Universal Masking in Schools is Shown to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
School districts that required masking saw lower rates of COVID-19 transmission within schools last fall compared to those with optional masking policies, according to a study by the ABC Science Collaborative.
Black and Latinx Patients have Fewer Severe Asthma Attacks if Provided with Patient-Centered Intervention
A pragmatic, open-label, randomized trial of 1,201 patients found as-needed use of inhaled glucocorticoids plus existing therapy improved asthma outcomes in a broad population of Black and Latinx patients with poorly controlled asthma.
Healthcare Workers Twice as Likely to Vaccinate Children Under 5 Immediately
Healthcare workers who have children under age 5 are twice as likely as other parents to plan to vaccinate their children against COVID-19, according to a new poll conducted by the HERO Registry coordinated by the Duke Clinical Research Institute.
Study Will Test Higher Dose of Ivermectin to Treat Mild-to-Moderate COVID-19
Web and phone-based enrollment allows people to help test potential COVID-19 treatments without leaving home.
DCRI-Coordinated Study ADAPTABLE to Receive 2022 Top 10 Clinical Research Achievement Award
The pragmatic clinical trial was the first demonstration project of PCORnet®, the Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network, which is an integrated partnership of clinical research networks funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).
DCRI-Coordinated Study ADAPTABLE to Receive 2022 Top 10 Clinical Research Achievement Award
The pragmatic clinical trial was the first demonstration project of PCORnet®, the Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network, which is an integrated partnership of clinical research networks funded
Duke University School of Medicine Ranked Third in Nation for Federal Medical Research Funding
Research projects led by the DCRI contributed significant funding to the School of Medicine’s total.
Better Safe than Sorry: What You Can Do to Prepare For and Respond to Cyberattack
DCRI’s Chief Science & Digital Officer Eric Perakslis, PhD, discusses mitigations for cyberattack as well as what to do before and during one.
By Eric Perakslis, PhD
Comparison of Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Outcomes with U.S. News & World Report Rankings Finds No Correlation
The study findings suggest that factors unrelated to key surgical outcomes may be driving consumer-directed rankings.