ECU to build dental center in Spruce Pine
The mountain town of Spruce Pine has been selected as the site of an educational and patient-care facility of the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine. ECU announced Tuesday,...
Doug Boyd Archives
Little girl survives shark attack with help of ECU surgeons
Smiling, making faces and snuggling with a stuffed dolphin, 6-year-old Lucy Mangum looked to be having fun early Tuesday morning. That must have been a great relief for her parents,...
Girl survives shark bite with help of ECU surgeons
Smiling, making faces and snuggling with a stuffed dolphin, 6-year-old Lucy Mangum looked to be having fun early Tuesday morning. That must have been a great relief for her parents,...
New officers, members named for ECU Board of Trustees
East Carolina University welcomed three new board members and a new chair Thursday, July 21, during a period of unprecedented budget cuts coupled with tempered optimism. Deborah Davis of Richmond,...
Golden Living Center donates to Brody School of Medicine
Golden Living Center has donated $116,435 to the Department of Family Medicine at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University to support the department's teaching nursing home project....
Doctors use handheld computers to educate, care for patients
Dr. Evelio Rodriguez has a new way to illustrate for his patients the heart procedures they will be going through. He takes out an iPad, touches the screen, and a...
Smiles all around as officials ‘top’ dental school
Local, state and university leaders lined up today to put their signatures on a beam marking a milestone in the construction of the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine....
Brody graduate dies in bicycle crash
A graduate of the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University died Friday, July 8, after a collision with a car during the running of "The Grizzly," a bicycling...
Robotic thyroid surgery means no neck scarring for patients
Lauren Castelloe recently had thyroid surgery, but you would never know by looking at her neck. That's because robot-assisted surgery is giving patients in eastern North Carolina the option of...
Cancer center receives Livestrong award
The Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center has received a national award that will help cancer patients improve their lives following treatment for their disease. The center received a Livestrong Community...