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DURHAM, N.C. -- A new drug offers hope for young boys with the progressive neuromuscular disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) by potentially offering an alternative to high-dose glucocorticoids that have significant side effects. Interim results from a 24-month clinical trial at Duke Health...Read more

Catherine M. Wilfert, MD, died on Sunday, September 13, 2020. Dr. Wilfert graduated with distinction from Stanford University and summa cum laude from Harvard Medical School as one of five women in her class in 1958. She was a professor of pediatrics and microbiology and division chief of pediatric...Read more

Henry Rice, MD , professor of surgery and chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery, professor of pediatrics, and research professor of global health, will be stepping down as medical director of Children's Surgery to focus on his expanding research responsibilities. Rice currently leads two large,...Read more

Michael Deel, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics in the Division of Hematology-Oncology, recently received a 2020 Hyundai Scholar Hope Award from Hyundai Hope On Wheels (HHOW). The official grant presentation was conducted via a virtual handshake ceremony on September 9 to coincide with National...Read more

Children are more likely to face food insecurity than any other group of people. Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, 11 million children did not have enough food to eat. Early reports show that due to job loss and economic downturn, that number has risen to 18 million, or 1 out of every 4 US...Read more

Lauren Chamberlain, DO, had always been interested in the brain, but a rotation in medical school convinced her that pediatric neurology was the field for her. Now she’s spending a year with the Duke Neurology Department as part of her residency training. In this week’s Spotlight interview,...Read more