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Cancer Care
Living with Lung Cancer: Andrea Whatley's Story of Courage
In January 2024, Andrea Whatley began experiencing a nagging, persistent cough, severe shortness of breat...
Sleep Medicine
Getting to the Root of Sleep Problems
Good sleep is critical to your long-term health. In fact, not getting the sleep you need can increase your risk for a whole host of health problems, including obesity, heart or kidney disease, high blood pressure, diabetes and stroke. Sleep is also important for your mental health and sleep deficiency has been linked to depression, […]
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What's Happening at WakeMed Cary Hospital — Fall 2025
Check out the latest updates from WakeMed Cary Hospital, including everything you need to know about our ...
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Jairo McMican: A Survivor's Story of a Near-Fatal Infection
On February 14, 2024, Jairo McMican — a hardworking husband, father of three, doctoral student and full...
Cancer Care
From Diagnosis to Triumph: How WakeMed Helped 34-Year-Old Danielle Murray Take On Aggressive Breast Cancer and Win
In December 2024, 34-year-old Danielle Murray and her husband, Kevin Murray, were at a Christmas party en...
Spiritual Care
Understanding Your Health Care Rights: A Guide to Advance Care Planning and Medical Power of Attorney
Let's be honest. Discussing future plans for a serious medical emergency, sickness or terminal illness is...
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What's Happening at WakeMed Cary Hospital — Spring 2025
Check out the latest updates from WakeMed Cary Hospital, including everything you need to know about our ...
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Don't Be Your Child's Drug Dealer - Get Rid of Your Prescription Drugs with WakeMed's Drug Take-Back Bins
According to findings presented by NPR, “In 11 percent of American counties, often in rural communities clustered in the South, enough opioid prescriptions are being written each year for every man, woman and child to have one.” Branson Page, MD, the Vice President of Clinical Operations for Wake Emergency Physicians has collaborated with a team […]
Women's
Moms Helping Moms: Lakelia Stanley's Milk Bank Donation Story
Lakelia Stanley is a Chief Probation/Parole Officer for the Adult Corrections Facility in Wake County. As...
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What's Happening at Cary Hospital Summer 2024
Check out the latest updates from WakeMed Cary Hospital, including everything you need to know about our ...
Emergency
"My Daughter Recognized My Stroke Symptoms. It Saved My Life."
Holly Springs residents, Grant Jacobs and his wife, welcomed their daughter and her fiancé who were in t...
Emergency
Surviving a Motorcycle Accident: Scott Martin's Story
A few tranquil moments at the end of a busy work day — that's what Scott Martin was looking for on May ...
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Handmade with Love: Jody’s Story of Giving Through Grief and Loss
Jody Cefola is a sewing volunteer for the WakeMed Cary Hospital Sew Much Love program. She is passionate ...
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What’s New and Next at WakeMed Cary Hospital Winter 2024
Check out the latest updates from WakeMed Cary Hospital, including everything you need to know about our Geriatric Emergency Department, STEMI coverage, Medical District moves, gifts, events and more — all right here in Cary.
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Minimally Invasive Surgery Innovations in Bariatrics
Minimally invasive bariatric surgery is one of the safest, least invasive surgical weight loss options available today. At WakeMed, we specialize in offering a variety of options, so we sat down with the Medical Director of WakeMed Bariatric Surgery & Medical Weight Loss, Bala Thatigotla, MD, MBA, FACS, FASMBS, DABOM, to learn more about this […]
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The Benefits of Giving Back - Volunteerism Is Good for You
Taking good care of ourselves is a critical component of longevity, but caring for others is also a rewarding and gratifying way of boosting your physical and mental health, especially as you age. Research shows that giving back to your community by volunteering two hours or more per week is a great way to stay […]
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Follow the Blanket Through the Beauty of Volunteer Services
A study published in the Journal of Happiness Studies found that people who volunteer are happier than those who do not. There is something about spreading joy to others that sends an overflow of feel-good endorphins right back to the volunteer. A Day In the Life of a Friendly Face Volunteer Friendly Face is a […]
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Healing via Hyperbaric Chamber at WakeMed Wound Care: Lance Tornatore's Story
According to the CDC, “More than 37 million Americans have diabetes (about 1 in 10), and approximately 90 to 95 percent of them have type 2 diabetes.” Diabetes can lead to a host of health problems, including neuropathy, a condition that reduces feeling sensations in parts of the body, such as the feet. What’s more, […]
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Kudos for Cary Hospital
It’s been a great year for WakeMed Cary Hospital — as evidenced by an impressive round of awards and accolades that span across a wide range of specialty areas, including: Heart Attack Care The American College of Cardiology (ACC) recognized Cary Hospital as being among the nation’s top performing hospitals for the treatment of heart […]
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Stroke Serendipity: Polly's Story of Right Time Right Place
“You do for family.” That’s a rule Polly Shreve lives by. She demonstrated it most recently on March 1, 2023, when she flew from Missouri to Raleigh-Durham International Airport, and then drove to Cary, North Carolina to care for her sister who had recently fallen and suffered multiple fractures. “My sister was in bad shape, […]
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Stopping Stroke in Its Tracks: Rick Racine's Story
After a harrowing experience this past summer, Rick Racine is grateful for each day he wakes up alive and well — thanks to the swift care he received at WakeMed Cary Hospital. Seeing Stars Beginning August 19, 2022, Rick woke up three days in a row with a strange visual sensation. “I was seeing stars […]
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Program Spotlight: Neuropsychology
Director of WakeMed Neuropsychology Laurie Leach, PhD, ABN, explains what’s next for the program in 2023. WakeMed is home to one of Wake County’s most accomplished brain and spine health centers as well as comprehensive rehabilitation programs — housed within the rehab division is WakeMed’s neuropsychology program. What is Neuropsychology? But, what exactly is neuropsychology? […]
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Mother-Daughter Duo Works Together for Weight Loss
Losing weight is hard when you don’t have the support you need to be successful. Fortunately this hard-working mother/daughter duo had one another, the incredible care team at WakeMed Cary Hospital, and one of the nation’s most renowned endobariatric weight loss doctors on their side — and their story of weight loss success is one […]
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Wound Care Center Opens in Cary
In July, WakeMed will open Cary’s first and only outpatient Wound Care Center, in addition to two new hyperbaric oxygen chambers. Before now, patients in western Wake County who needed specialized wound care or hyperbaric oxygen therapy were often sent to Raleigh or outside of the county. This new service means comprehensive care, closer to […]