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  • Ft. Bragg to Offer New Mothers Opportunity to Donate Cord Blood


    Medical leaders at Ft. Bragg, NC, announced that they have begun to offer cord blood donation services for mothers who choose to have their babies at the Womack Army Medical Center (WAMC). The program is a partnership with the Carolinas Cord Blood Bank based at Duke University Medical Center.   Video

  • Dealing With School Stress

    In this video report, Michelle Bailey, MD, Medical Instructor in the Division of Primary Care Pediatrics and Director of Education at the Duke Center for Integrative Medicine, talks about helping kids cope with back-to-school stresses using mindfulness. "Tying this to things you do every day, like just noticing your breathing, triggers the relaxation response which can help offset the symptoms of anxiety," Bailey said. View Video

  • Swine Vaccine Trials Underway

    This article on Duke University Hospital beginning tests on an H1N1 flu vaccine has comments from Emmanuel "Chip" Walter, MD, Director of Duke's Clinical Vaccine Unit. Walter said it is too early to know how the vaccine is working, but he hopes to have results within a few weeks. View Video

  • Eyeing Smaller, Faster, Smarter Ear Implants

    This article on advancements in cochlear implant technology, and the advantages of implanting them as early as possible in children born deaf, quotes Debara Tucci, MD, Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Director of the Duke Cochlear Implant Program.

  • Duke to Test Pandemic Flu Vaccine

    This article highlights Duke Medicine's role in testing a vaccine for the H1N1 flu and that as many as 200 people in the Triangle may be enlisted. "Everyone will be monitored very closely," said Emmanuel Walter, MD, MPH, Director of Duke's Clinical Vaccine Unit and Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases.

  • A Look Back at the Bell Research Building

    Beginning in late June 2009 and extending through the next several months, the 62-year-old Bell Research Building -- the site of many important research projects and discoveries by School of Medicine faculty and the focal point for integration at Duke -- will be retired and deconstructed.

  • Durham Program Helps Children Develop Healthier Habits

    This news story and video is about Durham Striders, a program designed to help children develop healthier habits. Brenda Armstrong, MD, Associate Professor in the Division of Pediatric Cardiology said, "Their blood pressures are normalizing and their heart rates are down about an average of 20 points."

  • Duke Explores Alternative to Open Heart Surgery for Murmurs

    This story is about a Duke trial with a transcatheter heart valve that may help children born with a heart valve defect correct the problem without several open-heart surgeries.

  • Family Communication About Diet and Food Choices

    Focus group participants are needed for a study on the relationship between diet and family. If you are the primary caregiver of a child between the ages of nine and 12, both you and your child may be eligible to participate in this research study.

  • When Should a Child See a Cardiologist?

    Pediatric cardiologists at Duke University Medical Center see over 10,000 patients each year. Sara K. Pasquali, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Cardiology, discusses some of the reasons a child should see a cardiologist.

  • Banking Cord Blood is Focus of New Law

    Last week, Gov. Bev Perdue signed a new N.C. law requiring public health officials to inform expectant parents about the option of banking their babies' umbilical cord blood.

  • Duke Residency Program Mixes Business, Medicine

    According to Devdutta Sangvai, MD, MBA, Assistant Professor in Community & Family Medicine, Pediatrics, and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, a new academic program at Duke Medical School will allow physicians-in-training with backgrounds and interest in the business end of the health industry to have the best of both worlds.

 

  • Girl Recovers from MRSA Infection

    Ravi Jhaveri, MD, an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, is featured in this news story and video about Duke doctors helping a child recover from an MRSA infection.

  • New Year Brings New Home for Tiniest Heart Patients

    Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center opened the state's first pediatric cardiac intensive care unit on January 7, 2009. The new unit will provide a heightened level of care focused on multidisciplinary planning and performance.

  • New Heart Facilities

    The Duke Pediatric Heart Program has grown significantly in recent years, with sizeable increases in the number of patients, diagnostic studies, and cardiac surgical procedures.

  • ADHD Medication Not Found to Increase Genetic Damage

    Two widely prescribed medications to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) do not cause genetic damage associated with an increased risk for developing cancer, according to researchers at duke University Medical Center.

  • In Memorium: Page Albert Willis Anderson, MD

    Dr. Page Anderson, Professor of Pediatrics and Vice Chair for Pediatric Research at Duke University Medical Center, died unexpectedly Saturday, November 8, 2008.

  • Congenital Heart Defects

    Piers Barker, MD, Associate Professor in the Division of Pediatric Cardiology, discusses the diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects.

  • Diabetes in Children

    Michael Freemark, MD, and Robert Benjamin, MD, from the Duke Pediatric Division of Endocrinology discuss the disease and what to expect following diagnosis.

  • Duke Researchers Show Reading Can Help Obese Kids Lose Weight

    It's no secret that reading is beneficial. but can it help kids lose weight? In the first study to look at the impact of literature on obese adolescents, researchers at Duke Children's Hospital discovered that reading the right type of novel may make a difference.

  • M. Louise Markert, MD, PhD, an Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Allergy and Immunology will be profiled on ABC's Good Morning America and Nightline on July 15 for her efforts to perfect a radical transplant to save the lives of newborns with faulty immune systems.

 
 

  • Vaccines and Autism 

    Samuel L. Katz, MD, co-creator of the measles vaccine and Chairman Emeritus of Pediatrics discusses the truth about the relationship between vaccinations and autism.
  

  • March is Child Life Month

    To celebrate Child Live Month, Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center is offering parent and staff education, community outreach, and ice cream socials. Look for a schedule of events in the CHC lobby and by the playroom on the fifth floor of the hospital.

  • National Sleep Awareness Week, March 3-9, 2008

    National Sleep Awareness Week® (NSAW), which takes place March 3-9, 2008, is a public education, information, and awareness campaign that coincides with the return of Daylight Saving Time, the annual "springing forward" of clocks that can cause children and adults to lose an hour of sleep.

  • Frequently Asked Questions About Children's Clinical Trials

    Daniel Benjamin, MD, PhD, MPH, an associate professor of Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases and Chief of the Division of Quantitative Sciences, explains why we should strongly consider having our children participate in clinical trial research and answers frequently asked questions about the topic.

  • Anti-Platelet Therapy for Pint-Sized Patients

    Jennifer Li, MD, a pediatric cardiologist at Duke University Medical Center and colleagues from 22 research centers around the world have just completed a groundbreaking study examining the use of an anti-clotting drug in children under age two.

  • Mending Hearts

    Every year in the United States some 40,000 babies are born with congenital heart defects. Today, advances in care are helping patients of any age to not just survive--but thrive. 

  • Kids Have Sleep Problems, Too

    Pediatric sleep specialist Richard Kravitz, MD, says that inadequate sleep is as big an issue as disturbed sleep among his young patients.

  • New Exercise Lab Puts Kids to the Test

    One of the only facilities of its kind in the Southeast, this state-of-the-art exercise lab tests for chest pain, exercise intolerance, cardiac rhythm disturbances, and a host of other activity-related concerns, all with a pediatric focus.

  • Tubes and Tonsils

    Myringotomy tubes and tonsillectomies are the most common procedures in general otolaryngology (ENT).  Dr. Adele Evans, a pediatric ENT specialist at Duke, discusses chronic ear infections, strep throat, and related problems. 

  • Cord Blood Viable Option for Kids with Life-Threatening Metabolic Disorders

    Children born with inherited metabolic disorders that cause organ failure and early death can be treated successfully with umbilical cord blood transplants from unrelated donors and, in some cases go on to live for many years, according to a study led by Duke University Medical Center researchers.

  • Peanut Allergies Showing Up At Much Earlier Ages

    Children are being exposed to peanuts and exhibiting signs of life-threatening peanut allergies at much earlier ages, according to a new study from researchers at Duke University Medical Center, who caution parents and care-givers to be alert to the trend. 

  • The Department of Pediatrics Computer Services Team is working diligently to meet newly established Duke Health System deadlines and mandates*.  All preliminary operations have been completed, and the Team is currently preparing to move forward with the remaining portion of the migration, which entails the final movement of user accounts, groups, and workstations from the CLINICAL domain to the new (DHE) domain. 

  • The Real News About MSRA

    Although MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) is making headlines, it is not a new infection—the first case was reported in 1968. The difference is that now, MRSA is affecting more school-aged children and teenagers outside of hospitals. 
 

  • Pediatric Rapid Response Teams

    Many hospitals, including Duke Children’s, have invested considerable time and energy developing, implementing, and upgrading rapid response systems. These systems are a means for reducing needless patient deaths and are intended to quickly evaluate and respond to changes in patient condition -- changes that may foreshadow an impending clinical deterioration. 
 

  • Helping Children Make Healthy Choices

    Established last fall, the Healthy Lifestyles Program serves families with children who are struggling with obesity. Located in Duke Children’s Primary Care clinic in Durham, the outpatient program is a six-month intervention covered by most insurance policies as well as Medicaid. 
 

  • An Update on Pediatrics Vaccines

    Vaccines are among the greatest advances in medicine -- they have had a dramatic effect in limiting disease and death in children who have received recommended vaccinations.
 

  • Hundreds of volunteers, including 15 members of the Department of Pediatrics, gathered in Birchwood Heights to roll up their sleeves and build an entire playground in one day.  Also lending a helping hand were several members from Duke Security, and donations totaled just over $1,100. 
     

  • Honoring a Life's Work: Saving Lives

    Some diseases can kill before they are even diagnosed. Among them are the primary immunodeficiency diseases, or PIDs--and these are among the most heartrending, because PIDs often claim the lives of the very, very young. Pediatric immunologist Rebecca Buckley, MD, has made a career of turning such tragedy into miracle.
 

  • Promoting Greater Diversity Among Medical Students

    According to Dr. Delbert Wigfall, associate dean for Medical Education and associate clinical professor of Pediatrics in the Duke University School of Medicine, "the more diverse students are in their perspectives, the better they'll be able to serve a wide range of patients in the future."

  • Album of Hope

    The Duke Intensive Care Nursery (ICN) Parent Advisory Board hosted the second making of its "Album of Hope," a special scrapbooking event, on June 2, 2007 in the lobby of Duke Children's Health Center.

  • Keeping Children Safe

    Physicians and nurses often have to steel themselves for harrowing traumas. But coming face to face with a three-year-old girl dying of a self-inflicted gunshot wound weighed especially heavy on John Moses, a pediatrician at Duke's Roxboro Road Pediatric Clinic.

  • Thymus Transplants Give Hope

    "My baby is doing what other babies her age are doing--she's feeding herself, putting on her own clothes, and she loves to dance." Lolita Harding is describing her daughter, Dave'yana, who will turn three in September, thanks in large part to a thymus transplant she received at Duke University Medical Center in April 2005 to reconsititute her absent immune system.

  • Book Describes Cardiac Development

    Margaret Kirby, Ph.D., a professor of Pediatrics and Cell Biology at Duke, recently celebrated the publication of her book "Cardiac Development." The 352-page book has over 150 illustrations, many created by Karen Waldo, who began working in Kirby's lab as a medical artist more than 20 years ago.


 
 


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