‘GAME-CHANGING TECHNOLOGY’
At nearly 86 years old, Joe Hofmann is looking forward to getting out and doing more. That's because he recently received a new aortic valve in an advanced procedure led...
Doug Boyd Archives
GEOGRAPHY MATTERS
Health disparities among demographic groups are a well-researched topic, but disparities among geographic groups may be just as significant. That was the message of Dr. Brian Smedley, the keynote speaker...
BETTER HEALTH
From schoolchildren to farm workers, people in eastern North Carolina will benefit from two health programs led by East Carolina University experts and funded by the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable...
‘BIG HITS, BROKEN DREAMS’
A successful partnership between East Carolina University and Pitt County Schools will be featured Sunday when CNN airs "Big Hits, Broken Dreams," a documentary about concussions in high school football....
Grant aids in cancer research
An East Carolina University researcher is developing a screening test for prostate cancer with help from a $50,000 grant from Triad Golfers Against Cancer. Dr. Xin-Hua Hu, a professor of...
Dental students volunteer at free clinic
East Carolina University dental students participated in the North Carolina Missions of Mercy dental clinic Friday and Saturday, Jan. 20 and 21, at Garber Ministry Center in New Bern. A...
Collaboration, quality to be key under health reform
Health care professionals and organizations will have to work together, coordinate care and improve quality like never before to survive after 2014, when the national health care reform law starts...
JOINING FORCES
The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University is one of more than 100 medical schools nationwide working with First Lady Michelle Obama's Joining Forces project to better diagnose...
ECU part of national project to treat traumatic brain injury and PTSD in troops, veterans
The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University is one of more than 100 medical schools nationwide working with First Lady Michelle Obama's Joining Forces project to better diagnose...
ECU scientist receives $250,000 grant for prostate research
GREENVILLE, N.C. (Jan. 5, 2012) — An East Carolina University researcher is looking at a new type of test for prostate cancer with help from a $250,000 grant...