RESEARCHING PFAS
Dr. Jamie DeWitt, a professor of pharmacology and toxicology at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine, was one of four researchers to be awarded an inaugural fellowship through the...
Medical Archives
FIGHTING COVID-19
A pair of researchers at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine have discovered that a new nanotechnology could potentially have therapeutic benefits in the treatment of SARS-CoV-2, the virus...
WORKAHOLISM AND DIABETES
East Carolina University faculty in the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences and the Brody School of Medicine have received $451,053 in grant funding from the National Institutes of...
KEEPING FARMWORKERS HEALTHY
Farmworkers encounter numerous toxic substances, whether from synthetic or natural sources. That’s why the Eastern Area Health Education Center is offering a continuing education program titled, “Farm Toxicology for Primary...
Project designed to support health care for older adults
Helping older adults with their health while allowing them to live independently is the goal of a project led by a multidisciplinary team of researchers at East Carolina University. Called...
ECU Physicians receives national recognition for diabetes care
Thirty-five ECU Physicians clinicians have received national recognition for their exceptional care of patients with diabetes. Sixteen of the 35 are receiving this designation for the third time. ECU Physicians, which...
ECU internal medicine residents win Doctor’s Dilemma competition
A team from the Brody School of Medicine’s Internal Medicine Residency Program won first place and the Osler Cup in the American College of Physicians Doctor’s Dilemma competition. Coached by...
ECU medical, dental students chosen as N.C. Schweitzer Fellows
Four students from the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University and two students in the ECU School of Dental Medicine have been named to the 2022-23 class of...
Alex Puckett
Alexandra “Alex” Puckett said it has been her lifelong dream to become a doctor and help others in need, and as a recipient of the Brody School of Medicine early...
ALWAYS PIRATES
East Carolina University celebrated the Class of 2022 in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in its first full-scale spring commencement ceremony since 2019. The ceremony recognized the accomplishments of more than 4,600 spring...