You’re sick and you figure it’s probably just a cold so you don’t need to go see your doctor, right? Well, the flu and the common cold are both caused by viruses and they have similar symptoms. The flu is usually more severe and can cause death in certain vulnerable populations like the immunocompromised, elderly [...]

In a typical year, approximately 5 to 20 percent of the population gets the seasonal flu. For most people, the flu is a passing virus that makes you feel terrible for several days, but for some it can be more serious and require hospitalization. In fact, earlier this year a Cary High School student died [...]

The Triangle Business Journal Morning Call email this morning included information about a poll of 3,700 people conducted by CareerBuilder that found that 72 percent go to office when ill and more than half feel guilty when they call in sick. 
As a nurse and the director of WakeMed Occupational Health & Safety, this is a [...]

Predicting the pattern for an upcoming flu season can be challenging. While this fall showed promise for a mild season, the number of patients in our emergency departments with flu or flu-like illness is now increasing rapidly, suggesting that perhaps the worst is yet to come.
Beginning the first of December and climbing within the last [...]

The News & Observer included a display story in this morning’s Triangle & Co. section quoting WakeMed’s Falls Pointe Medical primary care physician Michele Casey.  If you missed it, you can read the article here.
WakeMed Emergency Departments and Primary Care practices are definitely starting to see an increase in flu and flu-like illnesses in the past couple [...]

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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 fire [...]

Want to know more about the flu after reading Dr. Holly’s recent blog? Please be sure to join Dr. Michelle Casey of Falls Point Medical Group on Tuesday, October 12 for her Head to Toe seminar on the flu v/s the common cold.  She will talk about the differences between cold and flu, how to [...]

Last flu season was like none other we have experienced in America.  H1N1 was a novel flu because it contained genes from swine flu strains and was highly infectious.  Additionally, H1N1 had the highest infection rates among young adults, which is a population not generally considered at increased risk of serious illness or even death [...]

With the NCAA Tournament scheduled to begin on Thursday, you can expect to find lots of men perched in front on their television sets watching basketball.  Dr. Robert Matthews, a urologist with WakeMed Faculty Physicians, explains why that may be a good time to schedule a vasectomy.

Imagine the opportunity to sit at home and watch [...]