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Preventive Care
Diabetes: Not Just a Medical Condition, a Lifestyle
A diabetes diagnosis can affect every decision you make – from what to wear and eat, to your health regimen and how you take care of yourself. Many often misunderstand or are unaware of...
Preventive Care
Our Primary Care Providers Help Keep You Well with Preventive Medicine
Ask anyone about the role of a health care provider, and chances are they’ll immediately mention caring for people when they’re ill or injured. Of course, that’s a big part of their job. But...
Health & Wellness
Holistic Health: Promoting Wellness in Body, Mind and Spirit
You might expect your health care provider to recommend taking aspirin if you experience semi-regular headaches with no identifiable cause. But at Emory Healthcare, many of our primary care providers (PCPs) offer a more...
Weight Management & Nutrition
Alge Crumpler: Remaking of A Pro
A four-time All-Pro tight end with an NFL career spanning a decade with the Falcons, Patriots, Titans and Jaguars, Alge Crumpler was a legend on and off the field.
Alge, 44, built a reputation as...
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...
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...
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...
