Wake Forest Baptist In The News

Treating Childhood Obesity

With nearly one-third of American children being overweight or obese, doctors agree that there is an acute need for more effective treatments. Joseph Skelton, M.D., who heads the childhood obesity program (Brenner FIT) at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, has been featured in several recent news stories on how to prevent and treat childhood obesity.
• Watch the ABC news stories here:
o Fatty liver disease in teens
o Junk food tax
• Read the recent research news release.
• Visit Brenner Fit.

Summer Olympic Athletes Must Overcome Skin Conditions to Reach for the Gold

The Olympics are all about the “thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.” But for many Summer Games athletes, there’s also the agony of skin problems which rank among athletes’ most common complaints. Research from former Olympian turned physician Jacqueline F. De Luca, M.D., a resident in Wake Forest Baptist’s dermatology department, found there isn’t much information in the medical literature about these problems.

 

Effects of Caffeine on the Brain

The research of Paul Laurienti, M.D., Radiology, was featured on ABC's World News with Diane Sawyer. The story on the effects of caffeine on the human brain also has been picked up by news organizations across the country from Milwaukee to Salt Lake City.

New Technology Shows Promise Preventing Cell Death Following Brain Injury

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center researchers, seeking a successful treatment for traumatic brain injury, have found that the size and extent of damaged tissue can be reduced by using a new device to prevent cell death. 



More News Coverage
New Office is First in North Carolina and One of 38 in the Country
May. 21, 2012   Business Leader
 
Technology developed at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center that promises to dramatically advance the treatment of traumatic brain injury is yet another breakthrough by local researchers that could lead to better treatment of injured soldiers.
May. 21, 2012   Winston-Salem Journal (AP)
 
May. 20, 2012   Toronto Telegraph
 
Children aged 4 to 10 were at particular risk from exposure
May. 20, 2012   Health On the Net Foundation
 
WINSTON-SALEM - Button batteries are everywhere these days: car lock remotes, toys of all shapes and sizes, greeting cards that play tunes. "We've seen very bad burns in all of the children who've ingested them,'' said Dr.
May. 17, 2012   Coastal - News14.com
 
. As reported to the North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center invested $237.1 million in programs and activities defined as community benefits during the 2011 fiscal year, which stretched from July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2011.
May. 16, 2012   Triad Living
 
Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have determined that a new device for treating traumatic brain injury can reduce the size and extent of damaged tissue and prevent cell death.
May. 14, 2012   Winston-Salem Journal (AP)
 
WASHINGTON — Too often, people pass a cardiac checkup only to collapse with a heart attack days later. Now scientists have found a clue that one day may help doctors determine if a heart attack is imminent, in hopes of preventing it.
May. 13, 2012   The State Journal-Register (AP)
 
The National Weather Service reports that heat is the number one cause of weather-related deaths, killing approximately 400 Americans each year. "It's important to remember that everybody is at risk for heat-related illness," said Chadwick Miller, MD, MS, associate professor, Department of Emergenc
May. 13, 2012   The Medical News
 
, updated on: 06:25pm, May 11, 2012 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A $900,000 federal grant will help 13 hospitals in the Triad and Northwest North Carolina better evaluate the care of children in emergency departments.
May. 11, 2012   MyFOX8.com
 
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