Patient-Level Data Improves Health Equity

At Emory Healthcare, we understand many factors can impact your well-being and your ability to live a healthy life. Where you live and how you live affects how easily and often you can access care...

Carmen’s Fix for Mommy Thumb: De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis Is Common in New Parents

“I woke up every morning with my wrists flexed in like a vampire in a crypt,” recalls Carmen. She got “mommy thumb” after the birth of her daughter on New Year’s Eve in 2022....

Joint Restoration Breakthroughs Are Happening Every Day at Emory Healthcare

Emory Healthcare orthopedic surgeon Ajay Premkumar, MD, will occasionally receive photos of former patients—snapshots of people dancing at the wedding of their son or daughter, skiing or hiking with friends, or playing with grandchildren....

Taking Pride in the Care We Provide: Celebrating Atlanta Pride

At Emory Healthcare, we pledge to meet the special health care needs of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex and asexual (LGBTQIA) community with respect and compassion. We commit to making sure that...

Medicare Open Enrollment Resources at Emory Healthcare

The Medicare Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) occurs every year from October 15 through December 7. As this period approaches, lots of information about Medicare insurance may be coming at you all at once and...

Family Planning Takes a New Direction After Cancer Diagnosis

An unexpected discovery changed Alexandra’s life. “I had always envisioned having multiple kids,” she says. But then she discovered that she had breast cancer, and her plans for how she would grow her family...

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: Highlighting Our Team

At Emory Healthcare, we know a diverse team with an inclusive culture drives equitable outcomes for our patients and families, our people and our community. This is at the core of our unparalleled learning...

Heart Disease Is the No. 1 Cause of Death in Women

What Is Your Risk? More than 60 million women in the United States (that’s 44%) live with some form of heart disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Heart disease ranks...