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Vitamin D is quickly becoming the "go-to" remedy for treating a wide range of illnesses, from osteoporosis to atherosclerosis. However, new evidence from a Wake Forest University School of Medicine study suggests that supplementing vitamin D in those with low levels may have different effects based on patient race and, in black individuals, the supplement could actually do harm.
The announcement by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that it has approved Botox® (onabotulinumtoxinA) to treat upper limb spasticity (excessive muscle tightness) following a stroke is great news for the millions of stroke survivors in the United States, said Allison Brashear, M.D., professor and chair of the Department of Neurology at WFUBMC.
Jon S. Abramson, M.D., professor and chair of pediatrics at WFUBMC, has been appointed to serve as a member of the Kate B. Reynolds (KBR) Charitable Trust Executive Council.
The third annual Biothreat Agents Workshop will be held on Monday March 15 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with an evening networking reception to follow, and Tuesday March 16 from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Harris Corporate Training and Conference Center on the campus of Central Piedmont Community College.
John Petty, M.D., a pediatric surgeon at Brenner Children’s Hospital, will perform a surgical repair of a rare birth defect, called esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula, that will be broadcast at 5 p.m., on Thursday, March 11 over the internet. The patient is a nine week old premature infant.
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