The COVID-19 pandemic has heaped additional financial strains, childcare complications and other problems on already-burdened caregivers of children diagnosed with cancer, according to a study from researchers at Duke Health and other institutions.
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A study of college baseball players showed a vision training regimen improved batting practice.
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For the last three weeks, a Duke Raleigh Hospital case manager has used a telepresence robot called JaMMeR to collaborate with her colleagues and see her Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients while she works remotely during the COVID-19 response.
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A Duke University-led task force is working to ensure Duke Health and UNC Health do not experience a medical equipment supply shortage by using Duke’s 3D printing technology to create reusable medical face shields.
Read MoreFacing a critical shortage of N95 face masks that block the coronavirus, Duke Health research and clinical teams have confirmed a way to use existing vaporized hydrogen peroxide methods to decontaminate the masks so they can be reused.
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Scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases are infecting willing subjects with influenza A (the infamous H1N1 virus, which has caused pandemics) and closely monitoring their symptoms to better understand how the virus works and how to control it. One site included in the program is Duke University.
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of N.C. is teaming with Duke University Health System to form a health insurance company that will focus on senior citizens with a boost from cutting-edge technology.
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Officials at WakeMed and Duke University are vowing improvements will be made after a health news site handed each a “B” or “C” for patient safety scores.
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The Hope Act of 2013 offered a new opportunity for lifesaving organ transplants for people living with HIV, and Duke Hospital recently had their first patient to benefit from the program.
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