WakeMed’s Mother’s Milk Bank was recently featured in a news story by Fox Wilmington about the increasing demand for “human milk for human babies”. The milk bank is one of the most established on the East Coast and one of only 10 in the country. Thousands of babies have benefited from the program. WakeMed collects […]
Category: Community Health & Wellness
Whooping Cough Vaccine Recommended for Adults
Both WRAL and NBC 17 did stories this week featuring WakeMed Physician Dr. Michele Casey about the importance of getting the whooping cough vaccine. Eighty-two cases of the contagious disease were recently confirmed in Alamance County. Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a bacterial disease which leads to severe coughing that can cause people […]
WakeMed Cardiologist: CPR is Best Chance of Surviving Cardiac Arrest
Thirty-two people die every day in North Carolina of cardiac arrest, but that could change if more people were trained to do CPR. WakeMed Cardiologist Dr. George Hamrick, spoke with NBC 17 this week about the importance of learning CPR during a “Feel the Beat: CPR Anytime” event in Garner. The program includes a presentation […]
Probiotics Used to Treat Norovirus
WakeMed pediatrician Dr. Travis Honeycutt spoke with WRAL this week about the use of probiotics in recovering from the contagious norovirus. Symptoms of norovirus include: Nausea Vomiting Diarrhea Stomach Cramps Combating Norovirus with Probiotics Probiotics is a healthy bacteria that normally lives in the intestine and can be found as dietary supplements. They combat the […]
Thinking Through Car Seat Placement
How do we put more than one car seat in the back of the car? …. Our car is small. Let’s start to answer this question by sharing that statistics show 73 percent of crashes are from either the front or rear or the vehicle and the other 27 percent are equally dispersed between the […]
Which car seat is best for my baby?
Which is the best seat for my baby? Unfortunately, car seat technicians are not allowed to answer this popular question with a product name or model, because we are prohibited from saying one seat is better than the other implying endorsement. Our biggest concern is that you have a car seat you can use correctly […]
Hand Sanitizing Gel Not Effective Against Norovirus
The News & Observer recently reported that norovirus is on the rise in North Carolina, including in Wake and Orange counties. Highly contagious, this virus can infect someone who ingests only 10 particles of virus. That is smaller than the head of a pin. For example, it usually takes about 100,000 colonies of a bacteria […]
Liquid Tylenol Dosage Change
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and manufacturers of over-the-counter liquid acetaminophen products recently agreed to move toward a single concentration for all liquid acetaminophen. All pediatric liquid acetaminophen for infant and children will be 160 milligrams per 5ml (or one teaspoon). The hope is the single liquid concentration product will reduce dosing errors and […]
Expiring Car Seats
Few parents are aware that car seats, like milk, actually expire. But, many who are aware that car seats expire often believe that it is a marketing ploy by manufacturers to get parents to purchase new seats – an expensive endeavor. The truth is, car seats are made out of a special kind of plastic […]
Orthopaedic Surgeon: Everyday Items that Cause Serious Injuries
Having been an orthopaedic surgeon for the past 11 years specializing in trauma surgery, I have treated many different types of injuries – some of which still amaze me. However, I have come to expect the cause of the many severe injuries. The biggest injury offenders are: Trampolines are notorious for causing injures, including fractures […]
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