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...
Medical Archives
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...
REMARKABLE LEADERS
Six outstanding women were honored for their selfless leadership as Women of Distinction at East Carolina University during a virtual ceremony on Sept. 29. Eboni Baugh, Betsy Tuttle, Cheryl Dudasik-Wiggs,...
Brody School of Medicine researcher receives NIH funding for skeletal muscle research
A faculty researcher with Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University has received a $750,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to further explore the implications of a...
NOVEL TREATMENT METHOD
An East Carolina University faculty member’s latest patent may change the way Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) is treated, leading to more effective care over a longer period of time for...
DRIVE-THRU FLU SHOTS
ECU Physicians, the physician practice of the Brody School of Medicine, is offering guidance and safeguarding during this year’s flu season. The practice is offering a drive-thru flu vaccine clinic...
MENTAL HEALTH EXPANSION
An East Carolina University team in the Brody School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine has received a $1.2 million federal grant to expand telehealth-based mental health services...