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.
Center for Precision Health Leader Pens Editorial for JAMA Cardiology
In an editorial published in JAMA Cardiology, CPH faculty leader Senthil Selvaraj, MD, and others compare two approaches to improve detection of an underdiagnosed, undertreated systemic disease called transthyretin amyloidosis.
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.
COVID Vaccination Not Associated with Kidney Disease in Black Adults at High Risk
Using data from community studies based at Duke Kannapolis, researchers found that COVID vaccination was not associated with new onset of APOL1-related kidney disease in African American adults who were at high risk for the condition.
Publications Detail Research from Project Baseline Health Study
Two journals have published findings from the Project Baseline Health Study, a community-based research initiative that collected, organized, and analyzed broad health data from thousands of participants over more than four years.
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.
Researchers show genetic variant common among Black Americans contributes to large cardiovascular disease burden
A genetic variant, present in 3-4% of self-identified Black individuals in the U.S., increases the risk for both heart failure and death and contributes to significant decreases in longevity at the population level.
How to Talk to Your Family About Their Heart Health History
Svati Shah is quoted in Time Magazine about the importance of discussing your heart health history with your family.
Shah Meets FLOTUS, Hears White House Initiative on Women's Health Research
First Lady of the United States, Jill Biden, EdD, visited Durham on March 20 to deliver remarks on women’s health research to a group of about 40 invited guests from Duke University, NC Central, and UNC Chapel Hill.