Feb 10, 2018 | From the Doctor, Health
Alamance Regional Medical Center is giving one lucky TMoM reader a $125 gift card to Target. All you have to do is answer a short survey and you’ll be registered to win. Click the link below to sign up! At the BirthPlace at Alamance Regional, you’ll enjoy...
Feb 8, 2018 | Children's Health & Wellness, Developmental Concerns, From the Doctor, Health, Winston-Salem
By Matthew Thomas Lisi, MD, Cardiovascular Genetics Clinic, Wake Forest Baptist Health Until now, local families dealing with a cardiovascular-related genetic disorders like Marfan syndrome, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or Loeys-Dietz syndrome were often left to...
Dec 19, 2017 | Adult Health & Wellness, Babies, From the Doctor, Health, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By Guest Blogger Jane Promnitz, Assistant Director, Special Care Nursery, Alamance Regional Medical Center At Alamance Regional Medical Center, we understand how important it is for our littlest patients and their families to form nurturing, emotionally strong bonds...
Nov 7, 2017 | Children's Health & Wellness, From the Doctor, Health
By Guest Blogger Cynthia R. Mahan, CCLS, Manager, Child Life Department, Brenner Children’s Hospital Whether planned or unplanned, hospitalization can be a stressful experience for a child and his or her family. It often includes different routines, possible...
Oct 5, 2017 | From the Doctor, Health, Safety
By Guest Blogger Josh Roland, Critical Care Paramedic, Wake Forest Baptist Health Not everyone can imagine a job like mine. For that matter, there was a time when I couldn’t have imagined it either. I was always the quiet, soft-spoken one, who was more prone to...
Sep 5, 2017 | From the Doctor, Health, Safety
By Christopher Ina, MA, LAT, ATC, Athletic Training Coordinator for Wake Forest Baptist Health Participating in sports is a great way for your child to have fun and build valuable life skills, like teamwork and discipline. Sports can also benefit your child...
Aug 29, 2017 | Adult Health & Wellness, Babies, From the Doctor, Health, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By Team Baby+Company You might be starting to think about having a baby, or maybe trying for number two or three? But did you know there are some easy steps you can take to improve your health and better equip your body to conceive? That’s why Baby+Co. created their...
Aug 1, 2017 | Children's Health & Wellness, From the Doctor, Health
By Brenner Children’s Hospital Spotted some new furry faces around town? Meet Brenn, Belle, and Beau. At Brenner Children’s Hospital, we want people to know how passionate we are about the work we do with our patients, their families, and the community—which is...
Jul 13, 2017 | Children's Health & Wellness, From the Doctor, Health
By Kathy Hostetter, RRT, RCP, Registered Respiratory Therapist, Brenner Children’s Hospital Critical Care Transport I guess you could say my job is a bit out of the ordinary. I’m a registered respiratory therapist with Brenner Children’s Hospital Critical Care...
Jun 6, 2017 | Children's Health & Wellness, From the Doctor, Health
By Laura Granetzke, FNP-C, Family Practice Nurse Practitioner and NHF Certified Headache Practitioner, Wake Forest Baptist Health Your child or teen has a headache, so you reach for an over-the-counter (OTC) pain reliever like Tylenol® or Ibuprofen®. After all,...
Apr 15, 2017 | Adult Health & Wellness, From the Doctor, Health
By Juan Santos, M.S., CRC, LPCA Anxiety can cause worry, stress, headaches, and more unpleasant emotions. Dogs are built to work effortlessly to battle the symptoms and behaviors that come with anxiety. Our dog Riddle used to go by the name of “Gates”when we first met...
Apr 7, 2017 | Children's Health & Wellness, From the Doctor, Health
By Cherrie Welch, MD, Medical Director, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Brenner Children’s Hospital I have the incredible honor of serving as one of the attending neonatologists in the Brenner Children’s Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). I work...
Mar 7, 2017 | Children's Health & Wellness, From the Doctor, Health
By Timothy E. Smith, MD, Director of Pediatrics and Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at Brenner Children’s Hospital The anticipation of surgery can be scary, especially when it’s your child who has to have a procedure. Some parents worry about anesthesia,...
Feb 21, 2017 | Dental, From the Doctor, Health
By Guest Blogger Dr. Tina S. Merhoff The staff of Tina S. Merhoff & Associates Pediatric Dentistry, along with the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD), wants all kids to look forward to a lifetime of healthy smiles. According to the American Academy of...
Feb 7, 2017 | From the Doctor, Health
By Derek Williams, DO, Pediatric Cardiologist, Brenner Children’s Hospital It can be scary for a parent when their child complains of chest pain, but fortunately chest pain in children and teens is usually unrelated to the heart. The most common causes in this...
Jan 12, 2017 | Food & Nutrition, From the Doctor, Health, Nutrition, Recreation
By Joey Skelton, MD, Director of Brenner FIT and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Wake Forest Baptist Health The New Year is a great time to adopt healthy habits, but making a lot of new changes can sometimes be overwhelming. When people make New Year’s...
Nov 1, 2016 | -, Books, Supplies & Gear, Children's Health & Wellness, From the Doctor, Health
By Elizabeth T. Walsh, MD, Board Certified Pediatric Endocrinologist, Brenner Children’s Hospital When a child is first diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, a family may feel confused and overwhelmed. It can be difficult to navigate through the correct information...
Oct 4, 2016 | Children's Health & Wellness, From the Doctor, Health
By Ryan Aubuchon, MD, Pediatrician at Westgate Pediatrics, Wake Forest Baptist Health Flu season is coming soon. And even though the flu shot is the best way to protect kids ages 6 months and older from the flu, many will remain unvaccinated. There are often...
Aug 27, 2016 | From the Doctor, Health, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Toddlers & Preschoolers
By Steve J. Hodges, MD Pediatric Urologist at Brenner Children’s Hospital Everyone has a different strategy when it comes to potty-training your children. I have even heard of different tactics for boys vs. girls. Today, we are sharing a doctor’s...
Aug 19, 2016 | Children's Health & Wellness, From the Doctor, Health, Recreation, Sports
By Katie Moosbrugger If your children are out of the baby phase, chances are good they are either enrolled in some type of after school activity, or you’re thinking about it. If organized sports are on your agenda, you might want to consider the age of your child...
Aug 2, 2016 | Children's Health & Wellness, From the Doctor, Health
By Elizabeth Halvorson, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Brenner Children’s Hospital, Wake Forest School of Medicine Childhood obesity remains a major health concern. More than 30 percent of children in the United States are overweight or obese, which puts them...
Jul 26, 2016 | Adult Health & Wellness, From the Doctor, Health
By Guest Blogger Dr. Michael Summer Hello from Summer FamilyCare! We are a small, independent private Family Practice located in the heart of Lewisville, just off NC 421 on Shallowford Road. We have been here since 2005, which comes as a shock to many, even residents...
Jul 16, 2016 | From the Doctor, Health, Safety
By Rachel Hoeing and Tracy Beatty, Emergency Medicine RN Summer is in full swing! As we enjoy the outdoors, the sun, the beach, and the pool, we also tend to get a little lazier at this halfway point. This tends to be the time of year that unfortunately many families...
Jul 5, 2016 | From the Doctor, Health, Recreation, Sports
By Guest Blogger Matthew Ravish, DO, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics at Brenner Children’s Hospital, Wake Forest Baptist Health Participation in organized sports is a common part of childhood for many children. So, naturally, parents want to make the best...
Jun 9, 2016 | Children's Health & Wellness, From the Doctor, Health
By Guest Blogger Lauren Doyle Strauss, DO, board-certified headache specialist, assistant professor, Pediatric Neurology, Wake Forest Baptist Health Brenner Children’s Hospital Headaches are incredibly common. In fact, #migraine was the No. 1 trending disease on...
Apr 5, 2016 | From the Doctor, Health, Recreation
By Per Kristian Moerk, PT, DPT, Manager, Outpatient and Sports Physical Therapy My childhood in Norway was filled with lots of exercise activities with my family. I’ve continued that tradition with my own children. While we may not have the opportunity here in...
Mar 31, 2016 | From the Doctor, Health
By Rachel Hoeing I asked some local doctors for feedback and asked them the question, “If you could tell parents one thing before they entered your office, what would it be?” These doctors did not fail to impress. I was thrilled with the answers provided...
Mar 14, 2016 | From the Doctor, Health, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Chantal D. Hayes, MA, LPCA, NCC, CLC, Licensed Clinical Therapist Empathy is defined as the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. It seems so simple, yet it is an essential (and often overlooked) skill children need to learn in...
Mar 1, 2016 | Children's Health & Wellness, Developmental Concerns, From the Doctor, Health
By Daniel Kirse, MD, FAAP, professor of ENT/Head & Neck Surgery and medical director of Pediatric Otolaryngology at Brenner Children’s Hospital, part of Wake Forest Baptist Health Do you think your child has a hearing loss? Did you just learn that your kid...
Feb 12, 2016 | Children's Health & Wellness, Developmental Concerns, From the Doctor, Health
By Guest Blogger Michael J. Walsh, MD, assistant professor and pediatric cardiologist, Wake Forest Baptist Health Brenner Children’s Hospital Congenital heart defects are the most common birth defects, and they affect about 1 in 100 babies. That is why screening...