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During the pandemic, women aged 20-40 years old in the Southern United States experienced an increase in mental health challenges, tighter budgets, and a decrease in exercise, according to a recent study.

Duke University has awarded the Distinguished Professorship to Anthony Viera, MD, MPH, chair of the Department of Family Medicine & Community Health.

The Physician Assistant Program in Duke’s Department of Family Medicine and Community Health is the top graduate medical training program of its kind in the country, according to rankings released by US News & World Report.

Construction trade workers are at significantly increased risk of developing occupational lung disease that involves a restrictive spirometry pattern (RSP) due to exposure from hazardous materials, according to a recently published study in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine.

Viviana Martinez-Bianchi, MD, FAAFP, associate professor of family medicine and community health, has been named to President Joe Biden’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition.

The Duke Family Medicine Residency Program announced today the 8 medical students who will join the program in July as interns. Two will enter the residency's Rural Training Track.

The Master of Health Sciences in Clinical Leadership (MHS-CL) program is offering the CLP 201 course for the summer term.

The Division of Community Health in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health is excited to announce the Dr. Rebecca Rogers Memorial Scholarship.

Devdutta Sangvai, MD, MBA, FAAFP, has been named president of Duke Regional Hospital after receiving strong endorsements from a national search committee.

Viviana Martinez-Bianchi, MD, associate professor in the Duke Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, has been selected as a member of the North Carolina Institute of Medicine. She is among 13 leaders in health care and public health confirmed as new members by the institute's board of directors and announced December 5, 2022.