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Students get hands-on experience in burgeoning elder law field
Elder law used to mean writing a will and choosing a power of attorney should one become disabled. These days, lawyers who pursue the specialty find themselves helping a new generation of seniors navigate
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WFU Medicine School popular among students
Wake Forest School of Medicine is the fourth most selective medical school in the country, according to a ranking released this week by U.S. News & World Report. The School of Medicine, part of
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Baptist launches new community health program
Three Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center officials joined representatives of 48 other health care systems recently in Washington, D.C., to explore new ways of improving health and health care in vulnerable communities across the country. The meeting
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Parents not heeding flu warnings
This year’s flu season is in full swing, with 41 states now reporting widespread illness. Unfortunately, not enough children are getting the flu shot even though health officials recommend that all children six-months and
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Why the dip in cancer screenings?
Local authorities offer some ideas Despite widespread awareness about the importance of cancer screenings, Americans aren’t taking advantage of tests that could save their lives. According to a report published in the Dec. 27
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Medical condition related to bed-making
What do a tight, fitted bed sheet and a blood clot in the wrist have in common? Both are associated with a condition called sheet fitting palsy. True to its name, the palsy is
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Push ongoing for Sunday WSTA service
Mayor Allen Joines says that he is still in talks with Forsyth Medical Center and Wake Forest Baptist Health about the possibility of the two hospitals helping to underwrite the cost of operating limited
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Awards given at heart/stroke walk
More than 4,500 Forsyth County residents took part in the American Heart Association’s 2012 Tanglewood Heart and Stroke Walk, on Saturday, Oct. 20. Sponsored by Wake Forest Baptist Health and TE Connectivity, the annual
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Hospital’s tree fetes organ donors
This has been a devastating year for Rockwell resident Carol Cook. She buried her husband of 25 years and her 19-year-old son, Morton Michael Cook II, three months apart. Her husband, Morton Michael Cook,
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Early voters make their voices heard
The early voting fervor struck East Winston last week, as hundreds of Forsyth County residents flocked to the Mazie Woodruff Center and 14th Street Recreation Center to do their civic duty. As of the
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