Primary Care
Primary Care Providers: Your Partners in Chronic Disease Management
About 60% of Americans live with a chronic disease. These conditions, which include diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, and many others, typically can’t be cured, but they can be effectively managed. And...
Cancer
Cancer Clinical Trials Are a Win for Patients, Doctors & Researchers
In the effort to cure cancer, you might say that clinical trials are a win-win.
Patients who participate in trials win in a wide variety of ways, benefiting from advancements discovered during previous trials as...
Resources
How Emory’s Ryan White Program Helps Patients Thrive
“Social work is being that ray of sunshine for a person when they are in the darkest place in their life,” says Avril Philipps-Groves, a licensed clinical social worker at the Ryan White Program...
Health & Wellness
450+ Emory Physicians Recognized as Atlanta Magazine’s 2022 Top Doctors
Continuing Emory Healthcare’s history of strong representation in the annual “Top Doctors” issue of Atlanta magazine, more than 42% of the physicians recognized on the 2022 list are Emory physicians.
This year, 463 Emory physicians...
Urgent Care
The Difference Between Dehydration, Heat Exhaustion and Heat Stroke
Dehydration
One of the most important things you can do to prevent heat illness is staying hydrated. Without the right amount of fluid intake, your body can’t keep its temperature at a normal, consistent level....
Vascular Conditions
Expanding Vascular Care in Your Community
The network of blood vessels that make up your vascular system is responsible for carrying oxygen and essential nutrients throughout your body. It’s a complex system that reaches every part of your body –...
Vascular Conditions
On Your Feet On the Job? Don’t Let Varicose Veins Get the Best of You
You may be a health care worker on the front lines. Or a teacher molding future generations. No matter your profession, if it requires long days on your feet, you’ve likely experienced tired, achy...
Heart Failure
Heart Disease in Men
Heart disease is one of the leading health risks facing men today. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men in the United States, killing 357,761 men in 2019—that’s about 1 in...
