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Lori Orlando Part of New NIH-funded Genomics Initiative Award

Duke University, in collaboration with the Veterans Health Administration (VA), has received one of six awards from a new $27 million initiative from the National Institutes of Health to establish a genomics-enabled Learning Health System (G-LHS) network

Links Between Health and Place in Durham

A first-of-its-kind study documents Durham neighborhoods with higher levels of structural racism also have higher rates of chronic disease. Duke researchers are expanding their work to help others conduct similar studies in their own cities, and to use that data to inform policy efforts to intervene where it’s needed most.

Improving the Odds: Using pharmacogenetic testing for treating depression

More than one in five people in the United States live with a mental illness, according to the National Institutes of Health. With several available drugs on the market for some of these conditions, like depression, it can be challenging to know what prescription will work best for individual patients. Oftentimes, though, these drugs take several weeks to feel the full effect, leaving patients in a state of limbo as they wait to see if their medication will work and provide them with relief or if they will need to try something else.

Inside Look: Women’s Health Health Lab 2024

This year’s event, in partnership with Northwell’s Katz Institute for Women’s Health, featured an array of exciting voices helping to change the landscape of women’s health.

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