PREVENTING COVID-19 BURNOUT
As we navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, doctors, nurses and other health care providers are being faced with unprecedented challenges, including shortages of staff and equipment needed to provide care to...
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‘WE ARE FIGHTING’
East Carolina University doctors, nurses and health care workers near and far are risking their lives to serve others during the coronavirus pandemic. From a nursing student working long shifts...
COVID-19 & KIDS
As the days add up during the “stay at home” orders in North Carolina as part of safeguards against COVID-19, many children are becoming more restless and fearful. They may...
PRESERVING PPE
Failure was not an option. A team from East Carolina University and Vidant Health developed and implemented processes for decontaminating and reusing personal protective equipment (PPE), especially N95 masks. “Failure...
What we know now: Updates from an expert on coronaviruses
What we know about COVID-19 seemingly changes by the hour. Since the novel coronavirus emerged in China in December and quickly became a worldwide threat, scientists and health care workers...
COPING WITH QUARANTINE
Along with the fears and uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 and changes to daily life that have come with it, stress and anxiety can emerge and impact the way people cope and...
Undergraduates earn research awards totaling nearly $50K
Thirty-two East Carolina University students have received Spring 2020 Undergraduate Research and Creativity Awards totaling more than $50,000, the university’s Office of Undergraduate Research has announced. The awards provide support...
EXPANDING VIRTUAL VISITS
In times of crisis, the East Carolina University community does not simply wait for the storm to subside. It pools its collective talents and resources before charging into the storm...
COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY
A recent East Carolina University graduate and small business owner has started making face shields to help the local medical community during the COVID-19 crisis. Taylor Walden owns Simple and...
SAFETY SKILLS
As health care providers across the country begin testing and caring for patients with COVID-19 symptoms, they must balance providing patients with reliable care while keeping their staffs healthy. Protective...