As the parent of a pre-teen or teenager, you might notice that your child’s weight fluctuates frequently. You might wonder if this is normal or worry that something is wrong. In most cases, weight fluctuation is completely normal during childhood and can be attributed to growth spurts or puberty during the adolescent years. Growth Spurts […]
Every year the Triangle Business Journal recognizes individuals in our area who are true healthcare heroes. While the Journal includes a nice profile and picture of the award winners (available online only to subscribers), we thought you might want to see their actual nominations and read first-hand what makes these individuals so special. Our first […]
According to the Center for Disease Control, 5.1 million people in the United States have congestive heart failure (CHF), characterized by the heart’s inability to pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs. A history of coronary artery disease, heart attack, high blood pressure and heart valve problems increases the risk of CHF. The key […]
More and more families are managing the challenge of having one child who is overweight and one child who is struggling to gain. Many factors can contribute to this discrepancy, including individual genetic factors that affect metabolism, medications that may suppress appetite (i.e. ADD/ADHD medications), disordered eating or an underlying medical disorder that is affecting […]
Amazing people work at WakeMed, and don’t let anyone tell you differently. A perfect example is WakeMed Rehabilitation’s Karen Medlin. Karen has never met a stranger – just ask her colleagues in Rehab who have worked with her for the past 11 ½ years. Filled with a love of life, people and the Lord, Karen […]
According to Injury-Free North Carolina, the number of deaths from prescription drug overdoses has increased by more than 300 percent since 1999, and unfortunately, drug overdose deaths have taken more than 1,000 lives each year since 2010. These numbers are continuing to rise – learn more here. According to Safe Kids Worldwide, kids are getting into […]
You’ve probably heard about how painful a kidney stone can be, but do you know much more about these pesky little pebbles? A kidney stone is a small, hard concretion that is formed in the kidney from minerals and acid salts found in the urine. Kidney stones are usually not painful until they obstruct the […]
National Nutrition Month continues at WakeMed. To celebrate, Café 3000 (on the Raleigh Campus) offered a “Create Your Own” Legume & Ancient Grain Salad. Hungry diners had the opportunity to create their own nutritious salads from a variety of wholesome toppings, including farro grain, wheat berries, bulgur, fruits, nuts, cheeses, tuna, chicken and tomatoes. Learn more about the […]
Operating on a beating heart sounds impossible but that is exactly what surgeons did when open heart surgery first became a reality in the late 1950s and early 1960s. At that time, pioneering physicians partnered with biomedical engineers to develop crude devices to exchange the oxygen and carbon dioxide in blood, bypassing the heart and […]
March is National Nutrition Month®, a time to spread awareness about healthy eating. This year’s theme is “Enjoy the Taste of Eating Right” which focuses on combining taste and nutrition to create healthy meals that follow USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Typically, people choose foods for taste, not nutrition. The good news is you can […]
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