Allergies
50+ Million Americans Suffer from Allergies Each Year
What’s the Problem?
Allergies are the 6th leading cause of chronic illness in the U.S. with an annual cost in excess of $18 billion. More than 50 million Americans suffer from allergies each year.
Allergies are...
Organ Transplant
Life on Anti-Rejection Medications After Transplant
Our bodies are wired to defend themselves against foreign invaders. After a patient undergoes an organ transplant, the body responds to the new organ as if it were a foreign object. The immune system...
Urgent Care
Know Where To Go: A List for the Right Care at the Right Time
Knowing where to go when you’re ill or injured makes a big difference. But it can get confusing. So here’s a breakdown of where to get the right care at the right time.
Primary Care
Your...
Neurology
How Emory Epilepsy Center Helped a Young Athlete Take Control of His Life
At 17 years old, Terna Ityokumbul was like most high school students: consumed with friends, graduation and the future. Terna was an athlete all his life, and from a young age, he had a...
Neurosurgery
Epilepsy Surgery: Advancing Care with More Options
Advancing Epilepsy Care with More Options, Better Outcomes
Epilepsy is the fourth most common neurological disorder in the United States, with 1 in 26 people diagnosed with epilepsy in their lifetime.
Fortunately, patients today have more...
Organ Transplant
Choosing a Transplant Center: Survival Outcomes Data
Organ transplantation is one of the greatest advances in modern medicine. Just the idea of replacing an organ in the body with another one via transplant is an overwhelming concept. Therefore, it is no...
Cancer
Coping with Stress and Cancer
Cancer can create a great deal of stress as individuals try to understand their diagnosis, navigate treatment and manage follow-up care. Feelings of anger, sadness, worry, fear, as well as experiences of questioning personal...
Support
Spiritual Health and Your Cancer Journey
When a person is experiencing a serious illness, it’s not just their body that’s affected. The entire being — from the spiritual to emotional — can be impacted. This can be particularly true for...
