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		<title>Crack Down on Concussions</title>
		<link>http://wakemedvoices.org/2010/03/crack-down-on-concussions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:51:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. John Wooten</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The News &#38; 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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sampson County Code STEMI</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:02:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amar Patel</dc:creator>
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Amar Patel is manager of the WakeMed Medical Simulation Center.
Yesterday WakeMed Simulation Center staff and Air Mobile crew hosted a drill in Sampson County where EMS responders practiced diagnosing a STEMI (heart attack) and calling for air support. 
The purpose of the drill is to ensure that first responders in Sampson County can diagnose a STEMI quickly and are able to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Community Hospital on Every Corner</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stan Taylor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Cary News included a story yesterday quoting me and profiling two Holly Springs residents on their desire to have a hospital built in their town.  Every community wants a hospital for convenience, choice, access, and yes, competition throughout the region.  But it is not feasible for every community in an urban county like Wake [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Does an Aspirin Cost $1 in the Hospital?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:32:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Monackey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Care Reform]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[WRAL is airing a story this evening that will feature an interview with Dr. Atkinson explaining health care charges.  Here is some background on how this story came about.
At a recent Raleigh Chamber meeting, WRAL’s new General Manager Steve Hammel asked Dr. Atkinson to help him understand the charges he incurred after having surgery at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beating the Winter Blues</title>
		<link>http://wakemedvoices.org/2010/03/beating-the-winter-blues/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Childers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Safe Carotid Stenting</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:59:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Monackey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health, Safety & Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology and Innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hearts]]></category>

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Saturday’s News &#38; Observer included an Associated Press article about the usage of stents to open blocked carotid arteries.  Wake Heart &#38; Vascular Associates&#8217; 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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heart Health Awareness is Year Round at WakeMed</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:53:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Monackey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s Prescription [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WakeMed Debuts New DaVinci Si</title>
		<link>http://wakemedvoices.org/2010/02/wakemed-debuts-new-davinci-si/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:44:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Monackey</dc:creator>
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Enhanced features, better ergonomics and quicker operating times characterize the new da Vinci Si Surgical System that came to the Raleigh Campus this January.  It replaces an older model of the da Vinci Surgical System that was used by physicians of Wake Specialty Physicians – Urology and OBGYN for the past five years.  The replacement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Norovirus on the Rise</title>
		<link>http://wakemedvoices.org/2010/02/norovirus-on-the-rise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:34:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin Carver</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health, Safety & Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[norovirus]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Robin Carver, RN, serves as WakeMed&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Go&#8217;s RX for Heart Health</title>
		<link>http://wakemedvoices.org/2010/02/dr-gos-rx-for-heart-health/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:04:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Monackey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health, Safety & Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hearts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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