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Duke University Medical Center. stories: 8 news summaries
h1n1 outbreak

Flu Pandemic Slacks Off, But 'It's Not Over'

Tamiflu-resistant cluster crops up in NC; 3 of 4 patients dead

Nov 20, 09 4:25 PM CST
(Newser) - The swine flu outbreak is slacking off in some areas, but don't get complacent, officials say: Pandemics naturally fluctuate. "There can be multiple ups and downs over the season," says a CDC doctor. "We have many weeks ahead of us where disease is going to be circulating.... More »

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • influenza • Tamiflu • Duke University Medical Center. • pandemic • antiviral drugs • swine flu • H1N1 virus • CDC

 Johns Hopkins Tops 
 Hospital Rankings 

Mayo Clinic, UCLA follow in US News rankings

Jul 16, 09 11:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Johns Hopkins has been named America’s best hospital for the 19th year in a row, the Baltimore Sun reports. The closely followed US News & World Report rankings placed Hopkins first in rheumatology, urology, and ear, nose and throat; it was second in neurology and neurosurgery, geriatrics, gynecology, ophthalmology,... More »

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list • hospital • Johns Hopkins University • University of Pennsylvania • Mayo Clinic • UCLA Medical Center • Cleveland Clinic • Duke University Medical Center. • US News & World Report • Brigham and Women's Hospital • Barnes-Jewish Hospital • UCSF Medical Center • New York-Presbyterian

OPINION

Novak: Cancer Helps Heal
Old Wounds

Fiery columnist bonds with Kennedy, explains hit-and-run accident

Sep 5, 08 4:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Although Robert Novak has antagonized many in Washington, that hasn’t stopped the political columnist's targets from encouraging him as he battles brain cancer. “I have had few good things to say about Teddy Kennedy since I first met him,” Novak admits in a syndicated column distributed today,... More »

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cancer • Washington DC • Ted Kennedy • Robert Novak • Duke University Medical Center. • brain tumor

Behind Kennedy Tumor Surgery: Rally of Top Experts

Senator is able to summon leading experts to advise on his case

Jul 29, 08 8:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - After his brain cancer diagnosis, Ted Kennedy wielded extraordinary clout to convene a  panel of more than a dozen top experts from around the country for a conference—with some doctors flying to Boston and some on the phone—that changed the course of his treatment. Kennedy opted for surgery... More »

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Ted Kennedy • cancer treatment • Duke University Medical Center. • brain cancer • glioblastomas • brain tumor

Kennedy Back Home in Mass. After Surgery

Dem's focus now on healthcare bill, Obama campaign, son says

Jun 9, 08 12:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sen. Ted Kennedy returned to his Massachusetts home today, a week after undergoing a chancy surgery to remove part of a malignant brain tumor, WBZ-TV reports. The Democrat's plane landed at a Cape Cod airport around 11:30 this morning, the Boston Globe adds; Kennedy, 76, told reporters it was... More »

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Barack Obama • Senate • United States • Ted Kennedy • Cape Cod • Duke University Medical Center. • brain cancer • Patrick Kennedy

'Recuperating Well,' Kennedy
Is Up and About

Family time follows brain surgery for
Mass. senator, 76

Jun 3, 08 12:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sen. Ted Kennedy is "recuperating well" after yesterday's surgery on his brain tumor, the Boston Globe reports. The 76-year-old Democrat was "walking the hallways, spending time with family, and actively keeping up with the news of the day," his office said today, following yesterday's 3½-hour procedure... More »

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surgery • Ted Kennedy • Duke University Medical Center. • brain cancer • glioma

UPDATED

 Kennedy's Surgery a Success 

Septuagenarian not expected to suffer lasting neurological effects

Jun 2, 08 1:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ted Kennedy emerged from brain surgery this afternoon in high spirits, the Boston Globe reports. Kennedy was awake for the excision of a malignant brain tumor, which took about 3½ hours. "I feel like a million bucks," said the 76-year-old senator. "I think I'll do that again... More »

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Ted Kennedy • Duke University Medical Center. • Reynolds Price

 Lifelong Issues Plague Preemies 

Fewer graduate high school, have children

Mar 26, 08 7:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - More babies are surviving premature birth than ever before, but new research has found they suffer lifelong problems. Preemies face health challenges into adulthood and are less likely to graduate from high school or to have children of their own, reports USA Today. Those who do have children are... More »

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pregnancy • preemies • American Medical Association • American Academy of Pediatrics • March of Dimes • premature birth • multiple births • preterm birth rate • Duke University Medical Center.

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