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Just nowFederica BedendoNorth East and CumbriaDurham UniversityA team from Durham University will look at the link between pollution and superbugsResearchers will be analysing rivers in north-east England as part of a study into the link between pollution and superbugs. A team from Durham University has joined a project looking at how metals, sewage and other pollutants interact in rivers and if this encourages the evolution of drug-resistant bacteria, known as superbugs. Superbugs become resistant to antibiotics, making infections harder to treat. The team will use advanced genetic techniques to study how pollution affects them. One of the team leaders Professor David Graham, who is an expert in antimicrobial resistance, said it would help understand how to reduce risks around superbugs. Rivers in the North East and India will be studied as part of the 10-year project, which is led by Imperial College London and funded by the UK government. Graham said: "People do not always see the connection between a polluted river and a drug-resistant infection in a hospital, so this project brings environmental and medical research together.

Jessica Oxendine; Ikenna Anusionwu, MD; Monty Junejo, MD; Sarah Wolfe, MD; and Megan Mukenge, MD, from Duke Dermatology, share sun-protection resources at Pride: Durham, NC 2026. (Photos by Matt Talhelm, Duke Health External Relations) The Durham community came together recently to kick off a week of celebration during Pride: Durham, NC 2026. Hosted by the LGBTQ Center of Durham, this year’s event centered on the theme, "Always Forward, Never Straight: Preserving History, Coming Home. " Duke showed its support at the event’s Pride Vendor & Food Truck Rodeo held at Durham Central Park on September 27. The event featured more than 40 food trucks and 60 community vendors offering food, resources, and information to attendees. Six Duke groups were among the vendors: Duke Gender Care Clinic, Duke Dermatology, LGBTQ Family Medicine Home, Duke PrEP Clinic, ARISE, and the Department of Integrative Immunobiology. Sarah Wolfe, MD, associate professor of dermatology and vice chair for culture, engagement, and impact for dermatology, has participated in Pride: Durham with Duke Dermatology for the past three years.

“Beyond Detecting Cancer Recurrence: Can Whole-Genome Sequencing-Based ctDNA Monitoring Help Personalize Adjuvant Treatment? An exciting new study published in The Oncologist highlights the clinical potential of Signatera Genome, a whole-genome sequencing (WGS)-based, tumor-informed circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) assay, not only for detecting molecular residual disease (MRD), but also for potentially informing adjuvant treatment decisions.