Lifting All Boats
Meet Ravi Thadhani, Emory’s new executive vice president for health affairs, executive director of the Woodruff Health Sciences Center, and vice chair of Emory Healthcare Board of Directors.
Stories
The Renewed Life and Times of Alge Crumpler
Former NFL tight end Alge Crumpler was struggling with his weight and overall health when a new team stepped in to help: a group of specialists from Emory Healthcare.
Taking on Diabetes
An innovative global approach to reducing diabetes—a growing pandemic that affects more than a half-billion adults worldwide—is finding new ways to prevent, treat, and possibly eradicate it.
Strength Training Pays Dividends
Weight training leads to weight loss, mobility improvement, and muscle mass retention, especially for older adults.
Wild Healing
Extracts from two common wild plants—the flowers of tall goldenrod and the rhizomes of the eagle fern—inhibit the virus that causes COVID-19, found an Emory study.
Save a Life with CPR
Rearchers found that Black and Hispanic people were significantly less likely than White people to receive potentially lifesaving bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) .
An Object Lesson in Leadership
Jonathan Lewin leaves a legacy of strategic clarity, successful negotiations, and strong partnerships as he steps down from his roles as Emory Executive VP of Health Affairs, executive director of the WHSC, and CEO of Emory Healthcare.
Staying Tech Savvy
Emory internist Lorenzo Di Francesco established the Point of Care Diagnostic Curriculum to introduce medical residents to advanced medical devices that can be used at the bedside.
Dear Congress: Confront the Superbug Crisis Right Now
Drug-resistant infections pose a significant threat to millions around the world, and it’s time for Congress to confront the crisis, says Interim Dean and Professor of Medicine Carlos del Rio, president of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
The Well
- To Our Readers: A Message from Ravi Thadhani
- Joon Sup Lee to Lead Emory Healthcare
- Childhood obesity starting earlier, more severe
- Accelerating Research Across Georgia
- Emory Addiction Center Opens
- HAL S5301 Finds His Forever Home
- The ICU’s recognition event
- ICU with a View
- Team Work: Interprofessional health education