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.
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.Read the full news release.Review media coverage.Visit the Department of Dermatology.
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.
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.Watch the segment here.Visit the Department of Radiology.
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.
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. Read the full release. Read media coverage at gizmag.com. Visit our Research page.
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.
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