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Medicare
Medicare Expands Coverage for Telehealth Visits
Telehealth visits are becoming increasingly popular in the midst of COVID-19. The safety and convenience of speaking with a medical provider from the comfort of your own living room has many patients signing up...
Preventive Care
How to Handle the Holidays During COVID-19
Many of us consider the holiday season our favorite time of year. At the first sign of crisp, cool days and changing colors, our anticipation begins to build. We can’t wait to take part...
Urgent Care
What You Should Know About Norovirus
What people sometimes call the “stomach flu” isn’t really influenza – it’s usually a syndrome called viral gastroenteritis caused by other viruses. The most common of these viruses in adults is called norovirus, and...
Prostate Cancer
Prostate Cancer Treatment: Get Informed, Be Empowered
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among men, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS). The multidisciplinary teams that specialize in treating prostate cancer at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory...
Urgent Care
Convalescent Plasma Treatment Explained
As clinical researchers continue to identify a vaccine for COVID-19, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized several treatments, such as remdesivir and hydroxychloroquine (which was later revoked by the FDA). Another treatment...
Health & Wellness
Telehealth Keeps Patients and Providers Connected during Pandemic
A Surge in Telehealth Visits
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Emory Healthcare has experienced a surge in telehealth visits, with more than 215,000 visits conducted between patients and their health care providers from mid-March through...
Urgent Care
Emory Connected Care: Virtual Medical Visits through Telehealth
Taking good care of yourself, seeing a doctor when something’s not right, and taking your medicine as prescribed are all vital to good health. So, why would you stop during a global pandemic? It...
Health & Wellness
Choose the 3Ws
There’s a lot of coronavirus information coming our way. And, aside from everyday changes, this information sometimes seems both conflicting and unclear.
Despite all the misinformation, rhetoric, and opinion that fill our news feeds, the...
