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Heart & Vascular
What’s the Skinny? Weight Loss Drugs & Your Heart

Weight loss drugs have taken the world by storm – making them a hot topic of conversation in and outsid...

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Heart & Vascular
Jim Taranto: From Near Death to Back Up and Breathing — Thanks to WakeMed!

For several months, Jim Taranto experienced smoldering chest pain and chest tightness."It would start up ...

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diet & nutrition
Game Day Recipe Swaps

From the Super Bowl to March Madness, it’s game day season. WakeMed registered dietitians Heather Cupp and Monika Kraus want to help you make choices that are good for your heart. You can enjoy foods that are a tantalizing touchdown for your tastebuds — without being artery clogging, heartburn-inducing takedowns for your […]

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Heart & Vascular
A Heart Attack at 32: Shalom Trice's Story

At 32 years old, Shalom Trice and her partner were thrilled to welcome to the world their son, Ryan — b...

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Heart & Vascular
Take 5 with Christina M. Bull, NP, AG-ACNP

Christina Bull is a nurse practitioner in WakeMed Heart & Vascular - Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery. T...

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Primary Care
Saying Goodbye to a Toxic Best Friend: How Cheryl Quaid Gave Up Cigarettes after 54 Years

"I began experimenting with cigarettes at the age of 11. A few of my friends and I would steal cigarettes...

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Heart & Vascular
It's Snack Time! Healthy (Minimally-Processed) Snack Recipes

In our Fall issue of Heart to Heart magazine, we provide information and guidance about ultra-processed f...

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Heart & Vascular
Dwain Driver: From Congestive Heart Failure to Living Free of Cigarettes

In 1995, at age 40, Dwain Driver was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. "I'd suddenly begun to expe...

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