Spotlight: Diversity and Inclusion Resident Task Force brings school supplies to LEAP
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.
Sticks and stones: how we talk about weight, shape and size with our children
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.
Study finds children carry implicit bias towards peers who are overweight
DURHAM, N.C. – Even children as young as 9 years old can carry a prejudice against their peers who are overweight, according to a new study led by Duke Health researchers. They might not even realize they feel this way.
New NIH-funded center to study inefficiency in clinical trials
Researchers at the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) have received a major federal grant to study how multisite clinical trials of new drugs and therapies in children and adults can be conducted more rapidly and efficiently.
Deshler appointed senior executive director of development
Amy Deshler will join the Duke Health Development Office beginning July 5, leading development activities and philanthropy efforts for the Department of Pediatrics and Duke Children’s.