Opinion | ‘It Verges on Malpractice’: What We Heard This Week
“It verges on malpractice.” — Adrian Hernandez, MD, of the Duke Clinical Research Institute in Durham, North Carolina, commenting on a MedPage Today investigative report that showed Texas physician Stella Immanuel, MD, was the nation’s top prescriber of hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin over the past 2 years. “We have a bad disease, we have a good […]
Serena Williams Says Prince Harry Is ‘Always Solving All My Life’s Problems’
Just call Prince Harry the king of problem solving. On Thursday, the Duke of Sussex appeared on a panel for BetterUp, a company that provides employee coaching and mental health services, alongside CEO Alexi Robichaux and tennis great Serena Williams. The royal, who serves as the company’s chief impact officer, spoke with Williams about facing […]
Molecular paddlewheels propel sodium ions through next-generation batteries: Insights into the atomistic dynamics of emerging solid-state batteries will help speed their evolution
Materials scientists at Duke University have revealed paddlewheel-like molecular dynamics that help push sodium ions through a quickly evolving class of solid-state batteries. The insights should guide researchers in their pursuit of a new generation of sodium-ion batteries to replace lithium-ion technology in a wide range of applications such as data centers and home energy […]
Eye imaging technology breaks through skin by crossing beams: New approach to optical coherence tomography increases its depth of view in biological tissues
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a method for increasing the depth at which optical coherence tomography (OCT) can image structures beneath skin. The gold standard for imaging and diagnosing diseases within the retina, OCT has yet to find widespread use as an imaging technique for other parts of the body due to its […]