New York native, wife and mother of two, Diane Gilewicz has been a part of WakeMed Rehabilitation Hospital for more than 30 years and serves currently as the Director of WakeMed’s Spinal Cord Injury Program. She began her career working on a medical surgical unit as a registered nurse before finding her passion for care and […]
It’s been a great year for WakeMed Cary Hospital — as evidenced by an impressive round of awards and accolades that span across a wide range of specialty areas. Heart Attack Care The American College of Cardiology (ACC) recognized Cary Hospital as being among the nation’s top performing hospitals for the treatment of heart attack […]
Audrey Rhee, MD, FACS, FAAP, is a board-certified pediatric urologist. After finishing medical school at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, and completing her residency at Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, GA, Dr. Rhee narrowed her field of focus to pediatrics and went on to practice at Riley Children’s Hospital and Cleveland […]
September is Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) Awareness Month, a disease that affects more than eight million Americans ages 40 and older. Common risk factors include the following: A history of smoking Kidney problems Diabetes Overweight/obesity High blood pressure High cholesterol. Your risk increases with age, and incidence of PAD is higher among African Americans. While […]
According to the CDC, “More than 37 million Americans have diabetes (about 1 in 10), and approximately 90 to 95 percent of them have type 2 diabetes.” Diabetes can lead to a host of health problems, including neuropathy, a condition that reduces feeling sensations in parts of the body, such as the feet. What’s more, […]
While stress, anxiety and depression are topics most people think of as adult issues, the truth is kids experience mental health problems too. Children deal with a lot, including pressure to perform well in school, navigate friendships, address bullying, grow their athletic skills and other talents and figure out how they want to present in […]
According to findings presented by NPR, “In 11 percent of American counties, often in rural communities clustered in the South, enough opioid prescriptions are being written each year for every man, woman and child to have one.” Branson Page, MD, the Vice President of Clinical Operations for Wake Emergency Physicians has collaborated with a team […]
This month is Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Awareness Month, and we are celebrating by raising awareness about this disease, who it affects, and how you can recognize the warning signs and seek medical help before things progress. What is Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)? Peripheral Artery Disease, or PAD is characterized by a narrowing of the arteries. […]
According to the CDC, fall death rates among adults age 65 and older increased about 41% from 2012 to 2021. From 2021-2022, in the WakeMed Trauma units at Raleigh Campus and Cary Hospital, the upward trend in falls has also been evidenced — with a 8% increase in falls-related trauma among patients 65+. Fall prevention is critically important as […]
Neck pain and cervical spine disorders are prevalent conditions that can severely impact your quality of life. Most of the time, non-surgical treatments including physical therapy, medications such as steroids and anti-inflammatories, and time provide relief. However, sometimes problems with the discs in the neck can produce either a herniation or bone spurs that cause […]
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