CHDI announces Child Health Equity Program awardees
The Duke Children’s Health and Discovery Initiative (CHDI) is pleased to announce the CHDI-CTSI Child Health Equity Program awardees.
Congratulations to the 2022 LEADER Alumni!
Congratulations to the 2022 LEADER program graduates from Duke Pediatrics, including Elizabeth Erickson, MD (General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health) and Shatha Wajih Yousef, MBBS (Pulmonary and S
Stark receives Thrasher Research Fund Early Career Award
Ashley Stark, MD, a rising second-year Neonatology fellow in the Duke Department of Pediatrics, was recently awarded a Thrasher Research Fund Early Career Award for her project entitled, Pharmacokinetics of Clonidine Administered in the Infant Population.
Rent awarded National Palliative Care Research Center's Kornfield Scholars Program grant
Sharla Rent, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics in the Division of Neonatology, was recently awarded a two-year career development grant from the National Palliative Care Research Center's Kornfeld Scholars Program.
Immune modulator drugs improved survival for people hospitalized with COVID-19
A large randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial led by the National Institutes of Health with support from the Duke Clinical Research Institute shows that treating adults hospitalized with COVID-19 with infliximab or abatacept – drugs widely used to treat certain autoimmune diseases – substantially improved clinical status and reduced deaths.
Juneteenth: Message from the Chair
Juneteenth, or June 19, marks the date in 1865 when word finally reached communities of enslaved people in Texas that the Civil War had ended and they were freed from slavery—two and a half years following President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.
Becker named Vice Dean for Faculty for School of Medicine
Mary E. Klotman, MD, Dean, Duke University School of Medicine recently announced that Mara L. Becker, MD, MSCE, Professor of Pediatrics, has been named Vice Dean for Faculty for the Duke University School of Medicine, effective July 15, 2022.
Duke Children's Hospital remains #1 in North Carolina for pediatric care
Duke Children’s Hospital & Health Center continues to rank as the No. 1 children’s hospital in North Carolina by U.S. News & World Report, with nine pediatric specialties ranked among the best in the nation.
Lactation resources group addresses ways to share patient-focused information
The national baby formula shortage has put infant nutrition front and center in the minds of patients and their families. A crucial aspect of women’s health is supporting mothers with resources to nourish their babies.
Becker selected as ELAM Fellow
Mara Becker, MD, MSCE, was selected as a member of the 2022-23 class of fellows for the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine® (ELAM) Program at Drexel University College of Medicine.