The New Science on How We Burn Calories
Features the work and comments of Herman Pontzer, an associate professor of evolutionary anthropology at Duke
Topic Health & Medicine
Duke is translating fundamental scientific discoveries to improve health and medicine locally and globally.
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If Endangered Primates Disappear, So Will Their Parasites. That’s Actually a Problem
The extinction crisis looming for monkeys, apes and their kin could have even greater ripple effects on the tiny underappreciated species that set up camp in their bodies.
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Trying to Conceive? Stop Smoking Pot.
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Duke Performs First U.S. Pediatric Heart Transplant Using New Method
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News Tip: Legal, Medical Experts Available to Discuss Biden Vaccine Mandate
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How Safe is the COVID Vaccine During Pregnancy? Very, Doctor Says
Dr. Geeta Swamy dispels some pervasive myths related to the COVID-19 vaccines
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Infectious Disease Specialist on Merits of COVID Booster Shots
Dr. Cameron Wolfe briefs media about who should get it, who should wait, and variables
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New Guidance on COVID-19 for the Duke Community
No evidence of transmission in classrooms, other campus locations where all individuals are masked
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High Cholesterol Fuels Cancer By Fostering Resistance to a Form of Cell Death
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FDA Approves Pfizer Vaccine. Here’s What it Means.
Margolis Center director Dr. Mark McClellan briefs the media on ramifications
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Metabolism Changes With Age, Just Not When You Might Think
Researchers have precisely measured life’s metabolic highs and lows, from birth to old age, and the findings might surprise you.
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The Most Important Vaccine I’ll Get This Fall
Quotes Dr. Ibukun Kalu, a pediatric-infectious-disease physician at Duke
Duke Doctors Discuss FDA’s Decision on Booster Shots
Interviews with Drs. Geeta Swamy, professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Adrian Hernandez, executive director of DCRI
Pediatric Hospitalizations Higher Than at Other Points in the Pandemic
Interview with Dr. Michael Smith, professor of pediatrics and co-investigator of Duke’s Pfizer trial
ECT Can Be a Good Treatment Option for Serious Depression
Quotes Dr. Jacob P. Feigal, the medical director of the ECT program at Duke
COVID-19 Data From NC Schools Tapers Off as Reporting Mandate Ends
Interview with Dr. Michael Smith, a Duke pediatrics professor who works with the ABC Science Collaborative
New Florida Order Makes Quarantine Optional for Asymptomatic Children Exposed to Virus
Features comments by Dr. Daniel Benjamin, a researcher and pediatrics professor at Duke
Pregnant Women Face Higher Risk of Severe COVID Illness. Why Won’t They Get the Vaccine?
Features comments by Dr. Brenna Hughes, vice chair of obstetrics and quality in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Duke
At Least 195,000 in NC Overdue for Second Vaccine Shot
Interview with Dr. Michael Smith, one of the co-investigators of the Pfizer vaccine trial at Duke
Breaking Down the Effect Vaccinating Younger Kids Could Have on NC’s Numbers
Interview with Dr. Tony Moody, a professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Duke University Medical Center
Pfizer Says Its COVID-19 Vaccine Is Safe and Effective in Kids Ages 5 to 11
Interviews with Dr. Richard Chung, an adolescent medicine specialist at Duke Health, and his two sons