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On March 14, 2024, the first Alzheimer's disease patient to receive the lecanemab infusion was treated at the Sticht Center at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Photograph courtesy of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

'The beginning of better ways to treat Alzheimer’s disease' comes to the Triad

David Ford

On Thursday, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist became the first health system in the region to treat an Alzheimer's disease patient with the new medication lecanemab, according to the Winston-Salem-based health system.

Politics & Government

Forsyth County seeks public input for opioid funds

Keri Brown

Local governments across North Carolina are starting to see the first payments from a national multi-billion dollar opioid settlement. Forsyth County…

Health & Safety

Wake Forest Baptist Researchers Receive $8-Million Grant To Study Alcohol Addiction

Bethany Chafin

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center has received $8 million to study alcohol addiction. The five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health will…