Contemporary medical challenges directly impacting the community, health professionals in facilities such as Pitt County’s health department and Vidant Medical Center are optimistic about overcoming. Reason for optimism is reflected in a timeline, containing highlights such as the eradication of diseases such as smallpox, and in the observations of Dr. Earl Trevathan, whose career left him witness and contributor to sixty years of medical advancements.
Reported as among the top ten research universities in the United States, UNC Chapel Hill’s research endeavors has greatly impacted treatment measures for diseases such as cancer, postpartum depression, and diabetes. Such accomplishments possible through partnerships with corporations, as well as personalized treatments and targeted therapies.
Researchers at East Carolina University are exposing the complex connections between non-insulin dependent diabetes and obesity through procedures such as gastric bypass surgery.