Duke in the News: April 1, 2003
Standards: Doctors Try To Beat the Clock | The Rules of Engagement | Locals Want Media Limits | Struggling To Keep the Faith, and more...
Tuesday, April 1, 2003
STANDARDS: DOCTORS TRY TO BEAT THE CLOCK
New York Times, April 1 -- If doctors followed all the
government recommendations aimed at preventing disease and injury,
they would spend more than seven hours a day on those standards and
have almost no time left for actual treatment, Duke University
researchers have calculated. ...
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THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
NPR's The Connection, April 1 -- Duke Law Professor Scott Silliman
fielded callers' questions about what's fair in war. His comments
will also be featured on NPR's "All Things Considered" program this
afternoon. (Audio archive available.) ...Listen
--Also, WRAL.com: Duke Professor: U.S. Willing To Accept War
Casualties Under Certain Conditions (Chris Gelpi's research)
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LOCALS WANT MEDIA LIMITS
(Raleigh) News & Observer, April 1 -- Executives and activists
at a Duke University hearing Monday had a resounding message for
Washington: Don't let media companies get bigger. ...
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--Also, WRAL.com: FCC Members Urged To Keep Rules Governing Media
Ownership
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(Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun: FCC Gets an Earful at Hearing
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STRUGGLING TO KEEP THE FAITH
(Greensboro) News & Record, March 30 -- Many believers are
grappling with God's mandate to "love your enemies" as casualties
mount and fears of chemical and biological warfare become more
intense. Will Willimon, dean of the chapel at Duke University and a
professor of Christian ministry in the divinity school, comments.
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story
TRANSPLANT OFFERS HOPE FOR BOY WITH FATAL
DISORDER
Sacramento Bee, March 31 -- Alicia and John Bennett of California,
facing the deaths of all three of their young children from a rare
genetic disorder, may be able to save one of them after all thanks
to a procedure performed at Duke.
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SKYROCKETING PREMIUMS
(Raleigh) News & Observer, March 31 -- Dr. Louis Stocks, who
performs surgery a hospital in the Duke system, has seen his
medical malpractice insurance premiums increase 325 percent in two
years. ...
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--Also, (Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun: Doctors to Protest Rates for
Insurance (Dr. Steven Solik)
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story
Triangle Business Journal: Malpractice Crisis
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News & Observer: Malpractice Fight Brews (Frank Sloan
comments)
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THE PRIVACY OF ORGAN TRANSPLANTS
Newsday, April 1 -- The silence about the source of a second set of
donated organs for Jesica Santillan points to the somewhat private
nature of the transplant business - a secrecy made necessary,
transplant officials say, if they are to promise anonymity to donor
families. ...
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MOTHER HELPS FAMILIES FIGHT KRABBE
DISEASE
(Orlando) WFTV.com, April 1 -- Children with Krabbe disease do not
have an enzyme needed for brain development, which destroys their
nervous systems. Stem-cell transplants at Duke are offering hope
for affected children. ...Full
story
THE HOLISTIC HOSPITAL
Wall Street Journal, March 28 -- From acupunture to yoga,
alternative treatments are cropping up at hospitals such as Duke's,
at a remarkable pace. (Article is available online to subscribers;
full text upon request.)
AFTER KONG FAILURE, KIP FLIES HIGH
Triangle Business Journal, March 28 -- An interview with Kip Frey,
a professor of the practice at the Fuqua School of Business and a
successful entrepreneur-turned-venture capitalist. (Article is
not available online; Web site provided.)
Web site
RESEARCHERS PEEK INSIDE GROWING MINDS
News & Observer, March 29 -- William Jennings of Durham showed
up for his first experiment at Duke University in a red sailor
suit, with a jaunty little matching cap. William is only 4 months
old. ...
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