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Summer 2023 Emory Health Digest

WEBFeatured Article: Lifting All Boats Meet Ravi Thadhani, Emory’s new executive vice president for health affairs, executive director of the Woodruff Health Sciences Center, …

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Emory program addresses health disparities

WEBAbout 80% come from communities that have been historically underrepresented in biomedical research. “COVID-19 brings renewed urgency, but the need to solve the …

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Keeping Track Emory Health Digest

WEBVisitors to the vaccination tracker can see national and state data about the vaccine rollout and find the racial breakdown of COVID-19 deaths along with social determinants …

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An Object Lesson in Leadership Emory Health Digest

WEBAn Object Lesson in Leadership. By Susan Carini. Known as a skilled strategic planner, Lewin divided the work into three areas: strategic clarity, effective architecture, and …

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Straight to the Heart, Lungs, Kidney, or Brain Emory Health Digest

WEBStraight to the Heart, Lungs, Kidney, or Brain. Quinn Eastman. The broad category of long COVID could include people who have sustained damage from SARS-CoV-2 infection to …

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About the Magazine Emory Health Digest

WEBAbout the Magazine. Emory Health Digest is published twice a year by the Woodruff Health Sciences Center, which is made up of the Emory University schools of nursing, …

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‘Think Boldly’ Emory Health Digest

WEBJames Curran, dean of Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health and professor of epidemiology. The current moment presents an opportunity to think boldly and to …

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Food as Medicine Emory Health Digest

WEBThe Grady Food as Medicine program that Joseph took part in is one of two such initiatives supported by the Emory Urban Health Initiative. Treating patients with healthy foods is a …

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Emory Addiction Center Opens Emory Health Digest

WEBAddiction Alliance of Georgia partners Emory Healthcare and the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation have opened the Emory Addiction Center. The need is critical. According to …

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Coffee Regional and Emory Healthcare Build Better Bariatrics for …

WEBCoffee Regional Medical Center has been serving south Georgia residents since 1935, and innovation and strategic growth have been hallmarks of CRMC’s commitment to its …

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Fight For Black Mothers' Health Emory Health Digest

WEBIt is one of the most grave public health statistics in the country: Black mothers die at three to four times the rate of white mothers, one of the widest of all racial disparities in …

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A Trail of Her Own

WEBThe Iditarod, the largest and most famous sled dog racing event in the world, is also known as one of the most complicated sporting events in the world.This year, it gets more …

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Reducing Harm from Alarms Emory Health Digest

WEBThe Joint Commission, the agency that accredits U.S. hospitals, made reducing alarm fatigue a national safety goal in 2014. But years before that, two nurses in the medical …

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The ICU’s recognition event Emory Health Digest

WEBSandy Ockers, PA, and a team from ECCC renamed the event in memory of Alyssa Majesko, a palliative care and intensive care attending physician who treated ICU …

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Envisioning The Future of Nursing Emory Health Digest

WEBEnvisioning The Future of Nursing. Pam Auchmutey. Nurses have come a long way from practicing injections on oranges and each other. Emory nursing students will soon be …

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The Renewed Life and Times of Alge Crumpler Emory Health Digest

WEBWithout the discipline of a regimen and a team, Crumpler gained weight fast. Mounting health concerns exacerbated by his condition left him struggling, insecure, and …

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The Hazards of Hot Soup Emory Health Digest

WEBThe Hazards of Hot Soup. The Hazards of Hot Soup. Nearly one of every five burns that send children to emergency rooms are from instant soups and noodles.These …

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Thick Blood May Lead to COVID-19 Complications

WEBThick Blood May Lead to COVID-19 Complications. After noticing unusual blood clotting in many patients diagnosed with COVID-19, doctors believe there may be a connection to …

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