WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – July 18, 2017– The newest members of Brenner Children’s Hospital enjoy active lifestyles, healthy eating, and interacting with children. They also have paws and fur. Brenner Children’s, part of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, has adopted three playful yet comforting puppy mascots—Brenn, Belle and Beau. These costumed Brenner pups will work together […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – July 17, 2017 – Scientists from an international consortium have identified a large number of new genetic markers that predispose individuals to lupus. The study is published in the July 17 issue of the journal Nature Communications and was led by researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – July 13, 2017– Depending on what generation you belong to, the term “improvisational dance” may conjure up images of beatniks grooving to the beat of bongos in a darkened coffeehouse or the black-clad Dieter gyrating to techno pop in a Sprockets sketch on “Saturday Night Live”. But today, scientists are testing whether […]
NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. – July 3, 2017 – Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center welcomed Wilkes Medical Center into its family of hospitals, Saturday, as the Board of Commissioners of the Town of North Wilkesboro and Wake Forest Baptist leaders officially completed the due diligence period and agreed on a long-term lease of Wilkes Medical Center […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – June 29, 2017 – Medication drop-off boxes, non-opioid anesthesia and mindfulness training for pain management are part of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center’s action plan across its health system to deliver medical care and research to reduce the growing opioid epidemic. “We recognize that opioid abuse is a serious public health epidemic,” […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – June 27, 2017 – Moderate-intensity exercise can help even extremely obese older adults improve their ability to perform common daily activities and remain independent, according to researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Findings from the National Institutes of Health-funded study are published in the July issue of the journal Obesity. In […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – June 21, 2017 – Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is now offering a range of wellness and medical therapies at a single patient-friendly location, providing patients the opportunity to improve health and well-being by pairing integrative medicine with their conventional treatments. Physicians and other practitioners at Wake Forest Baptist Health Integrative Medicine […]
WINSTON-SALEM, NC June 5, 2017 – Hooman Sadri Ardekani, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of urology at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, has earned a Research Scholar award through the American Urological Association (AUA) Leadership Program. Sadri was selected from among 70 nominees for the award by the Urology Care Foundation and the AUA Office of […]
WINSTON-SALEM, NC June 5, 2017 – Alisha DeTroye, M.M.S.,PA-C, director of PA services and transitional and supportive care services at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center,has been recognized as a Distinguished Fellow by the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA). The national honor recognizes DeTroye’s professional achievement, contributions to patient care and her involvement in the […]
WINSTON-SALEM, NC June 5, 2017 – Grace Simpson, C.R.N.A., of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center was named the Clinical Instructor of the Year by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA). The award recognizes Simpson’s contribution to the teaching of nurse anesthesia students in the clinical area. The AANA is the professional association representing more […]