Health & Wellness
Strength Training Investment Pays Dividends at Emory Decatur Hospital Wellness Center
Strength training can help maintain and even improve overall health as we age. Benefits, particularly for older adults, include weight loss, mobility improvement and muscle mass retention, which can improve stability and help delay...
Preventive Care
Who Needs a Flu Shot and When?
It may be your best chance at preventing the flu—but do you know the best time to get your flu shot?
If you get it too soon, you might not be as well protected. But...
Medicare
Emory Healthcare Has Resources to Help with the Medicare Enrollment Process
Medicare Annual Open Enrollment time is October 15 through December 7 every year. Emory Healthcare knows there is lots of information about Medicare insurance coming at you all at once. Although we are a...
Medicare
Medicare Open Enrollment Can Be Confusing, Emory Healthcare Has Resources to Help
The Medicare Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) occurs every year from October 15 through December 7. The Medicare AEP allows Medicare recipients to enroll or change their Medicare coverage. Choosing a Medicare plan has a...
Lung Cancer
After Surviving Cancer, Young Mother Set on Making Memories With Her Kids
Brandi Bryant was taking a lot of walks in November 2017. Suddenly, for no apparent reason, she started feeling short of breath after exercising.
After going to a doctor for a series of X-rays and...
Lung Cancer
The Great American Smokeout: Six Reasons to Quit Smoking in November
More than 40 million Americans smoke cigarettes, despite the fact that tobacco use is the single largest preventable cause of death in the U.S. To help lower this number and the heightened risk for...
Breast Cancer
Marlena’s Breast Cancer Story: Strengthening Family Ties and Pursuing Her Purpose
Marlena Murphy didn’t expect to get breast cancer—the first time or the second. “It was something I never imagined I would experience,” she says.
At 40 years old, Marlena was doing her regular monthly self-checks...
Primary Care
Primary Care Focused on Women’s Health—A Prescription for Your Well-Being
Women have unique health care needs. But it’s more than having different anatomy, more than needs related to giving birth or experiencing menopause. The truth is certain medical conditions that affect both men and...
