Psychiatry
Break the Stigma: Let’s Talk About Mental Illness
The words mental illness often bring specific ideas or images to mind. But, the reality is that mental illness affects far more people than you imagine. According to the National Alliance for Mental Illness...
Kidney
Emory Leads Research on FDA-Approved Drug in HIV Positive Patients Receiving Kidney Transplants
Emory Transplant Center will soon begin enrolling patients into a new clinical trial that will test an FDA-approved drug in HIV positive patients receiving a kidney transplant. The research study will evaluate the safety...
Structural Heart
Aortic Stenosis
The aortic valve is tremendously important, controlling blood flow from the heart to the rest of the body. In aortic stenosis, the valve does not open fully, restricting blood flow from the heart. In...
Kidney
Emory Transplant Center Awarded Grant to Reduce Disparities in Access to Transplant
The National Institutes of Minority Health and Health Disparities has awarded $2.6 million over five years to the Emory Transplant Center and six other transplant centers and organizations in the Southeastern Kidney Transplant Coalition....
Liver
Improving Survival Rates for Liver Cancer Patients
Emory is nationally renowned for using a multidisciplinary approach to treat cancer. But many may not know there is a multidisciplinary team right here at the Emory Transplant Center with the mission of improving...
Kidney
Belatacept Provides Better Kidney Survival Rates than Current Standard of Care
A study of kidney transplant recipients has shown for the first time that the drug belatacept (Nulojix), which controls the immune system and prevents graft rejection, has a better record of patient and organ...
Organ Transplant
Finding a Better Antifungal Agent for Lung Transplant Patients
Because human airways are open to airborne fungal spores and pathogens, lung transplant patients are especially susceptible to infections, a major cause of post-transplant disease and even death. A reliable means of preventing fungal...
Organ Transplant
Eat Well, Live Well: The Importance of Nutrition for the Transplant Patient
We all know good nutrition plays a critical role in overall health. But for transplant patients, good nutrition is especially important. Francoise Maillet, a clinical dietitian who works with the Emory Transplant Center, wrote...
