COVID-19 Vaccine in 2020 Highly Unlikely, Experts Caution
Duke medical experts brief media on possibility and timing of a vaccine
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U.S. Needs a Renewed Effort to Fight Against COVID-19, Expert Advises
DURHAM, N.C. — The United States needs a renewed commitment to social distancing and mask-wearing as well as more testing and contact tracing to make significant progress in the fight against COVID-19, a Duke health policy expert said Tuesday.
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Adolescents From Disadvantaged Neighborhoods Show Gene Regulation Differences
Tougher childhood marks genes related to chronic inflammation, tobacco smoke, air pollution and lung cancer
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News Tip: SCOTUS’ DACA Decision A Major Win for Young Immigrants, Experts Say
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected by a 5-4 vote President Trump’s effort to end the legal protections
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Want to Avoid Another Shutdown? Wear a Mask, Experts Advise
Duke doctors brief media on how best to move forward in the pandemic
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News Tip: SCOTUS Ruling in Gay, Transgender Employees Case ‘The Right Result,’ Experts Say
Ruling prohibits employers from firing workers on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity
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Lessons from the New Normal That Might Protect Us from the Next Pandemic
Gavin Yamey provides recommendations for moving forward on the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic
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Reimagining the Criminal Justice System
Duke scholars discuss calls for police reform in media briefing
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In Pandemic, Experts Offer Ways to Help Vulnerable Hispanic Communities
More resources and health protections are critical to protect Hispanic communities – many filled with essential workers – during the ongoing pandemic, three Duke health experts said Wednesday.
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New Guidelines Seek to Advance Value-Based Payment Reform in Health Care
Change would give providers more flexibility in providing care
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Racial Wealth Gap Worse for Families with Children
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Congress Weighs Renaming Fort Bragg, Other Installments
Interview with Michael Newcity, a visiting professor at Duke
Raskin Warns the US Is Trailing the Rest of the World on Promoting a Competitive Business Sector to Tackle Climate Change
Quotes Sarah Bloom Raskin, a former deputy Treasury secretary who is now a Rubenstein fellow at the Duke School of Law
The Private Sector Must Lead on Diversity
Commentary by Sanford School adjunct professor Stanley Litow, who serves as innovator-in-residence at Duke
What Trump’s Twitter and Clinton’s Sax Have in Common
Commentary by Philip M. Napoli, a professor in Duke’s Sanford School of Public Policy
With Eviction Moratorium Lifted, Affordable Housing Advocates Brace for Crisis
Features comments by Jesse McCoy II, supervising attorney at Duke Law’s Civil Justice Clinic
Gun Sales Continue Apparent Swell in June as Pandemic Rages and Politics Boil
Quotes Philip Cook, a professor emeritus of public policy studies and an expert on firearms policy
Duke Students Nervous About Returning to Campus Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Interviews with Troy Zha, a computer science major and rising Duke junior, and Michael Schoenfeld, vice president for public affairs and government relations
How We Botched the Reopening
Features comments by Marta Wosińska, deputy director of policy at the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, who joined a news briefing
$50 Billion Spent on Health Care in NC — Here’s Who Pays the Most
Reports on new data released by Duke researchers and others; quotes Aaron McKethan, an adjunct professor in Population Health Sciences
Take Care of Your People — and the Economy Will Follow
Commentary by Edward Marshall, an adjunct professor of business administration