The News & Observer featured a front-page story today about the renewed emphasis on preventing concussions in professional sports like the NHL.  Dr. John Wooten, a pediatric neurologist with Raleigh Neurology, is focused on helping young athletes recover from concussions at the WakeMed Concussion Clinic.  The clinic helps determine when it is safe for a [...]

Today more winter weather is predicted to affect the Triangle area. And, although the sun is starting to come up a little earlier and stay out a little later these storms and cold winter are likely putting a damper on your moods.  Dr. Jeffrey Childers, a WakeMed psychiatrist,  shares information about seasonal depression, what to do to get yourself out of the [...]

Saturday’s News & Observer included an Associated Press article about the usage of stents to open blocked carotid arteries.  Wake Heart & Vascular Associates’ Drs. Ravish Sachar and Matt Hook were very involved in the study described in the story. For the study, they examined the safety of using stents in carotid arteries.
Stents have long been used to fix heart [...]

At WakeMed  heart health awareness is not just a priority during February (American Heart Month).  So, even though it is March, we felt that you would still benefit from hearing from a cardiologist or two about how they stay heart healthy.  These profiles were also included in our most recent issue of Heart to Heart.
Dr. John Sinden’s Prescription [...]

Robin Carver, RN, serves as WakeMed’s director of infection control.
According to the North Carolina Division of Public Health (NCDPH), there has been a recent increase in gastrointestinal illness across the state due to norovirus. Highly contagious, this virus can infect someone who ingests only 10 particles of virus.  That is smaller than the head of [...]

February is Heart Month, and in our most recent issue of Heart to Heart we included interviews with a few of our cardiologist about how they stay heart healthy. 
Brian Go, MD, FACC
Raleigh Cardiology Associates
Heart to Heart: What motivates you to exercise?
Dr. Go: Routine exercise is an essential part of my life. It’s like the “perfect [...]

Tonia Fehr is the manager of WakeMed Cary Hospital’s new 12-bed Chest Pain Unit.
Dick Cheney has a long history with heart disease, suffering his first heart attack at age 37.  Yesterday he was admitted to the hospital again with complaints of chest pain.
Chest pain should always be taken seriously.  It can be a primary symptom [...]

February is Heart Month, and in our most recent issue of Heart to Heart we included interviews with a few of our cardiologists about how they stay heart healthy.  
Michael Zellinger, MD, FACC 
Wake Heart & Vascular Associates 
Heart to Heart: What’s the best heart-healthy advice? 
Dr. Zellinger: I think the most important heart healthy advice is to stop [...]

WakeMed’s Trauma Program Director Sylvia Scholl shares tips to identify choking hazards for children.
Today on MSNBC, one of the lead stories is Choking warning urged for food labels, which highlights the death of a 4 year old boy after he choked on a hot dog.  This story discusses a true public health issue – airway obstruction in [...]

February is Heart Month, and in our most recent issue of Heart to Heart we included interviews with a few of our cardiologists about how they stay heart healthy. 
Christian Gring, MD, FACC
Wake Heart & Vascular Associates
Heart to Heart: Do you ever fall off the heart-healthy wagon?
Dr. Gring: I am the poster child for it. Before [...]