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An Emory kidney transplant donor and recipient pair and their respective Emory Healthcare transplant surgeons were honored recently to raise awareness of the importance of living organ donation during Donate Life Month.  Read More

Through a generous gift from alumnus Sidney Yarbrough III and his wife, Rebecca, Emory acquired the sculpture “Resting Figure,” which pays tribute to the heroism of health care and university staff during the pandemic’s long course. Read More

Two Emory Healthcare nurses received top honors from the 2023 Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Celebrating Nurses program for going above and beyond their duties as exceptional nurses in their respective roles. Read More

Emory Healthcare is announcing that Jen Schuck has been named chief executive officer of Emory Decatur Hospital, Emory Hillandale Hospital and Emory Long-Term Acute Care, effective immediately. Read More

After an initial decline in diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease-related deaths, researchers from Emory and other institutions have noted a reversal of the trend, with mortality rates increasing from 2014 to 2019, according to a new study published May 12 in The American Journal of Medicine. More than 37 million adults in the United States (about 15% of that population) are known to be living with this condition – with potentially more whose condition has gone undiagnosed. Read More

In commemoration of Military Appreciation Month in May, the Atlanta Falcons announced a $225,101 donation to the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program. The donation is intended to support the health care needs of veterans and service members who have served our country. Read More

More than three years after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services first declared a public health emergency, the COVID-19 public health emergency officially winds to a close on May 11. But there are still questions about what this means for the pandemic moving forward. Read More

Emory Healthcare and the Goizueta Institute @Emory Brain Health are joining forces with NeuroFlow, a behavioral health infrastructure company, to support and improve the delivery of psychiatric services for both patients and providers. The collaboration will also pilot a primary care suicide prevention program. Read More