2023 News

More than three years after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services first declared a public health emergency for COVID-19, the emergency is ending. Read More

The new Winship Cancer Institute at Emory Midtown, which will open for patients May 9, is designed to support a unique model of patient-centered, multidisciplinary cancer care integrated with innovative research to provide the best patient outcomes and a personalized patient experience. Read More

As Emory Healthcare CEO, Joon Sup Lee will be responsible for overseeing the most comprehensive academic health system in Georgia, with 11 hospitals, 250 provider locations and more than 24,000 employees. He joins Emory on July 1. Read More

The results of a promising surgical treatment for hemorrhagic strokes, led by researchers at Emory University School of Medicine since 2017, were announced Saturday in a late-breaking clinical trial presentation at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) meeting in Los Angeles. Read More

New research led by Emory Healthcare, in partnership with the Veterans Health Administration, is shining a light on the need for better medical interventions and more aggressive treatment for veterans with peripheral artery disease, a serious condition found in 10 million U.S. individuals nationwide that is one of the leading causes of the 185,000 major lower extremity amputations that happen each year. Read More

The American Organization for Nursing Leadership has named Emory Healthcare Chief Nurse Executive Sharon Pappas, PhD, RN, FAAN, as the 2023 recipient of its prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award. Read More

The fourth season of the Emmy award-winning PBS television series “Your Fantastic Mind” debuts April 19 at 7 p.m. A partnership between Emory and Georgia Public Broadcasting, the season premiere addresses the crisis of adolescent mental health in America. Read More

In a bid to highlight the impact of violence on health care workers, Emory Healthcare is recognizing April as Workplace Violence Awareness Month. The health care system is focusing on ways to provide meaningful solutions and resources to its employees, as well as creating a culture of safety for its staff and patients. Read More

In two long-term, NIH-funded studies, researchers from Emory University are continuing to gain a deeper understanding into factors that help predict how well three first-line treatments work for adults diagnosed with major depressive disorder (MDD). Read More

In a significant step for the treatment of neuroblastoma, an international group of researchers led by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University and the New Approaches to Neuroblastoma Therapy (NANT) Consortium has shown that the targeted therapy lorlatinib is safe and effective in treating high-risk neuroblastoma. Read More

Physician and faculty member Vicki Teodorescu, who is one of the 15% of women in vascular surgery nationwide, looks back at her decades-long career in health: “To me, blood is the elixir of life, and if you can direct it, it’s miraculous.” Read More

It wasn’t long ago that women’s heart health was barely a blip on the scientific community’s radar. Now, following the path carved out by pioneers like Nanette Wenger, Emory researchers and physicians like Viola Vaccarino are examine how stress impacts women’s heart health — as shown in this recently published NIH-funded study. Read More

On March 27, Alistair Erskine will join Emory in the newly created positions of chief information and digital officer for Emory Healthcare and vice president of digital health for Emory University. Read More

Emory University’s Schinazi Laboratory, led by distinguished researcher Raymond Schinazi, and Pfizer will work together to identify and evaluate potential antiviral compounds for the treatment of COVID-19. Read More

Julie Swann, vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer (CNO) at Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital, has been elected to serve as a member of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Board of Directors and Nominating Committee. Read More