After reviewing current community risk indicators, City of Atlanta policies and industry best practices across regional and national public transportation systems, Emory has moved to mask optional on all shuttles as of Monday, Oct. 3.
A look at the life and career of an Emory Heart & Vascular legend, Dr. Omar Lattouf, whose career spans more than three decades. Over the years, he's been part of numerous innovative procedures and healthcare milestones. But most importantly, he's helped save countless lives and has formed strong connections with patients and their families.
Emory researchers studying the inherited sleep disorder myotonic dystrophy have found evidence indicating a link to the inhibitor neurotransmitter GABA — and a potential remedy.
Due to the cultural stigma attached to breast cancer, cultural stoicism toward pain and symptoms, and language barriers, Asian American breast cancer survivors – especially those with depression – tend to suffer unnecessarily from pain that could be easily managed with pharmacological and other treatment strategies.
The Celebration of Faculty Eminence recognized 61 newly tenured and promoted faculty, 39 named professors and four faculty members recently elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Learn more about the honorees.
Emory experts Jodie Guest and Carlos del Rio team up to answer questions about the new COVID-19 boosters, including who is eligible and when to get the updated shot.
In response to the monkeypox public health emergency, leaders from Emory Student Health Services and Counseling and Psychological Services discuss preparations for potential cases of monkeypox at Emory, prevention efforts and resources available to students.
Emory Healthcare will migrate from Cerner’s electronic medical record to Epic’s integrated and comprehensive health care software, effective Oct.1, 2022.
Ask Kylie Smith why the humanities are important to health care, and she will tell you that the answer is in the word itself.
“To administer effective health care, you have to be able to understand humans and their complexities,” says Smith, an associate professor at the Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing. “Many health care problems we are trying to fix are caused by historical or policy issues, so you really can’t get the whole picture if you are not thinking about how it got this way.”
An Emory University-led project has been awarded $41.5 million for a five-year CDC award to implement Together TakeMeHome, a national HIV self-testing program designed to increase awareness and diagnoses of HIV infections in the U.S.
The Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new Emory Nursing Learning Center (ENLC) in downtown Decatur Friday, September 16.
A collaborative care model designed by Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing faculty members and Emory Ethiopia Office clinicians to increase survival among low-birthweight infants in Ethiopia has been designated an Edge Runner by the American Academy of Nursing.
The availability of rapid antigen tests has significantly advanced efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19, but every new variant of concern raises questions about whether diagnostic tests will still be effective.
Emory Healthcare is the first health care system in Georgia offering a noninvasive ultrasound treatment for patients living with essential tremor or tremor from Parkinson’s disease.
Emory Healthcare is actively engaged with elected officials and regional health leaders to formulate solutions that will serve the long- and short-term needs of our community and health care systems.
Emory scientists have decoded visual images from a dog’s brain, offering a first look at how the canine mind can reconstruct what it sees. The project was inspired by recent advancements in machine learning and fMRI to decode visual stimuli.
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University investigators will lead a study aiming to understand role of oral health in persistent HPV and oropharyngeal cancer in people living with HIV.
Margaret Williamson, MD, an infectious disease physician at Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital, is the 2020 recipient of the E. Napier "Buck" Burson, Jr., MD, Physician Award of Distinction. The award is the highest honor for physician service at the hospital.
The Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing’s Bachelor of Science (BSN) program is now ranked No. 2 in the nation, according to rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report.
Chief Resilience Officer Amir St. Clair explains Emory’s transition to a new phase of COVID-19 response, describes how the campus community can navigate surges in positive cases and provides important reminders for students, faculty and staff to follow.
The Office of Global Strategy and Initiatives recently celebrated the thriving connections between Emory and India with an event that included welcoming the director of Emory India Research and Education Innovation.
Emory University researchers have found that the use of temporal artery (forehead) thermometers, which measure temperature through the skin using infrared technology, do not detect fevers as accurately as oral thermometers in hospitalized patients who are Black.
Research is an integral part of Emory, from the sciences to the humanities. Read a sample of recent grant awards across campus along with newly published research findings.
Dane C. Peterson, president and chief operating officer (COO) of Emory Healthcare, will serve as interim chief executive officer (CEO) of Emory Healthcare, effective Sept. 1, 2022.
New findings on COVID-19-triggered autoimmunity have implications for both the treatment of acute infection and for people with long COVID, in which self-targeted antibodies have emerged as a key characteristic.
On the first episode of the new podcast One Big Question, Emory President Gregory L. Fenves talks to epidemiologist Laurel Bristow about using social media to combat misinformation about infectious diseases.
Emory University and Emory Healthcare are making some changes to the retirement plan effective Sept. 1. Here are the key things you need to know about this important transition.
Emory's School of Nursing has been recognized for the 2022-2027 term as a Center of Excellence by the National League for Nursing (NLN) for “creating environments that enhance student learning and professional development.”
A north Georgia family nurse practitioner (FNP) residency program has received accreditation from the National Nurse Practitioner Residency and Fellowship Training Program (“The Consortium”) – the result of a strong partnership between the Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing and MedLink Georgia, a Colbert, Georgia-based non-profit community health center that serves northeast Georgia.
Emory University is No. 4 and Emory Healthcare is No. 18 among 100 Georgia companies ranked in Forbes’ fourth-annual list of “America’s Best Employers By State.”
The coronavirus variants of concern are emerging from chronic, long-term COVID-19 infections in people who may be immune compromised and unable to clear the virus, suggests research by scientists at Emory and the University of Oxford.
Adam Marcus, PhD, has been named interim vice president for research in Emory’s Woodruff Health Sciences Center. He will begin his appointment on Sept. 1, 2022.
Seven members of the Emory University nursing community will be welcomed into the 2022 American Academy of Nursing (AAN) class. The honorees include Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing faculty and alumni and Emory Healthcare nurse leaders.
The nine schools that make up Emory University have big plans for the 2022-23 academic year. Read a roundup of class stats, new degree programs or initiatives and other things to come.
All across campus, faculty and staff are preparing for the new academic year and the arrival of students. Here are 10 things you need to know as the Atlanta and Oxford campuses transition from summer to fall.
Emory Johns Creek Hospital has received the American Heart Association’s SilverPlus Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke quality achievement award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to more lives saved and reduced disability.
Testosterone can foster friendly, prosocial behavior in males, a new animal study conducted by Emory neuroscientists finds. The Proceedings of the Royal Society B published the research on Mongolian gerbils.
A study led by Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University offers new insight into what causes resistance to the non-small cell lung cancer medication osimertinib that may prove valuable in developing more effective therapies.
Epidemiologist Jodie Guest and David Holland, associate professor of medicine at Emory and chief clinical officer of the Fulton County Board of Health, answer questions about responding to the monkeypox outbreak without creating stigma.
