New devices keep arteries open
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"...
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Cardiovascular institute planned for eastern N.C.
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...
AAMC president urges professionalism
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....
Basnight to lead PCMH medical staff in 2003
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....
Telemedicine proves its worth in disasters
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...
Pfiesteria health impact warrants more study
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...
Researchers aim at heat illness among farm workers
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...
Teens watch, learn and do in ECU medical program
GREENVILLE, N.C. (June 5, 2002) — Yvonne Brooks, junior at Rose High in Greenville, had been pretty sure she wanted to pursue a health career. Her mother's a...
ECU opens new cardiac imaging center
GREENVILLE, N.C. (May 5, 2002) — Cardiologists at East Carolina University are now seeing patients at the new Cardiovascular Imaging Center, located in Suite 1 at the Medical...
Two young African Americans discuss Black History Month
GREENVILLE, N.C. (Feb. 1, 2002) — Black History Month began more than 70 years ago as Negro History Week at Chicago's Wabash Street YMCA. The idea came from...