NURSES ADDRESSING NEEDS
Thanks to new grant funding, graduates from several ECU College of Nursing departments will be poised to provide health care that makes a big difference in small communities. The four-year,...
Natalie Sayewich Archives
PORTUGAL/SPAIN
The first study abroad trip for ECU’s Department of Addictions and Rehabilitation studies gave a group of graduate students and a couple of faculty members new perspectives on drug policies,...
SUSPICIOUS SPOTS?
A disease that many thought we had eradicated — at least in our part of the world — is making a comeback in parts of the United States and abroad....
STOP THE BLEED
After a serious shark attack, health care professionals emphasize the importance of taking steps to stop the victim’s bleeding as quickly as possible. A national “Stop the Bleed” awareness campaign...
FINS TO THE LEFT
When 17-year-old Paige Winter was attacked by a shark in Atlantic Beach in early June, quick action by her father, followed by expert care from Brody School of Medicine surgeons...
ADDICTION & REHABILITATION
The first study abroad trip for ECU’s Department of Addictions and Rehabilitation studies gave a group of graduate students and a couple of faculty members new perspectives on drug policies,...
CATCHING ISSUES EARLY
Stephanie Howard always thought her son Braxton’s behavior issues were rooted in hard-headedness, but after attending the ECU College of Allied Health Sciences’ free screenings event, she has a new...
INVENTOR HONOR
An ECU faculty member whose work has allowed thousands the ability to communicate normally was recently elected to the inaugural class of the National Academy of Inventors Senior Members. Dr....
CHANGE YOU CAN MEASURE
A grant for more than $400,000 awarded to East Carolina University’s Department of Health Services & Information Management will allow Beaufort County health care professionals to measure the effectiveness of...
IMPLEMENTING CHANGE
When Rev. Richard Joyner noticed a concerning trend of young people dying of chronic, preventable diseases in his small community of Conetoe, he went looking for solutions at the institutional...