Valentine Gift
June Long was with her daughter browsing Valentine's Day cards when she received the call. A match to replace Long's failing kidneys had been found and was on its way to North Carolina. (Read more...)...
Medical Archives
Lessons from the Past
A small group of people can make a difference in fostering better health in a community and often have the most success in creating change, said the keynote speaker for the Jean Mills Health Symposium....
Summer medical education program deadline nears
Students aiming for a career as a physician have until March 4 to apply to ECU’s Summer Program for Future Doctors....
ECU Family Therapy Clinic honors Brody Family Medicine
The East Carolina University Family Therapy Clinic presented its Excellence in Collaboration and Biopsychosocial Care Award to the Brody School of Medicine’s Department of Family Medicine and Family Medicine Center...
Bioengineered Veins
Thanks to research involving experts from East Carolina University, the day when a surgeon can pull a new human vein off the shelf for use in life-saving vascular surgeries is now one step closer to reality....
Bioengineered Veins
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (2/2/11)--Thanks to research involving experts from East Carolina University, other universities and a Morrisville-based biotechnology firm, the day when a surgeon can pull a new human...
Family Medicine Center
The Family Medicine Center at ECU has gained recognition as a “patient-centered medical home” from a national organization. Faculty and staff members began working on the certification in February 2009 and submitted an application in April....
Cancer drug trials
A potential treatment for many ovarian, breast, cervical and other cancers has entered clinical testing....