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In 2006, Sarah Armstrong, MD, created the Healthy Lifestyles Program, now one of the largest outpatient pediatric obesity clinics in the country.

Gabriela M. Maradiaga Panayotti, MD, FAAP, associate professor of pediatrics in the Division of Primary Care Pediatrics, has received the 2021 John A. Feagin Alumni Network Award.

A digital app successfully detected one of the telltale characteristics of autism in young children, suggesting the technology could one day become an inexpensive and scalable early screening tool, researchers at Duke University report.

Last March, concerned local physicians, nurses, researchers, educators, and community advocates formed a group—"Latinx Advocacy Team & Interdisciplinary Network for COVID-19,” or simply LATIN-19—to address disparities and support the Latinx community. Meet four Duke faculty members—Dr. Viviana Martinez-Bianchi, Dr. Gabriela Maradiaga Panayotti, Dr. Leonor Corsino, and Dr. Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda—who have been instrumental in this effort as they talk about how their backgrounds, expertise, and passions positioned them to fight for Latinx health equity in a time of crisis.

All Babies and Children Thrive (ABC Thrive) has awarded seed grants of up to $40,000 to four interdisciplinary teams of Duke faculty, including one co-led by Richard Chung, MD, associate professor of pediatrics in primary care and Scott Kollins, PhD, professor in psychiatry and behavioral sciences.

Following a national search, Aditee Narayan, MD has been named the new associate dean for curricular affairs for the Duke University School of Medicine, effective immediately.

This week's Faculty Spotlight shines on Brian H. Eichner, MD, an assistant professor of pediatrics in the Division of Primary Care. Eichner talks to us about his research in primary care as well as his involvement in resident and student education, continuing education, and advocacy in the area of gun violence prevention. Notably, he has most recently become involved in a partnership aiming to improve school outcomes in Latinx patients with ADHD. In this interview, Eichner also discusses his perceptions of the greatest challenges and opportunities in the field of primary care today as well as his most significant mentor—Dr. Jeff Baker.

Duke State Relations and Duke University Communications hosted a virtual briefing for North Carolina lawmakers on Thursday, October 1 to discuss a variety of COVID-19 related issues. Over 20 legislators and legislative staff attended the briefing.

Duke Children’s Healthy Lifestyles Clinic, a comprehensive weight management program, partnered with the Eastern and Central NC Food Bank to address food insecurity among children.

Duke medical doctors write an article in the USA Today about how blaming young people for covid outbreaks is unfair and undermines opportunities to engage young people’s intrinsic strengths to push back against the pandemic on their campuses and in our communities.