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The state of global mental health -- where the needs for care far exceed the available resources -- could be compared to the Biblical story of feeding 5,000 hungry people with only five loaves of bread and two fish. But mental health providers can’t perform miracles, so instead they’re getting creative. As Duke University School of Medicine global health researchers expand support for mental health, they are increasingly working with non-specialists including community health workers, youth leaders, religious leaders, and primary care physicians.
Shaking a Shared Delusion: Andrea Deyrup Combats Race-Based Medicine
Andrea Deyrup, MD, PhD, a professor in the Department of Pathology, challenges a long history of race-based medicine that she says is often based on questionable assumptions and flawed science yet deeply embedded in clinical decision-making.
Thomas Denny: Overseeing Duke’s Vaccine Research Enterprise
As chief operating officer at the Duke Human Vaccine Institute (DHVI), Thomas Denny is in the unique position of helping people fight flu and HIV, developing the next generation of COVID-19 vaccines, and all the while leading an annual $120 million enterprise.
For Paul Wischmeyer, Patient Advocacy Is Personal
Paul Wischmeyer, MD, has had 27 surgeries in his life. He attributes his amazing recovery from a surgery in late 2022 to the expertise and care of his Duke Health team as well as applying precision nutrition and prescribed exercise, something that is the topic of his own research.
Pain Management Gets the Green Light
New research from Padma Gulur, MD, a professor of anesthesiolgy at Duke University Medical Center bolstered a bright idea about pain management: green light exposure that may help the 20% of adults who have chronic pain.
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