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health18h ago

Duke University School of Medicine ranked 9th nationally in NIH funding for 2025.
Orthopedics and surgery led their fields in NIH funding within Duke's rankings.
BRIMR data timeframe notes multi-year awards can inflate annual figures.
Duke researchers contributed to advances in precision medicine and data-driven health research.
NII funding supported multiple departments across the Duke School of Medicine.
NIH funding is described as crucial for advancing patient care and training researchers.
Duke's overall NIH funding underscores broad research strength across departments.
The BRIMR rankings are a common benchmark for biomedical research funding.
Duke credits NIH support for advancing discoveries that improve health nationwide.

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health14h ago

UAB launches a two-year study testing neighborhood adaptations of 'food is medicine' and 'exercise is medicine' concepts.
A Community Health Working Group identifies priorities and helps implement interventions across neighborhoods.
Neighborhood health coaches lead wellness events and connect residents to resources like Live HealthSmart Alabama.
The study will follow participating communities for two years to measure health behavior changes and program effectiveness.
Initial Birmingham neighborhoods Kingston, Bush Hills, East Lake and Titusville are part of the rollout, with expansion planned.
Officials expect strong community engagement and momentum in early feedback.
Researchers aim to scale interventions to Selma and Camden after initial Birmingham rollout.
The initiative emphasizes neighborhood-driven design to ensure local relevance and sustainability.
The program aligns with national NIH funding to test community-wide health improvement strategies.

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health12h ago

A NIH-supported trial in rural Kenya and Uganda reduced HIV incidence by 70% over two years using a multi-component intervention.
The intervention was implemented in 16 remote communities, with one community per pair receiving the enhanced program.
Home-based HIV testing by trained community health workers connected clients to care at local health centers.
Providers received training to deliver personalized, patient-centered HIV prevention and care.
An enhanced health app linked workers with clinicians and records to enable follow-up and prevention medication delivery.
HIV incidence reduction was consistent across age, sex, and country.
The study noted a four-fold increase in uptake of PrEP or PEP in the intervention communities.
Most health workers and participants found the intervention feasible to implement in real-world settings.
Researchers say the model could inform HIV prevention and care in other countries, including the United States.
The findings were presented at the 33rd Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Denver.

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