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Duke Health Sports Medicine Providers Give Back to Athletes in the Community
When children, teens, and college athletes play sports, there’s always a chance of injury. Fortunately, Duke sports medicine experts are on the sidelines at ma ...
Balloon Offers Relief from Chronic Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
Inserting a small, balloon-like device in a blocked eustachian tube can bring relief to children and adults who suffer from chronic eustachian tube dysfunction ...
Duke Providers Connect Eligible Patients with Important Community Resources
Duke Health providers are partnering with a North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services network to connect eligible patients with the community reso ...
Duke Health Launches TV Ad to Thank Our Health Care Heroes
Every year, Duke Health holds special events to celebrate our nurses and hospital professionals during National Nurses Week (May 6-12) and Hospital Week (May 1 ...
Duke Nurses Bring Home Infusion Care Within Arm’s Reach
When a homebound resident needed vital care, a team of Duke HomeCare & Hospice home infusion nurses rose to the challenge without stepping inside her nursing ...
Duke Health Launches Brand Campaign to Show Patients ‘You’re Why’
Duke Health has launched a new brand campaign to highlight why our teams of doctors, nurses, and staff are committed to delivering the best care for patients. ...
North Carolina’s First Double Hand Transplant Recipient Grateful for Gift
In April 2017, Debra Kelly developed an invasive strep A infection that almost killed her and required her hands and legs to be amputated. Just 10 months after ...
Revision Weight Loss Surgery Offers Second Chance
Tyrone Fields was only 20 when he first had gastric bypass near his home in Fayetteville, NC. He lost 150 pounds but gained some of it back over the next 15 ye ...
Duke Performs North Carolina’s First Abdominal Wall Transplant
Johnathan Nauta, 37, had suffered with intestinal obstructions for most of his life. After more than 20 surgeries failed to fix the problem, he had run out of ...
Duke Health's Primary Care Clinics Recognized as Primary Care Medical Home
Duke Health's primary care clinics have earned formal recognition as a Primary Care Medical Home by The Joint Commission, an independent accrediting organizati ...
Open Community Sessions for Magnet Redesignation
Duke University Health System was designated as a Magnet organization in 2014 by the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®. This prestigious designation recognizes ...
Duke Health Applying for Magnet Redesignation
Duke University Health System was designated as a Magnet organization in 2014 by the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®. This prestigious designation recognizes ...