Preventive Care
How a Plant-Based Diet May Help You Prevent Cancer and Manage Side Effects of Cancer Treatment
When you want to lower your risk for cancer, what you eat can help. While some people have a higher risk for developing cancer due to genetics, research shows good nutrition alone could prevent...
Health & Wellness
What’s the Difference Between Family Medicine and Internal Medicine?
Everyone needs a primary care provider (PCP), regardless of age, wellness goals or health concerns. A PCP can help you stay healthy, provide care when you’re sick and direct you to more specialized treatment...
Emory In The News
Emory in the News: Doctors Discuss Medication Abortion Access, Precision Cancer Care, and More
Emory Healthcare and Emory University physicians, researchers and experts often discuss current medical issues in the news. Here are some recent health news stories featuring our experts.
Medication Abortion Access in Georgia
In the wake of...
Lung Cancer
When a Clinical Trial Offers the Best Hope for Cancer Treatment
People don’t usually think of a car accident as a godsend. But for Natalie, of Birmingham, Alabama, that’s exactly how she sees it. “I was in a car accident,” she explains, “and they did...
Women's Health
Relief for Your Menopause Symptoms
Hot Flashes? Menopause Symptoms? Learn Why It’s Time to Speak Up
Hot flashes? Mood swings? Trouble sleeping? Don’t suffer in silence. That is the all-important message about menopause from Dawn Russell, MD, an obstetrician-gynecologist with...
Brain Health
Stroke Awareness: Know the Signs, Symptoms & Treatments
Strokes are serious medical emergencies that require immediate care. Prompt treatment can reduce damage to the brain and lessen other complications.
During a stroke, the blood supply to part of your brain is blocked or...
Brain Health
How Meditation and Mindfulness Can Help You Cope With Stress
According to the American Psychological Association’s annual Stress in America survey, many of us have been experiencing heightened stress and anxiety. Currently, the primary cause of stress for 83% of Americans is inflation. The...
Multiple Myeloma
From Back Pain To Multiple Myeloma
Longtime Atlanta resident Dave Walbert was sitting in a recliner reading a book for about an hour. When he stood up, he suddenly felt a “little tweak in a muscle” in his back, he...
