Cancer
Winship’s Pharmacies Personalize Medications and Improve Cancer Outcomes
Prescription medications are frequently used in treating cancer, and Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University’s specialty pharmacies offer pharmaceutical drugs and highly trained pharmacists to help ensure the drugs work as effectively as possible....
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...
Uterine Cancer
Hair Straighteners: What’s the Impact on Uterine Cancer Risk?
Uterine cancer — also called endometrial cancer — is rare. Most women have only a 3% lifetime risk of developing the disease, leading to roughly 65,000 diagnosed cases nationwide each year. Some factors can...
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...
Youth Sports
Augmented and Virtual Reality Tools Are Making Sports Injury Prevention Real for Young Athletes
College-level and professional athletes can access the most advanced training programs and technology for sports injury prevention and recovery. But researchers at Emory Sports Performance and Research Center say younger athletes would benefit most...
Foot and Ankle
Ankle Pain: Is It a Sprain or Fracture?
It’s happened to all of us. You’re walking along and then one tiny misstep leads to ankle pain. Whether you were hurt while exercising, playing a sport, or just being “less than graceful,” you’re...
Sports Medicine
Regenerative Medicine Therapy and Sports Medicine with Dr. Destin Hill
As a member of the Emory Sports Medicine team, Destin Hill, MD, spends most of his time treating patients in the Emory Orthopaedics & Spine Center at Flowery Branch – right next to the...
Heart Health
Emory Heart and Vascular Center Implants 500th Lifesaving Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD)
First used in the 1960s, the ventricular assist device supplies mechanical circulatory support by pumping blood from the ventricles, or lower chambers of the heart, to the rest of the body. Because the device...
