Charity News from Monday, Nov. 13, 2000Duke Study Finds Key Heart Drug UnderutilizedDuke University Medical Center | It's the old good news-bad news scenario, the use of a highly effective heart disease medication has increased over the past decade, but it is still being woefully underutilized by cardiologists, according to a Duke Clinical Research Institute study. African Americans and Women Much Less Likely to Get Defibrillators Duke University Medical Center | African Americans and women with life-threatening heart rhythm abnormalities are significantly less likely to receive implantable defibrillator devices designed to convert lethal rhythms to normal heart rhythm, according to a new analysis. Anonymous $1 Million Gift Directed to Duke Arthritis Center Duke University Medical Center | An alumnus of the Duke University School of Medicine has established a $1 million life income gift to support research at the Duke Arthritis Center.
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