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Neurology
Support for Dementia Caregivers Can Make All the Difference
When Shaw Skillings’ wife received an Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis in 2019, his head was spinning. Babs, then 77 years old, had been experiencing serious memory problems. By 2021, it wasn’t safe for her to drive. She couldn’t knit hats...
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...
Neurosurgery
From Surgeries to Switchbacks
From the top of Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the continental United States, Crystal Gail Welcome looked down and considered what it took for her to get there. She thought, “Here's a reminder...
Neurology
Long COVID-19: Treatment Insights Have a Neurologic Component
It’s a frustrating puzzle for physicians: a long COVID-19 patient’s lab work and imaging might look okay, but their quality of life is drastically different from their pre-COVID life. From brain fog to dizziness,...
Neurology
What’s Love Got to Do with Treating Mental Health Disorders?
Shaun Golden was in the back of his friend’s pickup truck, driving to a University of Georgia (UGA) tailgate 10 years ago — and he saw Julie walking down the street. “I literally jumped...
Neurology
Emory Connected Care Boosts Stroke Patient’s Recovery: Tiffany’s Story
There’s never a good time to face a serious medical condition — and certainly not in the middle of a global pandemic. But that’s where Tiffany found herself on September 4, 2020.
“I had a...
Neurology
More Than a Personality Quirk: OCD is Debilitating, but Manageable
As a child, Andrea Martin says she would reread passages multiple times to make sure she didn’t miss anything.
She didn’t think much about her quirk until she got to college and began experiencing more...
