The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will host a live Cafecito and tele-town hall on Tuesday, Nov. 14, from 6 to 7 p.m., to discuss diabetes prevention, management and support available for Hispanic/Latino communities across North Carolina
Published: Wednesday, November 29th, 2023 @ 9:59 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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ECU faculty awarded grant to research link between workaholism, Type 2 diabetes
Published: Monday, June 27th, 2022 @ 1:26 pm
By: ECU News Services
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ECU physician honored by NC Diabetes Advisory Council
Published: Sunday, December 13th, 2020 @ 10:38 am
By: ECU News Services
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Remarks by President Trump on Protecting Seniors with Diabetes
Published: Wednesday, May 27th, 2020 @ 11:22 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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After 20 years in diabetes research, Dr. Shannon Wallet believes that the key to addressing Type 1 diabetes is to understand the immune system processes that lead to the disease.
Published: Thursday, June 20th, 2019 @ 12:42 pm
By: ECU News Services
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has selected seven organizations across the state to receive federal funds to promote healthier living through better nutrition and increased physical activity in the communities they serve.
Published: Sunday, February 17th, 2019 @ 11:20 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Dr. Jeffrey Gibson, a family medicine physician, joined Vidant Multispecialty Clinic - Belhaven, located at 598 W. Old County Rd., on Feb. 6. Gibson joins the team of local doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and nurses who have years of experience caring for patients in eastern North
Published: Thursday, March 2nd, 2017 @ 8:38 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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As flu season approaches, state health officials encourage North Carolina residents to protect themselves by being vaccinated against the flu.
Published: Friday, September 30th, 2016 @ 10:29 am
By: Russell Allen
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Dr. Catherine Cabungcal, a board certified internal medicine physician, joined Vidant Internal Medicine - Washington on Dec. 28.
Published: Sunday, January 31st, 2016 @ 10:43 am
By: Chris Downey
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Smiling Faces Child Care Center stands like a beacon in rural Martin County, its clean, white siding contrasting with the deep green of the soybean fields around it.
Published: Saturday, January 30th, 2016 @ 3:50 am
By: ECU News Services
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With support from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services' Division of Public Health (DPH) and other partners, the North Carolina Diabetes Advisory Council (DAC) will release the inaugural publication North Carolina's Guide to Diabetes Prevention and Management 2015-2020 on
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 6:07 am
By: Chris Downey
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A sore toe brought Roanoke Rapids resident Macon Reavis to his doctor's office in 1996 - the year he was diagnosed as a Type 2 diabetic.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 10:50 am
By: ECU News Services
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Governor Pat McCrory, North Carolina Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla, III, and the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC) announced today that Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc., will create approximately 700 jobs at a new bio-manufacturing facility in Johnston...
Published: Thursday, August 27th, 2015 @ 2:49 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Right after breakfast on the final day of Camp Needles in the Pines, the director led 75 young campers in a rousing rendition of the camp song, complete with hand motions and foot stomping.
Published: Tuesday, August 11th, 2015 @ 5:22 am
By: ECU News Services
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When seventh-grade science teacher and East Carolina University alumnus Tim Hardison learned his fellow Martin County residents had the shortest life expectancy in the state, he wanted to know why. So he dug a little deeper and discovered his rural, economically challenged county also had...
Published: Tuesday, July 28th, 2015 @ 12:50 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Because temperatures are reaching dangerous highs this time of year, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services' Division of Public Health is encouraging people with diabetes to take extra precaution to maintain healthy blood glucose levels.
Published: Wednesday, July 22nd, 2015 @ 9:11 pm
By: Chris Downey
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The renewal of a private funding source for research at East Carolina University's Brody School of Medicine will support work related to diseases that most impact the lives of eastern North Carolinians.
Published: Tuesday, February 10th, 2015 @ 2:10 am
By: ECU News Services
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People who exercise following bariatric surgery gain health benefits beyond weight loss, according to researchers at East Carolina University, the University of Pittsburgh and Florida Hospital - Sanford-Burnham Translational Research for Institute and Diabetes Institute.
Published: Sunday, December 7th, 2014 @ 9:59 am
By: ECU News Services
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In the U.S. today, about one in 10 people have diabetes. In eastern North Carolina, the percentage is higher, with some counties having nearly one of six people with the disease.
Published: Thursday, November 20th, 2014 @ 12:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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As the holiday season approaches, a multidisciplinary health care team at East Carolina University is helping patients balance celebration with self-care through a new cooking series called "Eat Right Now!"
Published: Wednesday, November 19th, 2014 @ 11:44 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Drs. David Brown and S. Raza Shaikh have very different scientific skill sets. They might never have met if not for a multi-disciplinary research group based at East Carolina University.
Published: Thursday, October 9th, 2014 @ 11:33 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Three years ago, East Carolina University's Kim Walters donated a kidney to her husband, Dean, whose own kidneys failed after almost 30 years with diabetes.
Published: Monday, September 29th, 2014 @ 11:35 pm
By: ECU News Services
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A new space for collaborative medical research and robotics training was lauded by East Carolina University officials this week as a visionary project at the heart of the university's mission and talents.
Published: Monday, February 17th, 2014 @ 11:59 pm
By: ECU News Services
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East Carolina University has received a grant of $450,000 to help people with type 2 diabetes and related depression or distress manage their illnesses.
Published: Friday, November 29th, 2013 @ 2:05 pm
By: ECU News Services
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At a small medical practice in the Duplin County town of Wallace, one diagnosis tends to stand out."Diabetes is rampant in eastern North Carolina," said Dr. Mott Blair of Vidant Family Practice-Wallace. "Sometimes it seems like every patient you see has diabetes."
Published: Thursday, August 29th, 2013 @ 9:17 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Judy Van Dorp, Manager of Lifestyles Medical Fitness Center, will be the guest speaker at the January 26th Diabetes Support Group meeting held at Chocowinity Family Care.
Published: Wednesday, January 19th, 2011 @ 1:22 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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