FINS TO THE LEFT
When 17-year-old Paige Winter was attacked by a shark in Atlantic Beach in early June, quick action by her father, followed by expert care from Brody School of Medicine surgeons...
Health Sciences Archives
FUTURE DOCTORS
While many of their friends enjoyed summer vacations, a group of students considering careers in health care got a dose of what the first year of medical school has to...
ECU faculty member inducted as fellow of the AANP
Dr. Michelle Skipper, a nurse practitioner and director of the ECU College of Nursing’s doctor of nursing practice program was inducted as a Fellow of the American Association of Nurse...
Student: Brianna Chavis-Locklear
When she was a little girl growing up in the Robeson County community of Prospect, Brianna Chavis-Locklear’s older sister came home from a dental appointment with braces on her teeth....
RESEARCH BREAKTHROUGH
Neurodegenerative diseases – such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and ALS – are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among older adults. The risk of these diseases is reduced by intake...
ECU Nursing professor appointed to FDA advisory committee
An ECU College of Nursing faculty member has been appointed to serve on a committee for the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), the nation’s foremost authority on protecting public...
FARM STRESS
Farmers in eastern North Carolina are facing a crisis of compounding issues that are threatening their mental health and that of their families. There’s the increased competition from foreign trade...
REVOLUTIONIZING HEALTH CARE
Twenty years ago, Amazon and Netflix were just starting out; now these mainstays of everyday life can offer valuable lessons for the health care industry. This was the focus of...
Donica tapped as new occupational therapy chair
The new chair of ECU’s Department of Occupational Therapy in the College of Allied Health Sciences hopes to retain the department’s stellar reputation and its balance of research opportunities to...
EXCELLENCE IN PRACTICE
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has selected ECU clinical nutrition specialist Kay Craven as the recipient of its 2019 Excellence in Practice – Community Dietetics Award. The award recognizes...