IMPROVING COMMUNICATION
People with Parkinson's disease now have a tool to help them communicate more fluently. Janus Development Group Inc. is marketing and distributing the SpeechEasy anti-stuttering device, developed at East Carolina...
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SpeechEasy shown to help people with Parkinson’s disease
People with Parkinson's disease now have a tool to help them communicate more fluently. Janus Development Group Inc. is marketing and distributing the SpeechEasy anti-stuttering device, developed at East Carolina...
REGULAR CHECK UPS
At last week’s wellness day in Rocky Mount, Willie Green compared preventive health care to looking after his car. “You got to keep everything checked up,” he said. “It’s like...
NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS
Heather L. Littleton Department of Psychology Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences Dr. Heather Littleton, an associate professor of psychology, received a 2014 Five-Year Achievement Award for Excellence in...
Wellness day aims at disease prevention
At last week's "wellness day" in Rocky Mount, Willie Green compared preventive health care to looking after his car. "You got to keep everything checked up," he said. "It's like...
App helps doctors teach patients about heart risks
Last fall when the American Heart Association issued new guidelines to help doctors teach their patients about their risks of developing cardiovascular disease – accompanied by a bulky computer spreadsheet...
ECU Medical & Health Sciences Foundation names new board members
The East Carolina University Medical & Health Sciences Foundation recently named five new board members. They are David Brody of Kinston; Dasha Little of Chesapeake, Va.; Dennis Young of Wallace;...
TREATING TOXIC EXPOSURE
Researchers at East Carolina University will spend another year studying the causes of Gulf War illness and medicines that might be able to treat it. Dr. William Meggs, a medical...
Gulf War illness study seeks veterans
Researchers at East Carolina University will spend another year studying the causes of Gulf War illness and medicines that might be able to treat it. Dr. William Meggs, a medical...
TEACHERS OF QUALITY
A group of East Carolina University faculty members will spend the next 12 months exploring ways to educate students about patient safety, quality improvement and team-based care along with new...