HEALTHIER BABIES
Newborn babies whose mothers exercised during their pregnancy have improved motor skills, heart function and body composition, East Carolina University researchers have found. Understanding the health benefits of exercise for...
Medical Archives
Research team works to prevent blood donation spoilage
Every two seconds someone in the United States needs blood and, despite nearly 6.8 million domestic blood donors each year, blood banks face a serious problem. Blood has a very...
ECU/Vidant surgical resident earns national honor
Dr. Ruchi Amin, a chief resident for the ECU-Vidant Medical Center surgical residency program, was recently awarded the 2019 Jameson L. Chassin, MD, FACS, Award for Professionalism in General Surgery....
SURGICAL SUPPORT
For the first time, a company started by East Carolina University faculty members has received a Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant from the National Institutes of Health....
TEACHERS OF QUALITY
The Brody School of Medicine’s innovative Teachers of Quality Academy (TQA) – which trains healthcare professionals to improve quality in health care delivery – recently welcomed its fourth cohort. The...
COLLABORATIONS IN CARE
A unique grant celebrates East Carolina University’s commitment to using interprofessional collaboration to address emerging and challenging trends in health care, including opioid use and substance abuse prevention and treatment....
Fallon takes helm of Brody’s pathology department
Dr. John T. Fallon was named chair of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine, effective Sept. 1. Most recently, Fallon was...
Brody alumna raps, treats patients and oversees N.C. Medicaid
East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine alumna Dr. Shannon Dowler has been named the new chief medical officer of North Carolina Medicaid. Dowler ’99 begins her new role on...
ECU Physicians receives second national diabetes care recognition
Twenty-three ECU clinicians have received national recognition for their exceptional care of patients with diabetes. Thirteen of the twenty-three are receiving this designation for the second time. The National Committee for...
ECU Nursing faculty member receives lung cancer research grant
East Carolina University College of Nursing faculty member Dr. LeeAnn Jarrett-Johnson was selected to receive one of five Lung Cancer Research Fellowship Grants awarded by the Lung Cancer Initiative of...