Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville has been named among the nation's top 50 centers for treatment of cardiovascular and urological diseases and disorders. PCMH is the primary teaching hospital...
A $114,081 grant has been awarded for telemedicine services to East Carolina University and the Caswell Center, which serves people with mental retardation and developmental disabilities. This funding from the...
In Hollywood it's among the hottest technologies that's popping up in blockbuster movies such as "The Matrix Reloaded," "The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers" and "Spiderman" -...
A new type of stent that uses medication to stop the growth of scar tissue inside narrowed arteries propped open with the metal devices has been called a "major breakthrough"...
East Carolina University and University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina have announced plans for a major initiative to fight cardiovascular disease, the leading killer of North Carolinians and an especially...
In the face of mounting commercial and other pressures, physicians need to be mindful of a sense of professionalism, according to the president of the Association of American Medical Colleges....
With an interest in athletics and a background in exercise, Dr. Lorraine Basnight sees similarities in medicine and sports and how lessons learned in competition can aid health care professionals....
GREENVILLE, N.C. (Sept. 16, 2002) — Three years ago this week, as Hurricane Floyd neared land, eastern North Carolina braced for what would become the state's worst natural disaster. But...
GREENVILLE, N.C. (Aug. 5, 2002) — The microorganism that caused a sensation when it was discovered in the same waters as pockmarked fish may cause human illness, but...
GREENVILLE, N.C. (July 17, 2002) — During the last half of June, daytime high temperatures averaged just over 89 degrees. That's not hot for an hour or so...