Wake Forest Baptist Health
Recent News About Wake Forest Baptist Health
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Raising Funds for Childhood Cancer Research
Shout-out to Brenner Children's Nurse Nancy Smith for honoring her oncology patients and raising funds for childhood cancer research!
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Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Opens New Helipad
The new helipad is now in use at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem.
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Julie Ann Freischlag, M.D., becomes next President of the American College of Surgeons
Julie Ann Freischlag, M.D., CEO of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, dean of Wake Forest School of Medicine,
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Lexington Medical Center Acquires Da Vinci Xi Robotic Surgery System
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Lexington Medical Center now has the Da Vinci Xi Surgical System, allowing the hospital to offer minimally-invasive robotic assisted surgeries.
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Medical Oncologist Calls for More Research and Improved Access to Reduce Incidence of de Novo Metastatic Breast Cancer
Despite the widespread use of mammography screening, the incidence of de novo metastatic breast cancer has not declined and represents 3% to 6% of new breast cancer diagnoses in high-income countries and 10% to 30% in low-income countries.
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Study Shows Medicaid Expansion Increased Access to Bariatric Surgery for Obesity
Following the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion, access to bariatric surgery as a treatment for obesity increased by 31% annually for lower-income Medicaid-covered and uninsured white adults age 26 to 64 but not for Hispanic and Black adults, according to research conducted by scientists at Wake Forest School of Medicine.
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Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist September Awards and Recognitions
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center President Selected as Nursing Fellow
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Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Updates Visitor Guidelines
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is updating its visitor guidelines for adult inpatient, maternity and surgical services and procedural areas, effective Tuesday, Aug. 24.
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Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Begins Delivering COVID-19 Vaccines via Drone with UPS Flight Forward
First COVID-19 vaccine drone delivery program in the country
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Hematology and Oncology – Wilkes Marks First Anniversary
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Wilkes Medical Center is celebrating the first anniversary of Hematology and Oncology
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Wake Forest Baptist Fiscal Year 2021 Fourth Quarter Performance
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist today released its fourth quarter report on operating performance and operating statistics for fiscal year 2021 (FY21).
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Wake Forest Baptist Health is Now Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
New Brand Joins Two Distinguished North Carolina Healthcare and Learning Academic Medicine Providers to Improve Care FOR ALL
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NIH Awards $15 million to Wake Forest School of Medicine for Alzheimer’s Research
The National Institute of Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded Wake Forest School of Medicine $15.2 million over five years in support of its research center for Alzheimer’s disease.
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Exposure to Second-Hand Marijuana Smoke Associated with More Frequent Respiratory Infections in Children
Children whose parents regularly smoke or vape marijuana may experience viral respiratory infections, such as the common cold, more frequently than those whose parents do not smoke, according to a study published in the current issue of the journal Pediatric Research.
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Radio-wave Therapy Is Safe for Liver Cancer Patients and Shows Improvement in Overall Survival
Researchers at Wake Forest School of Medicine have shown that a targeted therapy using non-thermal radio waves is safe to use in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of liver cancer. The therapy also showed a benefit in overall survival.
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Wake Forest School of Medicine Awarded $2.8 Million from The Duke Endowment to Address Social Determinants of Health
Wake Forest School of Medicine has received $2.8 million from The Duke Endowment to support five projects that will examine the role social determinants play in access to health care for people in North Carolina.
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Wake Forest Baptist Health study shows positives, negatives: Senator
How people view initial research results about COVID-19 depends if they are a glass half full or half empty type of person, North Carolina's highest-ranking state Senator said earlier in July.