-Pines, Robin Gurwitch and Kyle Bourassa
Academic Minute: Stress, Marriage and Hearing Loss
Commentary by Jessica West, Ph.
Science Is Under Siege From Social Media Skeptics. Scientists Should Fight Back
Commentary by Orrin H. Pilkey, a professor emeritus in the Division of Earth and Ocean Sciences at Duke’s Nicholas School of the Environment
Can Babies Get COVID-19 From Breast Milk?
Quotes Dr. Genevieve Fouda, a pediatric immunologist and associate professor at Duke
Hacking Your Brain to Change Bad Habits Comes Down to One Psychological Trick
Covers a Duke study; quotes Nicole Calakos, a distinguished professor of neurobiology
Flu Could Strain Health System Already Burdened by COVID-19
Features comments by Lavanya Vasudevan, a community and family health professor who joined a Duke briefing for reporters
Can a Flu Vaccine Make You More Likely to Catch COVID-19? Study Eases Some Worries
Quotes Dr. Cameron Wolfe, an infectious disease expert and associate professor of medicine at Duke University School of Medicine
Treatment for Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease May Be on Horizon
Covers the work of scientists at Duke, Case Western Reserve and Rutgers; quotes co-author Amanda E. Hargrove, an associate professor of chemistry
McClellan Provides an Update on COVID-19
Podcast interview with Dr. Mark McClellan, director of the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy