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Injured N.C. Officer Speaks About Fatal Shootout
An emotional Daniel Clark spoke to the media for the first time Tuesday about the shooting last month that mortally wounded his partner.
A "home far away from home" for medical students
When Sebastian Leder, a medical student from the University of Vienna in Austria, came to the Wake Forest University School of Medicine to complete his clinical education, he found not the usual student apartment but an inviting house waiting for him.
EMSDC Director Successfully Completes Prestigious Training
Phil Barnhill, Director of Operations for East Market Street Development Corporation , recently completed a session of the American Express Nonprofit Leadership Academy, a nationwide program to develop the next generation of leaders in the nonprofit sector.
Are we 'man enough' to have this discussion?
Men and Mass Murder: The Missing Conversation, By Christopher Kilmartin and Andrew Smiler , visiting assistant professor of psychology, UMW.
Hemostasis, Inflammation, and Fatal and Nonfatal Coronary Heart...
From the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; the University of Minnesota , Minneapolis; the Wake Forest University , Winston Salem, NC; the University of Washington , Seattle; and the Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore, Md.
BehindTheMedspeak: Why does it feel so good to scratch that itch?
Long story short: first, you need to know why something itches. For that we turn to Benedict Carey's April 7, 2009 New York Times story to give us an overview of recent research which may have solved a longtime biological mystery.
WFU Law Student Gives Free Legal Advice
A Wake Forest University's School of Law law student is helping local entrepreneurs with free legal advice for a day.
Wake Forest University School of Medicine Opens Global Health House
When Sebastian Leder, a medical student from the University of Vienna in Austria, came to the Wake Forest University School of Medicine to complete his clinical education, he found not the usual student apartment but an inviting house waiting for him.
Researchers create working penises for rabbits from cells
Dakshana Bascaramurty Published on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009 6:59PM EST I f scientists can help Peter Cottontail get an erection, there may be hope for the other flaccid Peters of the world.
Is the 2009 H1N1 vaccine safe for people with asthma? If so, what is the optimal dose for this population? Is it true that the flu vaccine is less effective in asthmatics? If so, what mechanism reduces its efficacy? Investigators hope to answer these questions - and quickly.
Maya Message: World won't end in 2012, but it may be destroyed by environmental neglect
Breaking news -- the world won't be ending soon. So then, what's with all the 2012 fretting? It's all hocus-pocus, and a little good old capitalist hustling.
What's up doc? The sex lives of rabbits given a boost
The way they breed, you would not think rabbits need any help with their sex lives.
Bad-Behaving Teens May Be Living Up to Expectations
Teens are more likely to behave badly if their parents expect them to, a new U.S. study has found.
Chelsea Kirkpatrick and Ryan Boughan, both of Boston, Mass., were married Oct. 10, 2009, at Oldfield Plantation in Okatie.
Bad-Behaving Teens May Be Living Up to Expectations
Teens are more likely to behave badly if their parents expect them to, a new U.S. study has found.
Releasing the Prisoners: Unpleasant task is only valid option
Gov. Bev Perdue's decision last week to prevent the Department of Corrections from releasing inmates was terribly misguided and ignored the rule of law.
New Finding Suggests Prostate Biopsy Is Not Always Necessary
Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered that some elevated prostate-specific antigen levels in men may be caused by a hormone normally occurring in the body, and are not necessarily a predictor of the need for a prostate biopsy.
Higher health insurance costs force doctors to talk about money with patients
As health insurers require people to base more treatment decisions on out-of-pocket costs, physicians should learn to talk to patients about money, according to researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
Bod, Sweat, Cheers: Exercisers looking for motivation put variety of content on digital players
They're huffing and puffing-- but not before they put those headphones on. And they probably wouldn't pump iron without listening to something on their digital music players.
Gayle Sams, director of Pardee Emergency Services and ICU, recently received her Certification in Emergency Nursing through the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing and the Emergency Nurses Association.
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