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Drug Shortages and You

Did you know that currently if a manufacturer decides to stop making a drug, they can just stop without alerting anyone? Additionally there are no rules dictating when companies have to tell the FDA that there is an issue found in the manufacturing process. This often leaves patients, pharmacies, and clinical providers in tight spots. […]

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Help WakeMed Grow

According to the latest census, Raleigh added 127,799 residents and Cary added 40,698 in just the past 10 years.  In fact, an Associated Press story today named Raleigh as the second fastest growing market in the United States.   This tremendous pace of growth requires continued investment in the health care services available to our community. WakeMed […]

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Tooting Our Horn

Over the past week, several WakeMed specialties and providers have been praised for being the best.  First and foremost, WakeMed was recognized for having a strong record of high performance by U.S. News & World Report for most conditions and procedures in nine different specialties.  These specialties include gastroenterology, geriatrics, gynecology, heart & heart surgery, […]

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Debunking Detox Diets

While the idea behind them is catchy—cleanse, start anew, and drop weight fast—detox diets are just another popular, ineffective, and yet harmful form of fad dieting. The sciences do not offer any peer-reviewed research that attests to the safety or effectiveness of these often extreme diets. When considering any strict diet that encourages excessive consumption […]

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Uninsured patients and WakeMed

This past weekend Janice Frohman, administrative director of emergency services at WakeMed Health & Hospitals, and Jim Palombaro, M.D., president of Wake Emergency Physicians and of the medical staff at the WakeMed Raleigh Campus, submitted the following op ed about the care of the uninsured to the News & Observer. Uninsured patients and WakeMed Almost […]

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