It is important that we all take steps to keep ourselves and our family safe this flu season by avoiding people who are sick, practicing good hand hygiene, and by getting a flu shot. Everyone 6 months of age or older should be vaccinated for flu unless you have a contraindication to receiving the vaccine. […]
Everyone experiences some type of back pain in their lifetime, but does constant back or neck pain prevent you from enjoying your day-to-day life to its fullest? An intricate design made of bones like vertebrae and ribs, disks, muscles, ligaments and nerves, our backs take a lot of daily wear and tear that can result […]
Skin cancer can be very serious and it does not discriminate. Just last week former Pittsburg Steelers coach Bill Cowher lost his wife, Kaye, to skin cancer. She was only 54 years old. One in five Americans will develop skin cancer, a disease which is most prevalent in people over age 30, regardless of race […]
Kimberly Elks is the WakeMed stroke program coordinator. Every Friday in recognition of Stroke Month, we will provide a new tip about stroke prevention. This week, we are focusing on managing cholesterol. Next time you think about burgers and fries, think about this: there are many things – including foods high in saturated fat – […]
The News & Observer featured a front-page story today about the renewed emphasis on preventing concussions in professional sports like the NHL. Dr. John Wooten, a pediatric neurologist with Raleigh Neurology, is focused on helping young athletes recover from concussions at the WakeMed Concussion Clinic. The clinic helps determine when it is safe for a […]
Tonia Fehr is the manager of WakeMed Cary Hospital’s new 12-bed Chest Pain Unit. Dick Cheney has a long history with heart disease, suffering his first heart attack at age 37. Yesterday he was admitted to the hospital again with complaints of chest pain. Chest pain should always be taken seriously. It can be a […]
Today is National Go Red Day. National Go Red Day is celebrated annually to help raise awareness about the No. 1 killer of women – heart disease. By wearing red on Go Red Day you are fighting to raise awareness of heart disease in women. In honor of the American Heart Association’s Go Red Day for […]
Recently Raleigh Cardiology Associates celebrated its 30th anniversary in the WakeMed Heart Center Conference Center. To mark this occasion, I interviewed Dr. Mark Leithe, cardiologist with Raleigh Cardiology Associates, for his perspective on cardiovascular care in Wake County and how far it has progressed since 1979. First and foremost, we have seen a precipitous drop […]
As a pharmacist, I frequently get questions about medications. But rarely have I received so many questions and overheard so much confusion as I have with the H1N1 vaccine choices. This post will hopefully help you understand the different types of vaccines available. There are three main types of vaccine that all accomplish the […]
According to the American Cancer Society, prostate cancer is the most common, non-skin cancer in American men. This year, more than 192,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, and more than 27,000 men will die from the disease. However, when discovered early, prostate cancer is highly curable. Today and this Thursday WakeMed, Wake Specialty […]
