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Preschoolers with asthma may have worse symptoms if they're overweight.

Rachel Greenberg, MD, MHS, associate professor of pediatrics (Neonatology and Quantitative Sciences); Andrew Landstrom, MD, PhD, assistant professor of pediatrics (Cardiology); and Noelle Younge, MD, MHS, assistant professor of pediatrics (Neonatology), have been elected to the Society for Pediatric Research (SPR).

Project ADAM NC joined 20 other affiliates in the quest to provide advocacy, education, preparedness and collaboration to prevent death from sudden cardiac arrest. The program focuses on ensuring that schools and communities are not only equipped with automated external defibrillators (AEDs) but also trained in prevention measures.

Michael Freemark, MD'76 is a 2019 recipient of Duke Medical Alumni Association's Distinguished Faculty Award.

For Sameer Kamath, MD, MBBS, the call to critical care medicine came from his love of acute care and his fascination with human physiology.

In FY19, the Department of Pediatrics will institute a new faculty award, the Master Clinician Award and membership into the newly created Pediatric Scholars Society, as part of the department's Faculty and Staff Awards program.

This week’s faculty spotlight shines on Michael Deel, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics in the Division of Hematology-Oncology.

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.