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Faculty experts from the Duke Clinical Research Institute shared new research results, provided thought-provoking insights, and championed therapeutic guidelines and best practices as part of more than 40 sessions during the 2024 American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions.

Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) faculty member Laura Schanberg, MD, was rece

Some 37 million people in the U.S. – more than one in seven adults – have chronic kidney disease (CKD). But not everyone faces the same risk.

The American Heart Association's (AHA) Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research (QCOR) Council bestowed the Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award on Adrian Hernandez, MD, MHS, the executive director of the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) and vice dean at the Duke University School of Medicine, during the AHA Scientific Sessions on November 16. The award is presented annually at the AHA Scientific Sessions to a QCOR Council member for their significant long-term contributions to outcomes research and the improvement of cardiovascular care.

Healthcare leaders have united to tackle the mounting challenges of expensive and inefficient drug development in an era of rising healthcare costs and aging populations. Their recommendations, published in the Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, chart a path toward more equitable, efficient, and inclusive clinical trials that better serve diverse communities.

Sisters Rebecca Kirkland and Mary Trent Jones are no strangers to volunteering, spending decades serving on boards, with Rebecca on the Duke University Board of Trustees and the D

2024 marks the 10-year anniversary of PCORnet® — a national patient-centered clinical research network developed with funding from the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to suppor