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Jason Lang, MD, associate professor of pediatrics in the Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine and Mai ElMallah, MBBCh, associate professor of pediatrics in the Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, have been elected to the Society for Pediatric Research (SPR).

Project Hope1000, a new Children’s Health & Discovery Initiative (CHDI) research study led by Sallie Permar, MD, PhD, professor of pediatrics, molecular genetics and microbiology, and

Early Check, a new research study led by RTI International and a group of distinguished partners, including Duke, is now available for newborn babies in North Carolina.

The mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last month was the latest in an unconscionable line of such tragedies in our nation’s recent history.

Breathing a sigh of relief now that school is in full swing? The minute they come home, the job of feeding them begins again. And if there is one common request among children, it’s snacks!

Pediatric patients at Duke Children's Primary Care at Roxboro Street are receiving more than just a check-up during their visits to the doctor – they're also getting a book.

In the back of the parking lot at Durham’s Edison Johnson Recreation Center, there are raised garden beds filled with beets, carrots and lettuce.

The Bull City Fit program, a shared-use partnership between Duke and Durham Parks and Recreation, has received the National Park Service Partnership of the Year Award. 

On September 14, the Department of Pediatrics Diversity and Inclusion Resident Task Force distributed five large boxes of school supplies that were generously donated by departmental faculty, trainees, and staff to children at LEAP.

What images come to mind when you think of “childhood obesity?” Likely, it will be one of the many stereotyped images of obesity that are so common in media these days.