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A consortium called the CardioHealth Alliance brings together a multi-disciplinary group of experts to improve the care and health of patients across cardiovascular, renal and metabolic diseases.

The COVID Treatment Quick Start Consortium announced today that the governments of Zambia, Laos, Malawi and Rwanda have received shipments of PAXLOVID™ (nirmatrelvir/ritonavir), Pfizer’s COVID-19 oral treatment. Partners involved in the Quick Start Consortium are supporting test-and-treat programs to improve access to antiviral treatments in low- and middle-income countries.

DCRI faculty and staff took part in more than 80 events at the 2023 American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions (ACC.23), paired together with the World Congress of Cardiology (WCC). Events included late-breaking and featured presentations, panel discussions, debates, mentorship events, and moderated poster sessions. They covered topics ranging from interventional therapies, drug comparisons, and health equity research, to guideline adherence and preventive care.

Patients who have diabetes and heart disease do best when both conditions are treated according to established guidelines, but far too many are not prescribed the effective therapies. A recent study — designed and led by the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) and an academic steering committee — found that a coordinated care approach between cardiologists and diabetes specialists resulted in more patients receiving the recommended therapies. The study was funded by Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company.

Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI), part of the Duke University School of Medicine in the US, and Protas, a not-for-profit clinical trials organization based in the UK, today announce a long-t

Duke Clinical Research Institute cardiovascular faculty member Stephen Greene, MD, joins Brigham and Women’s cardi

A recent trial of empagliflozin expanded the understanding of how the drug can slow chronic kidney disease in a wide range of patients, lowering the risk of disease progression and death from cardi

Duke Clinical Research Institute builds a lasting tradition around celebrating milestone moments

A study led by the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) in partnership with Vanderbilt University found no differences in relief of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 symptoms between parti

A study by the Duke Clinical Research Institute comparing three treatment methods of preventing malaria in children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) found one method reduces common complications of the disease. EPiTOMISE: Enhancing Preventive Therapy Of Malaria in Children with Sickle cell anemia in East Africa, was conducted among children with SCA in Homa Bay, Kenya, where malaria is common. It evaluated the effects of a monthly combination of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine with amodiaquine (SP-AQ) or a monthly combination of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) against the standard of care in Kenya, Proguanil.