• DUSON students help pupils at Durham school

    November 20th, 2008

    Students from the Duke University School of Nursing are working at Durham’s Eastway Elementary School to help children and families define and address complex health education needs. As part of…

  • Durham Regional gets ‘Magnet’ designation

    November 20th, 2008

    Durham Regional Hospital (DRH) has achieved Magnet designation for excellence in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Only 5 percent of the nation’s hospitals have earned the designation,…

  • Searle Center restaurant moving to bistro style

    November 20th, 2008

    Beginning Wednesday, Nov. 19, the Searle Center Commons restaurant will offer a new twist on its buffet dining style. Taking a cue from European dining establishments, the restaurant’s decor will…

  • Duke vision rehab helps patients with vision loss

    November 19th, 2008

    Diane Whitaker, ophthalmologist, is featured in this video about low vision tools.

  • DUHS files papers to build cancer center

    November 18th, 2008

    Duke University Health System has filed a Certificate of Need (CON) with the state of North Carolina for construction of a proposed 265,000-square-foot cancer center that would expand and consolidate…

  • Food drive extended until Friday at North, South

    November 18th, 2008

    A food drive for the N.C. Food Bank, sponsored by the departments of Advanced Clinical Practice, Nutrition Services, Pastoral Services, Social Work and Decedent Care, has been extended until Friday, Nov.…

  • Raise your voice in the new DRH employee choir

    November 18th, 2008

    Practice starts Tuesday, Nov. 18 for the newly formed Durham Regional employee choir, which will perform at hospital events, including holiday events and MLK commemoration activities. Practice is Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3:30 p.m. in…

  • Duke and the ‘Doing Good in the Neighborhood’ campaign

    November 18th, 2008

    Learn more about Duke employees and the “Doing Good in the Neighborhood” initiative.

  • Seminar session examines health informatics

    November 18th, 2008

    The Duke Translational Medicine Institute, in partnership with the School of Medicine Division of Clinical Informatics and the School of Nursing, is sponsoring a seminar series on the application of…

  • Med Center Library blog seeking contributors

    November 17th, 2008

    Calling all boggers and writers! Interested in exploring issues in medicine, nursing, information, research and education? Here is your opportunity. The Medical Center Library is seeking guest bloggers for the…