Objective:
Compare differences in demographics, comorbidities, and ED visits or hospitalizations in Black versus White AIBD patients evaluated and treated at Duke Dermatology between 2012-2021.
Background:
Previous cross-sectional studies...
Background: Targeted immunotherapies are needed in inflammatory ocular surface diseases as an alternative to the blanket immunosuppression of steroids, which can cause a host of undesirable side-effects. Mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes...
Background: Gliomas are the most common malignant primary brain tumor. Genomic characterization is necessary for diagnosis and treatment decisions, for which the brain is biopsied and can lead to delays in care, morbidity, and mortality. Here, we...
Background: Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is currently a clinical diagnosis characterized by decline in memory and daily cognitive function from baseline. Exploratory studies using optical coherence tomography angiography have reported...
Caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, Chagas disease is one of the most neglected tropical diseases in the world and poses a significant burden to the estimated eight million people living with disease. As primary infection is largely...
Traumatic etiology is implicated in up to 12% of the cases of osteoarthritis in the United States. This type of arthritis, termed post traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA), has been proposed to be mediated in part through an imbalance in inflammatory...
Thursday & Friday, August 1st and 2nd
Student Poster Presentations: Thursday, August 1st • 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Main Session: Friday, August 2nd • 8:00 am − 12:00 pm and <b>Note:</b> <i>Please log in to view content in...
Background: Glenoid bone loss remains one of the most significant risk factors for recurrent instability following surgical management of glenohumeral instability. Controversy exists regarding the optimal procedure for reconstructing glenoid bone...
The Medical Center Library maintains a small collection of medical instruments and other artifacts related to medicine and health care. The collection has items of historical significance to Duke as well. A neurosurgical stereotactic equipment...
The Duke University Medical Center Library Stereotactic Museum was established to preserve the stereotactic instruments that significantly impacted the field of neurosurgery. The collection is largely due to the generosity of Drs. Robert...