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What is Sports Medicine? 7/29/2020
Learn what specialized care sports medicine can do for you and your family if you or your child is hurt while exercising, playing sports or participating in some type of physical activity,
What is Sports Medicine?

Learn what specialized care sports medicine can do for you and your family if you or your child is hurt while exercising, playing sports or participating in some type of physical activity,

7/29/2020
A Day in the Life of a Lactation Consultant 7/27/2020
Read a Q and A with Wayne UNC Lactation Specialist Mary Jo Jones, RN, MSN about her career-long passion for women and infant health and her philosophy on breast feeding.
A Day in the Life of a Lactation Consultant

Read a Q and A with Wayne UNC Lactation Specialist Mary Jo Jones, RN, MSN about her career-long passion for women and infant health and her philosophy on breast feeding.

7/27/2020
Cancer Care Through a Pandemic 7/20/2020
As a cancer patient, you may be wondering whether it’s even safe to enter the hospital or your doctor’s office.
Cancer Care Through a Pandemic

As a cancer patient, you may be wondering whether it’s even safe to enter the hospital or your doctor’s office.

7/20/2020
Pack Nutrition into Your Hurricane Kit 7/9/2020
With the arrival of hurricane season, Wayne UNC Health Care Clinical Dietitian Mary Frances Donnelly gives her tips for packing nutrition into your hurricane kit for you and your family.
Pack Nutrition into Your Hurricane Kit

With the arrival of hurricane season, Wayne UNC Health Care Clinical Dietitian Mary Frances Donnelly gives her tips for packing nutrition into your hurricane kit for you and your family.

7/9/2020
Face Masks: Know What Type to Wear and When 7/8/2020
Wayne UNC Health Care Director of Infection Control Chanda Newsome answers frequently asked questions and offers best practices for using masks during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Face Masks: Know What Type to Wear and When

Wayne UNC Health Care Director of Infection Control Chanda Newsome answers frequently asked questions and offers best practices for using masks during the COVID-19 outbreak.

7/8/2020
COVID-19: How Much Protection Do Face Masks Provide? 7/1/2020
Public health officials strongly encourage use of cloth face coverings to slow the spread of Novel Coronavirus. But how much of a difference do face coverings really make?
COVID-19: How Much Protection Do Face Masks Provide?

Public health officials strongly encourage use of cloth face coverings to slow the spread of Novel Coronavirus. But how much of a difference do face coverings really make?

7/1/2020
Surgery during a Pandemic: What You Need to Know 6/26/2020
With COVID-19 closures, Wayne UNC took steps to delay elective surgical procedures. As our state continues to safely reopen, our team is beginning to reschedule procedures.
Surgery during a Pandemic: What You Need to Know

With COVID-19 closures, Wayne UNC took steps to delay elective surgical procedures. As our state continues to safely reopen, our team is beginning to reschedule procedures.

6/26/2020
Take Steps to Prevent a Second Stroke or Heart Attack 6/9/2020
Studies show one out of every four stroke and heart attack survivors will have another. Learn more about prevention.
Take Steps to Prevent a Second Stroke or Heart Attack

Studies show one out of every four stroke and heart attack survivors will have another. Learn more about prevention.

6/9/2020
Plush Robes Offer Comfort for Patients Receiving Mammograms 6/8/2020
Spa robes they now provide to every patient as she completes her screening exam.
Plush Robes Offer Comfort for Patients Receiving Mammograms

Spa robes they now provide to every patient as she completes her screening exam.

6/8/2020
Sprain, Strain or Fracture? 6/4/2020
Trip and twist your ankle? Pull a muscle at the gym? Something hurts, but is it a sprain, strain or even a broken bone?
Sprain, Strain or Fracture?

Trip and twist your ankle? Pull a muscle at the gym? Something hurts, but is it a sprain, strain or even a broken bone?

6/4/2020