Lunch Line Trailer from uji films on Vimeo. To help Wake County citizens and decision makers have constructive conversations about school lunches, Advocates for Health in Action is sponsoring two screenings of Lunch Line in November. Lunch Line is a documentary chronicling the creation of the National School Lunch Program. If you are a […]
Docs Walk Catwalk for a Cause
Saks Fifth Avenue at Triangle Town Center and WakeMed invite you to help us fight breast cancer by joining us at the second annual Key to the Cure Physician Fashion Show Friday, October 22 from 6 to 9 pm This will be a night full of great food, fashion and fun! And to top it […]
Car Seat Safety Check – Saturday
Various makes and models of car seats have a unique fit in different makes and models of cars. Ensure your child is riding safely by having WakeMed and Safe Kids car seat safety checkers review your seat installation and fit on your child this Saturday, October 23 from 10 to 1 on WakeMed Raleigh Campus […]
Mitigating Fire Danger
We have increased fire danger for the day today due to predicted strong winds and very dry air. Forecasters are recommending postponing any burning until the winds lessen. Today’s warning is a good reminder for us to all review our fire safety plans at home. In the United States, fire departments respond to a home […]
Rescue Pod Measures 7 Inches Smaller than MRI
Yesterday the Today Show compared the Chilean miners’ rescue pod to an MRI. This comparison is one to which many people can relate. The average MRI has an opening of 23 inches and the rescue pod that successfully brought the 33 trapped miners 2,300 feet to the surface was only 20 inches in diameter. People with claustrophobia […]
A Disaster in Wake County?
It can’t happen. It will not happen. It will not happen to me. If it happens, there is nothing I can do. If it happens, the government will take care of me. Many believe disasters will not impact their community or affect them and, if a disaster does happen, that they will be taken care […]
High Fructose Corn Syrup versus Corn Sugar
Have you noticed that the Corn Marketer’s Association is working to revamp the image of corn syrup by changing the name of the product? What does this change mean for consumers? To answer these questions, we approached WakeMed Cary Hospital dietitian Ilsy Chappell. Here is her answer: High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) (aka Corn Sugar) […]
Shopping in Support of Breast Cancer Research
WakeMed is proud to partner with Saks Fifth Avenue on the 2010 Key to the Cure event, a charity shopping weekend benefiting breast cancer research. Between Thursday, October 21 and Sunday, October 24, Saks Fifth Avenue in Raleigh will host a charity weekend, donating two percent of sales to WakeMed in support of women’s cancer. […]
Fire Remains a Leading Cause of Death for Children
As the weather starts to turn colder, the risk of fires increases significantly. Nationwide, 457 children ages 14 and under died in 2007 due to unintentional fire- and burn-related injuries, and 96,756 more were injured. Approximately 80 percent of all fire-related deaths and injuries occur in the home, and young children are at a particularly […]
Children on the Move
When you think of WakeMed and its pediatric services, the Children’s Hospital, Children’s Emergency Department, and Neonatal Intensive Care Nursery probably come to mind. But did you know that WakeMed Mobile Critical Care Services has a dedicated pediatric truck and specially trained team to transport children and neonates? In North Carolina, there are only a […]
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