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Duke Health Government Relations works to build and strengthen relationships with policy makers and others whose understanding and support are vital to Duke Health. Our office is the primary liaison between Duke Health and the U.S. Congress and the Executive Branch. We facilitate the development, implementation, and advocacy of Duke Health's federal agenda. Learn More

Our office continues to engage lawmakers in Congress on key health care issues impacting Duke. Check out our Resources page for links to how you can find your rep!

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Congresswoman Foushee Visits Duke Center for Brain and Spine Metastasis

Left to right: Betsy Fricklas, PA, director of palliative care at the DCBSM; Carey Anders, MD, medical director of the DCBSM; Congresswoman Valerie Foushee; DCBSM patient Heather Gensler; and Rory Goodwin, MD, PhD, director of spine services for the DCBSM.

On August 14, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04), visited Duke University to meet with Mary Klotman, MD, executive vice president of health affairs at Duke University and dean of the School of Medicine, as well as leadership of the Duke Center for Brain and Spine Metastasis (DCBSM). Rep. Foushee presented a copy of the resolution she introduced to Congress to establish Brain and Spine Metastasis Awareness Month. Learn more here.

 

Duke Health Joins Effort to Expand Nursing Student Work Authorizations Through STEM Optional Practical Training Program

Duke Health Government Relations recently joined the health system's nursing clinical operations director and international nursing recruitment coordinator in DC to update congressional offices on the health system's international recruiting work and challenges. Following that conversation, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee's Office (NC-04) wrote a letter to the Department of Homeland Security asking the Department to explore ways to include nursing in STEM optional practical training (OPT). Duke Health provided information and data included in the letter, and will continue exploring other options to support our nursing workforce.

Policy Insights

The Intersection of Research and Federal Policy

An individual reviewing a medical exam. Estrogens Play a Hidden Role in Cancers, Inhibiting a Key Immune Cell

The study received funding support from the Department of Defense Innovator grant, the National Institutes of Health, and the National Cancer Institute Breast SPORE program.

Work being performed in the Duke Health Vaccine Institute DHVI Receives Contract to Manufacture Investigational Avian Flu Vaccines

Funding is from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a branch of the National Institutes of Health.

GPS-like System Shows Promise as HIV Vaccine Strategy to Elicit Critical Antibodies

The study received funding support from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a part of the National Institutes of Health.

Knee Arthritis Blood Test Finds Knee Osteoarthritis up to Eight Years Before It Appears on X-rays

The study received funding support from National Institutes of Health.

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