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Duke University School of Medicine
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One of the nation's leading institutions for health professions education, clinical care, biomedical research, and community partnership.
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Researchers say they’ve uncovered a key pathway behind age-related muscle loss. The surprising part: exercise helps reset the cellular system that keeps muscles young.

🔗 Read more: https://medschool.duke.edu/news/why-muscles-weaken-age-and-how-exercise-fights-back

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December 4, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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What started as a fight against one virus led to breakthroughs in immunology, cancer treatment, hepatitis care, pandemic preparedness, and more.

Read about 10 major advances that owe their roots to HIV research ➡️ https://medschool.duke.edu/news/10-groundbreaking-advances-grew-out-hiv-research
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December 1, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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New analysis co-authored by Duke University shows the real impact of “cheat meals”:

Physically? Minimal.
Mentally? Huge.

🍽️ Read more: https://medschool.duke.edu/news/truth-about-cheat-meals-and-what-we-get-wrong-about-them?utm_campaign=SoMnews&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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November 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Dr. David Powers was commissioned into the Air Force the day before the Gulf War. He spent 20 years treating facial trauma in combat zones.

Now at @dukehealth.bsky.social, he helps patients heal and reconnect with the world.

🔗 Read more: https://medschool.duke.edu/stories/surgeon-shaped-service
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November 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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When your brain was developing, one enzyme had to pull off a dangerous chemical reaction.

Now, Duke researchers reveal how MoaA controls radical chemistry to protect cells and support life.

🔗 Read more: https://medschool.duke.edu/news/how-tiny-enzyme-helps-build-big-brain

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November 4, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Danny Benjamin, MD, PhD, MPH, is leading a new initiative to train future physician-researchers focused on rural health.

🔗: https://medschool.duke.edu/blog/danny-benjamin-md-phd-mph-expanding-clinical-research-rural-communities

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November 3, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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New from Duke: AI-powered, patient-friendly pathology reports translate complex medical terminology into plain-language explanations, helping patients feel more informed and empowered.

🔗: https://pathology.duke.edu/news/patient-friendly-pathology-reports-transform-patients-access-information
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October 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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We’re proud to announce that the Duke Center for Brain and Spine Metastasis (@dukemets.bsky.social), one of Duke’s fastest-growing clinical programs, received a gift of $100,000 to advance its mission.

At Duke, we're #MadeForThis.
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October 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Duke research saves lives.

As funding landscapes shift, the impact of Duke’s research remains clear: it’s personal, it’s powerful, and it’s essential.

🔗 Read how Duke research continues to make a difference: https://today.duke.edu/2025/10/saved-duke-research

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October 23, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Researchers at Duke Cancer Institute are looking at obesity's impact on breast cancer and whether GLP-1 drugs might help jump-start a more robust immune response.

🔗 Read more: https://medschool.duke.edu/stories/obesity-weakens-cancer-immunity-can-glp-1-drugs-turn-it-back

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October 22, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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A new study from the lab of Kenichi Yokoyama, PhD, reveals two enzymes that can produce azetidine, a key compound in many medicines, using water instead of toxic chemicals.

Read more ➡️ https://medschool.duke.edu/news/new-enzymes-promise-cheaper-cleaner-drug-production

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October 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Philanthropy is driving innovation at Duke Eye Center.

A recent $1.5M gift is advancing pediatric ophthalmology, supporting research, education, and care for patients.

This investment empowers future leaders in vision science and brings hope to families.

At Duke, we're #MadeForThis.
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October 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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A new study in JAMA Health Forum led by Duke researchers shows your odds of living past 70 still depend heavily on geography.

🔗 Read more: https://medschool.duke.edu/news/where-you-live-still-affects-how-long-you-live-new-global-study-finds

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October 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Learn how Duke Urology reduced its wait times from 54 to 17 days to provide faster access for prostate care, infertility, and urinary problems.

🔗 Read more: https://medschool.duke.edu/stories/getting-you-sooner-how-duke-urology-used-data-streamline-care

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📸: Eamon Queeney
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October 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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60 years ago, Duke launched the physician assistant profession.

Today, 200,000+ certified PAs are transforming care across the U.S.

🔗 Read more about the 60th anniversary of the Duke PA Program: https://medschool.duke.edu/blog/celebrating-60-years-physician-assistant-profession-and-duke-pa-program
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October 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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New from Duke University School of Medicine: A statistical framework to better understand vaccine waning and breakthrough infections using EHR data.

🔗 Learn more: https://medschool.duke.edu/news/why-do-vaccines-wear

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October 2, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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A new study from Duke, led by Jonathan Campbell, PhD, reveals that pancreatic alpha cells do more than produce glucagon — they also generate GLP-1, a hormone that boosts insulin and regulates blood sugar.

🔗 Read more: https://medschool.duke.edu/news/alpha-cells-moonlight-secret-glp-1-factories
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September 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Thanks to an initiative led by Duke Health emergency medicine physicians, EMS teams in Wake & Durham counties now offer buprenorphine in the field turning overdose response into a gateway to recovery.

🔗 Read more: https://medschool.duke.edu/stories/opioid-addiction-treatment-delivered-front-lines
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September 25, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Duke researchers, led by Wayne Feng, MD, are conducting clinical trials on ultrasound and neurostimulation tools to enhance stroke recovery.

🔗 Read more: https://medschool.duke.edu/stories/engineering-hope

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September 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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A new Duke University study challenges the long-held belief that daylight saving time increases heart attack risk.

🔗 Read more: https://medschool.duke.edu/news/daylight-saving-time-may-not-trigger-heart-attacks-after-all-study-finds

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September 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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🎓 Duke Medical Alumni Weekend 2025
📅 November 6–9, 2025

Registration is officially open! Join us for a memorable weekend of reconnection, celebration, and reflection with fellow Duke alumni across generations.

🔗 Learn more: https://medschool.duke.edu/about-us/alumni/medical-alumni-weekend
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September 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Dan Ma, PhD, has brought magnetic resonance fingerprinting to Duke -- a faster and more precise alternative to traditional MRIs that delivers reproducible, quantitative data from a single scan.

🔗: https://medschool.duke.edu/stories/mission-faster-better-mri

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August 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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After 10 years at Duke and a 40-year career in health care, Jacqueline S. Barnett, DHSc, MSHS, PA-C, has retired as program director of the Duke Physician Assistant Program.

🔗 Read more: https://fmch.duke.edu/news/jacqueline-barnett-retires-director-duke-physician-assistant-program
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August 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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A remote, nurse-led program uncovered that rates of bone loss in high-risk men are comparable to rates seen in women.

Read more ➡️ https://medschool.duke.edu/news/men-have-bone-loss-similar-women-va-program-helped-them-catch-it-early

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August 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Duke University School of Medicine’s 56th Student Research Symposium featured 100+ posters from third-year MD students, showcasing research in maternal health, AI, and more.

🔗 Read more: https://medschool.duke.edu/news/duke-medical-student-discoveries-chart-future-health-care

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August 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM