Duke to Lead $50 Million Study of COVID-19 Prevention In Health Care Workers
National registry and trial will evaluate hydroxycholoroquine as preventive drug for coronavirus
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Duke Clinical Research Institute to Expedite Study of COVID-19 Prevention in Health Care Workers
Reports on a new rapid-response study designed and led by the Duke Clinical Research Institute
App Developed by Duke Students Traces Contacts of Coronavirus Patients
Reports on the the “ContainIt” app; interviews with freshman Shehzan Maredia, the lead developer, and Duke junior Alyssa Nicholas, who is marketing the free app
This Discovery Could Help Doctors Detect Autism Earlier
Features an intervention model that professor Geraldine Dawson helped to create.
Aging Associated With Emotional Stability
Covers research from Duke and Vanderbilt; quotes Daisy Burr, a Duke Ph.
FDA Grants Emergency Authorization to System That Decontaminates N95 Respirator Masks for Re-use
Features technology Duke is using to decontaminate used respirators
Duke Researchers Are Decontaminating N95 Masks So Doctors Can Reuse
Reports on the work of a team at the Duke Regional Biocontainment Laboratory
3 Tech Advances That Will Change PCs Forever
Features a battery alternative under development by Duke and Michigan State engineers
The Rise of the Remote Ph.D. Defense
Features comments by Ashton Merck, a historian who earned her doctorate this week following a Zoom defense; quotes Edward Balleisen, professor of history and public policy and Merck’s adviser
Reusing Masks in Coronavirus Pandemic Possible With This Technology, Duke Researchers Say
…Health announces coronavirus decontamination for N95 masks Duke Health has formulated a technology that decontaminates medical masks for…
Duke Says It Has Found a Way to Safely Reuse Masks Worn When Treating COVID-19 Patients
Covers the Duke Health statement; quotes Matthew Stiegel, director of Duke’s Occupational and Environmental Safety Office; Cameron Wolfe, an associate professor of medicine and infectious disease specialist; and Dr. Monte Brown, vice president at Duk