Latest News from: Wake Forest Baptist Health

Clinical pastoral education is an interfaith professional program that helps theological students, ordained clergy, members of religious orders and qualified laypersons develop the interpersonal skills needed to work as chaplains or spiritual care providers in hospitals and other settings.

Channels: All Journal News, Education, Healthcare, Religion, Education Channel Experts,

Keywords: hospital chaplains, spiritual care provders, pastoral care

The Center for Congregational Health, part of Wake Forest Baptist Health’s Division of FaithHealth Ministries, has been awarded a $1 million grant by Lilly Endowment Inc. in support of an initiative designed to empower clergy and lay leaders from different congregations in close geographical proximity to work collaboratively to help their faith communities thrive.

Channels: Religion,

Keywords: faith health

While the donation and transfusion of blood are very common, and relatively simple as far as medical procedures go, the path from donor to recipient is more complex than most people may realize.

Channels: All Journal News, Blood, Surgery, Transplantation,

Keywords: Blood, Blood Bank, blood typing, Blood Donation, Blood Transfusions, blood storage

Which of the two most common bariatric surgeries – gastric sleeve or gastric bypass – has the highest subsequent risk of additional operations or procedures?

Channels: All Journal News, Diabetes, Obesity, Surgery, Weight Loss, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), JAMA, Embargoed Feed - hidden,

Keywords: Bariatric Surgery

Scientists at Wake Forest School of Medicine have identified a dead probiotic that reduces age-related leaky gut in older mice. The study is published in the journal GeroScience.

Channels: Aging, All Journal News, Digestive Disorders, Seniors, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institute on Aging (NIA),

Keywords: gut microbiome, Probiotics

The National Institute of Nursing Research, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded Wake Forest Baptist Health a five-year grant worth approximately $2.97 million to study the reasons for attrition in pediatric weight-management programs and develop better ways to predict and reduce dropout rates.

Channels: All Journal News, Children's Health, Obesity, Weight Loss, National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), National Institutes of Health (NIH),

Keywords: Childhood Obesity

Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) scientists are the first to report using bioprinting to print a tracheal tissue construct comprised of multiple different functional materials.

Channels: All Journal News, Regenerative Medicine,

Keywords: bioprinting, Regenerative Medicine, Tissue Engineering, trachea reconstruction, bioengineered organs, 3D Bioprinting, 3D, S, Wake Forest School of Medicine

If you are thinking of buying a skin rejuvenation device as a holiday gift, think again.

Channels: All Journal News, Clinical Trials, Dermatology,

Keywords: skin devices, Dermatology

Scientists have reported a new approach to treating lung cancer with inhaled nanoparticles developed at Wake Forest School of Medicine, part of Wake Forest Baptist Health.

Channels: All Journal News, Cancer, Engineering, Immunology, Nanotechnology, Particle Physics, Nature (journal),

Keywords: Nanoparticle, Cancer, Lung Cancer

Concussion is the most common and mildest type of traumatic brain injury, but it should never be taken lightly. Any concussion, however slight, temporarily disturbs vital brain activity and can cause a range of physical, mental and emotional symptoms that vary in number and severity from case to case.

Channels: Aging, All Journal News, Children's Health, Neuro, Patient Safety, Seniors, Trauma,

Keywords: Concussion, Traumatic Brain Injury