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Duke Commits More Than $200 Million to Local Economic Opportunity
Duke HomeGrown is a joint commitment from Duke University and Duke University Health System focusing on employment pathways, construction opportunities, local business partnerships, and affordable housing.
Pediatric Lipid Disorders Clinic Provides Personalized Care for Children with Dyslipidemia
One in five children have abnormal levels of fats in their blood, like high cholesterol or triglycerides, and require special care to manage their condition now, before it becomes a problem in adulthood. Duke Health’s pediatric lipid disorders clinic brings together a team of experts to do just that. “We create individual care plans for children and their families,” said Duke Health pediatric endocrinologist Pinar Gumus Balikcioglu, MD, MHSc.
Plastic Pollution Is Everywhere: What We Know and What We Hope to Learn
We live in an environment where plastic is in our clothing fibers, the air we breathe, the food we eat, the gum we chew, and the water we drink. Millions of plastic particles are ingested by people every year. What does that mean for our health and the environment?
As part of our ongoing Conversations in Cancer video series, Diane Reidy-Lagunes, MD, a medical oncologist at Duke Health, talks to Jason Somarelli, Ph.D., an assistant professor in medicine at the Duke University School of Medicine and a Duke Cancer Institute researcher who studies the effects of microplastics. Here, we cover the potential disease risks and what we can do to protect ourselves and future generations.
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