News Releases

– Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center continues to be ranked among the country’s top hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. Wake Forest Baptist’s inclusion in the online magazine’s 2014-15 Best Hospitals lists, released today, marked the 22^nd consecutive year that the Medical Center has achieved national rankings. Wake Forest Baptist is ranked No. 2 overall in North Carolina and No. 1 in the state for its cancer program. No other Triad region hospital was nationally ranked among the top 50 Best Hospitals. 

 St. John’s wort, the leading complementary and alternative treatment for depression in the United States, can be dangerous when taken with many commonly prescribed drugs, according to a study by researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

Hospital readmission, an important measure of quality care, costs the United States an estimated $17 billion each year. And according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), about half of those readmissions could be avoided.  

Ryan Terlecki, M.D., a urologist at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center will discuss the connection between erectile dysfunction and cardiovascular disease as part of the “Drive for Men’s Health,” an event designed to increase awareness about men’s health issues.

Wake Forest Baptist has the largest reported, single-center experience with cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC and analysis of 20 years’ worth of patient data shows that outcomes have clearly improved for patients undergoing this treatment technique. 

A new study that looks at the relationship between vitamin D deficiency and cognitive impairment in older adults enhances the existing literature on the subject.

Laboratory-Grown Vaginas Implanted in Patients, Scientists Report WINSTON-SALEM, NC – April 10, 2014 – Scientists reported today the first human recipients of laboratory-grown vaginal organs. A research team led by Anthony Atala, M.D., director of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center’s I

The Susanne Marcus Collins Foundation, Inc. of Atlanta, Ga., has once again awarded Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center researchers funding to expand clinical studies into the use of a noninvasive, drugless therapy that may help to reduce symptoms associated with a list of neurological conditions. This year’s grant totals $620,000.

Timothy M. Hughes, Ph.D., M.P.H., Geriatrics, has published new research that indicates stiffening of the arteries appears to be associated with the progressive buildup of β-amyloid (Αβ) plaque in the brains of elderly patients without dementia, suggesting a relationship between the severity of vascular disease and the plaque that is a hallmark of Alzheimer disease.

Study Shows Promise of Preserving Fertility in Boys with Cancer WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – March 27, 2014 – Scientists have moved a step closer to being able to preserve fertility in young boys who undergo chemotherapy and radiation treatments for cancer. The new research, published in Fer

Discovering where a common virus hides in the body has been a long-term quest for scientists. Up to 80 percent of adults harbor the human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), which can cause severe illness and death in people with weakened immune systems.

A new study from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center looked at pregnancy outcomes in regards to the two surgical treatments for ectopic pregnancy -- salpingectomy, in which the affected fallopian tube is removed, or salpingotomy, in which the tube is preserved.

Neuroscience research from Wake Forest Baptist conducted in an animal model might be able to shed some light as to what's going on in the brains of children dealing with ADHD and autism. 

More than 25 million people in the United States have asthma, a chronic lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways causing recurring periods of wheezing, chest tightness, shortness of breath and coughing. Although several types of drugs are available to treat asthma, long-acting beta agonists (LABAs) are among the most commonly used and work well for most people. However, for a small subgroup of people with asthma, LABAs can cause severe, life-threatening side effects and carry a boxed safety warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 

Researchers found that women who participated in prenatal care delivered in a group setting as opposed to the traditional approach saw a 22 percentage point reduction in the risk of excessive gestational weight gain.