While the “biomedical” model of health and disease does continue to dominate much of current medical practice, that perspective is changing as reflected in the proposed changes to the World Health ...

In January 2021, President Joe Biden issued executive order 13985 calling for the federal government to establish a comprehensive approach to advancing equity for all, including people with ...

The United States’ epidemic of diet-related illness, including cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, and obesity, is responsible for a significant portion of the nation’s health burden, ...

The Biopsychosocial Model of Illness (“the BPS model”), first conceptualized in 1977 by George Engel, broadens the prevailing biomedical model of illness. The biomedical model views illness as ...

While many Duke researchers have long been engaged in innovative research at the intersection of health care and modeling technology, the University is now investing more intentionally in this field.