Doug Boyd Archives

Jun 16, 2009
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Medical school hosts camps for children with cancer, sickle cell disease

GREENVILLE, N.C. —   This week, the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University is making it possible for children with cancer, hemophilia and sickle cell disease to take...

Jun 12, 2009
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Grant aids research into kidney cancer treatment

GREENVILLE, N.C. —   Research by a pair of East Carolina University researchers that could hold a key to fighting kidney cancer has gotten a boost from a $40,000 grant....

Jun 12, 2009
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Camp helps youth achieve a healthy weight

GREENVILLE, N.C. —   The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University and North Carolina State University are working together to provide a healthy lifestyle camp for overweight youth...

May 29, 2009
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ECU professor’s diet plan aims at carbohydrates

GREENVILLE, N.C. —   According to a new diet book by an East Carolina University scientist, carbohydrates are the target in the fight to lose weight, but simply eating fewer...

May 27, 2009
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Medical student’s program aims at healthy lifestyles for Pembroke youth

GREENVILLE, N.C. —   An East Carolina University medical student will spend a few weeks this summer in his hometown hoping to make a lasting impact on the health of...

May 18, 2009
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Brody School of Medicine names its top nurse for 2009

GREENVILLE, N.C.  —   An oncology nurse has been named the best in her field for 2009 at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University and its medical...

May 14, 2009
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Grant aids cancer treatment at ECU

GREENVILLE, N.C. —   A $150,000 grant from The Cannon Foundation has paid for an advanced machine to treat patients at the Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center at East Carolina...

May 11, 2009
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Brody Class of 2009 graduates

GREENVILLE, N.C. —   Dr. Paul Cunningham presided over his first convocation as dean of the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University Saturday, as 65 medical graduates entered...

May 08, 2009
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Medical school to host forum on swine flu

GREENVILLE, N.C. —   A community forum on swine flu will be held Monday, May 11, at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. The event begins at...

May 04, 2009
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Convocations to be this weekend

GREENVILLE, N.C.  —   Sixty-five medical students will receive their degrees at the annual convocation of the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University Saturday, May 9.   The...