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Thursday, July 16, 2026
Health
- Newborn screening: Why clear communication matters as testing expands
- 9 Supplements Doctors Recommend Most to Support Healthy Aging - Allison Forsyth
- Boomers, not Gen Z, are the generation cutting back most on alcohol - Madeleine Speed, Financial Times
- 8 Essential Ways Strength Training Supports Healthy Aging - Julia Sullivan, CPT
- Doctors suspected man had brain cancer. He actually had worms. - Beth Mole
- How we are engineering bacteria to eat cancer
- New virus catalog reveals which pathogens pose the greatest threat - Mark Woolhouse
- Coffee Can Lower Your Risk of Death—But Only If You Drink It This Way - Simon Spichak
- Biocontainment facility shower protocols not one-size-fits-all
- 5 Everyday Foods That Could Be Raising Your Blood Pressure - Maggie Aime, MSN, RN
- What Happens If You Take Too Much Magnesium? - Isabel Vasquez RD LDN
- Want To Get More From Your Walking Routine? Try These 3 Expert-Approved Workouts - Kristin Canning
- What the Sitting-Rising Test Says About Your Longevity - Cathy Nelson
- What Happens to Your Blood Sugar When You Eat An Apple - Caitlin Beale, MS, RDN
- What You Need To Know About Tinnitus (Ringing in Your Ears) - Mark Gurarie
- 7 Health Conditions That May Benefit From Magnesium - Kirstyn Hill, PharmD, MPH
- Study debunks misleading women's exercise advice
- How Do You Know if a Wasp Sting Is Serious? - Maggie O'Neill
- 'Enchanted broomstick' protein walks on two stubby legs to keep our nerve cells alive
- Brain stimulation safely restores sense of touch for up to decade
- 6 Things Dermatologists Wish Everyone Knew Before Using Retinol - Amber Sayer
- Black women need more help in accessing breast cancer screening
- What Is the Average Height for Women in the U.S. and Worldwide? - Carley Millhone
- 5 Foods With More Vitamin E Than Sunflower Seeds - Merve Ceylan
- Understanding Sarcopenia and Its Risk Factors - Suchandrima Bhowmik
- The power of specialized pediatric care - Jerry.Grimes@ecuhealth.org
- Parents as 'coaches' can boost children's physical activity
- RFK Jr. stacks FDA panel with peptide peddlers as FDA scientists oppose access - Beth Mole
- Cancer clinicians welcome AI that supports human expertise
- Implications of expansion of Alzheimer's biomarker testing for patients, families and policy
- ECU Health Police lead by example - Jerry.Grimes@ecuhealth.org
- Study finds how long someone spends online matters, (but also what happens to them there)
- Michigan sees explosive outbreak of diarrheal parasite with over 700 cases - Beth Mole
- Black and Asian doctors up to 30 times less likely to get training posts in some specialties
- I Tried the 6-6-6 Walking Challenge For an Entire Month—Here's What Happened - Jenna Anderson
- Emergency cancer diagnoses linked to significantly lower survival
- How Overnight Oats May Support Cognitive Function, According to a Nutritionist - Lindsey DeSoto, RD
- How to Actually Eat Pomegranate Seeds and What Makes Them So Healthy - Merve Ceylan
- Woman's hip replacement disintegrates, causing severe metal poisoning - Beth Mole
- The long shadow of a short fuse: Study finds parent-teen conflict echoes across generations
- ECU Health launches new residency program, welcomes first ophthalmology residents - Jerry.Grimes@ecuhealth.org
- Apples vs. Oranges: Which Is Higher in Vitamin C and Fiber? - Jillian Kubala, RD
- ECU Health, community partners promote bicycle safety at Cycle and Serve event in Winterville - Jerry.Grimes@ecuhealth.org
- Collaborative process clarifies ICU admissions from ED
- ECU Health Graduate Medical Education welcomes 152 new resident physicians, fellows - Corey.Keenan@ecuhealth.org
- New study examines how and why harm reduction is misunderstood on college campuses
- Does Muscle Weigh More Than Fat? Here’s the Truth - Lauren Bedosky
- Commitment to care earns top rehab honor - Jerry.Grimes@ecuhealth.org
- Antibiotic "megacluster" discovery provides new strategy to fight superbugs - Beth Mole
- Weight loss drugs could help with binge eating disorder
- What Is Obstructive Sleep Apnea? - Lindsay Curtis
- Trump may be mystery patient in odd case of 79yo getting experimental obesity drug - Beth Mole
- A Comprehensive Guide to MRI Scans and Their Purposes - Rachel Nall
- Michigan's explosive outbreak of diarrheal parasite jumps to over 1,200 cases - Beth Mole
- Maestros of healing: How 'good' immune cells help regenerate spinal cord injuries
- US continues to shun Ebola-infected citizens; second American sent to Germany - Beth Mole
- Can You Eat Bagels and Still Have a Healthy Diet? - Cynthia Sass, MPH, RD
- Hot Dogs vs. Hamburgers: Which BBQ Pick Is Healthier? - Lauren Manaker MS, RDN, LD
- Dealing With Excess Mucus in Your Throat? Here's Why - Lindsay Curtis
- 10 Foods That Are Popular Among People Who Live to 100 - Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, RDN, LD