COVID-19 AND THE HOLIDAYS
As the holidays approach, COVID-19 infection rates continue to spike and political anxiety simmers following a contentious election. Consequently, families around the globe are being forced to make difficult decisions...
Medical Archives
MOBILE HEALTH SCREENINGS
An ECU Brody School of Medicine-led initiative that provides telehealth screenings to eastern North Carolina children has enlisted a creative way to bring health care to the students during the...
PHARMACIST HONORED
As COVID-19 was impacting eastern North Carolina, Dr. Todd Jackson used his expertise to drive innovation. In addition to his regular duties overseeing pharmacy, lab and imaging services as the...
TESTED HERE FIRST
An East Carolina University infectious disease specialist at Vidant Medical Center was among the first to trial a new COVID-19 antibody treatment that was granted an emergency use authorization (EUA)...
ECU Jean Mills Symposium explores race and medicine during pandemic, protests
Defining moments of the year 2020 have exposed the impact of health disparities and how they are perpetuated in health care and medical education, says Dr. Damon Tweedy. The Duke...
NEW ENDOCRINOLOGY PROFESSORSHIP
When Dr. Mary Katherine Lawrence moved to Morehead City 30 years ago to practice medicine, she was the only endocrinologist in town. Endocrinologists are doctors who treat disorders of the...
Virtual health disparities roundtable features ECU public health experts
A virtual roundtable hosted by Laupus Library featured three East Carolina University public health experts who presented and answered questions about health disparities in eastern North Carolina. The event, “Virtual...
PROTECTING FARMERS
While health care systems around the world were frantically searching for personal protective equipment (PPE) for front-line hospital workers during the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, the North Carolina...
ECU researcher earns $1.8M grant to study brain, immune system links to hypertension
A researcher in the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University has received a five-year, $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study how communication between...
ECU Division of Health Sciences faculty, residents and students earn accolades
When it comes to awards and accolades, East Carolina University’s Division of Health Sciences faculty, staff, residents and students continue to achieve in their fields. Recent honors include grants, organizational...