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Patients' Palms Used for ID at Duke Hospital (WRAL)
Duke has adopted a new patient identity system in their emergency room and main admissions desk. A small black box scans the patient's palm.
Published 1 year ago
Duke Cancer Institute's Cristina Gasparetto Discusses Multiple Myeloma Research
Dr. Gasparetto performs both laboratory and clinical research in the field of multiple myeloma. Her primary research interests are in developing immunotherapy approaches to treating multiple myeloma particularly in conjunction with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Ongoing laboratory research projects include the development of dendritic cell vaccines and antibody therapies. Clinical studies include a recently approved trial involving vaccination with autologous dendritic cells pulsed with idiotypic protein following high dose chemotherapy and autologous peripheral blood stem cells transplant. Upcoming trials include novel antibody therapies for multiple myeloma. Dr. Gasparetto is also an investigator on several other clinical trials for myeloma including non-myeloablative allogeneic transplantation, high dose sequential chemotherapy and autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation and transplantation of partially HLA matched unrelated cord blood.Published 1 year ago
Duke Aims for $235M Cancer Center to be Welcoming (WRAL)
Tracy Gosselin, associate chief nursing officer for oncology, and Shawn Subasic, director of design and construction, appeared in this segment which took viewers on a short tour of the $235 million Duke cancer center facility now under construction. The building is designed with the patient and patient's family in mind. One example, Gosselin said, are larger chemotherapy infusion rooms. Current rooms leave 10 to 15 square feet per patient. "In the new area, we're going to see 100 square feet per patient," she said.Posted 1 year ago
Duke Program Inspires Future Minority Nurses (WRAL)
A special summer program at Duke University is encouraging minority students to pursue careers in the nursing field, where they're historically underrepresented.
Posted 1 year ago
Dr. Gary Lyman on Avastin for Breast Cancer (CBS)
Gary Lyman, M.D., professor of medicine and a member of the FDA advisory committee that had reviewed the provisional approval of Avastin for breast cancer, was interviewed for a story on Tuesday's FDA hearing.
Posted 1 year ago
Can A Positive Outlook Keep Your Heart Healthy? (ABC11)
From ABC11: Duke University Medical Center's Dr. Redford Williams explains.
Posted 2 years ago
Family Praises Medical and Personal Care at Duke (WRAL)
This story features Maddie Sargent, a former Duke Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant patient, who had leukemia two years ago. Maddie is now cancer free and back to her normal life outside the hospital. MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM is holding a Radiothon to raise money for Duke Children's Hospital. It runs through Thursday, February 17, 2011.
Posted 2 years ago
Duke Gives Cancer-Stricken Baby Hope (WRAL)
This story features Sridharan Gururangan, M.B., a neuro-oncologist, and his patient Aleah Sawyer, who had a grade four glioblastoma brain tumor and was successfully treated at Duke Hospital. These types of tumors are rare in infants, but when they occur, there is hope if treated early. “The outcomes in those children is much better than it is for adults,” Gururangan said.Posted 2 years ago
Specialized Stroke Centers Provide Better Patient Care (WRAL)
A Duke study that shows access to designated stroke centers can save patients' lives. Ying Xian, M.D., a fellow with the Duke Clinical Research Institute and lead author of the study, said, "Patients who are treated at stroke centers (could have) at least 2.5 percent lower risk of death than other patients in non-certified hospitals."
Posted 2 years ago
The Power of Football: The Wes Haas Story (NBC-17)
This video highlights the amazing comeback of 17-year-old football player Wes Haas, who recovered from a critical leg injury after being treated at Duke. Blake Boggess, M.D., assistant professor of family medicine, said Haas' recovery was "amazing."Posted 2 years ago
State-of-the-Art Cancer Treatment: Novalis TX at Duke
In the fight against cancer, every little bit matters. Duke Medicine's Radiation Oncology Clinic offers patients a more precise way to battle tumors with the Novalis TX system, the latest technology for radiosurgery to target brain tumors and other tumors.Duke was the first in the world to offer this precision tool to patients.
John Kirkpatrick, MD, PhD, explains what the machine is and why it helps patients.
Visit http://www.dukehealth.org/cancer for more details.
Published 4 years ago
