WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Oct. 6 -- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist issued the following news release: Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is the first and only medical center in the Triad region to offer focused ultrasound treatment for patients suffering from disabling essential tremor and tremor dominant Parkinson's disease not adequately controlled with medications Essential tremor is a neurological condition in which uncontrollable shaking - most often in the hands, he  more

WACO, Texas, Oct. 4 -- The American Football Coaches Association issued the following news: Greg Davis, a longtime assistant coach at Texas A&M, Tulane, Arkansas, Georgia, North Carolina, Texas, and Iowa, has been selected as the recipient of the 2023 AFCA Outstanding Achievement Award. The AFCA Board of Trustees created the Outstanding Achievement Award to recognize AFCA members, past and present, who have achieved outstanding success while coaching football. Davis will be honored at the AFCA   more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Oct. 6 (TNSres) -- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist issued the following news release: Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine have received a five-year $10 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to create a broad research program that will work to reduce opioid-related harms and improve quality of life in patients on long-term opioid therapy. The grant aligns with the NIH's Help  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 5 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Carol Robinson, director of health professions advising in Career and Professional Development, is the recipient of the 2023 Undergraduate Advisor of the Year award from the student advisory council of the Health Professional Student Association, a national organization that supports underserved students seeking to enter health care professions. Why it matters Nationwide, the number of nurses and primary care physicians   more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Oct. 7 (TNSres) -- Wake Forest University issued the following news: Wake Forest University's Hit The Bricks raised a record-breaking $301,722 for cancer research during this year's event. The grand total was announced during the closing ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 5. It was an emotional moment for many participants, as the fundraising amount was shared with the crowd. The steps of Wait Chapel were lined with luminaries honoring cancer survivors and those impacted  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Oct. 5 (TNSres) -- Wake Forest University issued the following news: FEATURED NEWS US should change course in West Africa to avert loss of life (https://zwly9k6z.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fopinion%2Fcommentary%2Fct-opinion-niger-west-africa-us-troops-anti-western-sentiment-20231001-qz6wnjkginem7fabhbepq4762m-story.html/1/0100018af123218b-681cad44-0429-46ba-8d6a-7dd014618c6a-000000/_B1bGRtq6k39eEjMqAHfxLbx_HM=341) By Will Wall  more