Two years ago, Tyler McLamb was a typical 3-year old boy – running around, playing and getting into absolutely everything. He spent his days doing what most toddlers do – running around and putting just about anything they can find in their mouths. In March 2019, Tyler started not feeling well with what seemingly appeared […]
WRAL-TV is currently planning to air a story tonight about pediatric emergency medicine and will feature our Children’s Emergency Department as well as the physicians who staff it. WakeMed Children’s is the largest pediatric healthcare provider in Wake County and features many specialty services, including the only Children’s Hospital in the county and one of […]
Most people think drowning looks like a damsel in distress in the movies who is screaming HELP and waving her hands. If the damsel actually had that amount of energy and air, she would not be drowning. She may be having an emergency from which she needs to be rescued, but as long as she can scream with […]
Dr. Sammy Saad, a physician in the Children’s Emergency Department, confirmed today what I have been hearing on the street. For the past two weeks, strep throat has been spreading rampantly throughout our community. Dr. Saad confirmed that we are now seeing an average of six children each day who are diagnosed with strep in […]
