The Guy in the Room
The guy in the room ECU’S NEW NURSING DEAN BRINGS A FRESH PERSPECTIVE. STORY BY ROB SPAHR Dr. Bim Akintade stood quietly and alone in the front of an auditorium...
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New program helps ECU, Vidant train physicians to better serve rural communities
The Brody School of Medicine and Vidant Health have launched a new rural family medicine residency program that will give recent medical school graduates interested in serving as family doctors...
‘Mini brains’ could help unravel autism spectrum disorders
When people ask Karen Litwa what she does for a living, her response is unique. “I say that I’m a brain builder,” she says with a smile. Litwa, an assistant...
Seeking Clean Water
Seeking Clean Water ECU’s Jamie DeWitt is a national leader in PFAS research Published May 21, 2020 by Rob Spahr Filed under: East Summer 2020 Jamie DeWitt sat confidently at...
Clues to dementia
Neurodegenerative diseases – such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and ALS – are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among older adults. Consuming docosahexaenoic acid, an omega-3 fatty acid found in...
ECU Physicians opens infusion center
Eastern North Carolina residents in need of long-term intravenous antibiotic treatments now have an alternative to a hospital visit. ECU Physicians recently opened a designated infusion center led by a...
ECU to establish School of Rural Public Health
ECU’s public health department will grow into a new School of Rural Public Health in August 2020, after plans were approved by the University of North Carolina System in May....
ECU surgeons treating rare disorder with novel surgery
Sandra Callis is one of approximately 200,000 U.S. residents living with achalasia, a rare disorder that makes it almost impossible to eat. The grandmother from Colerain remembers doctors first told...