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Health Care History Emory University Atlanta GA

WEB89–100. Health Care Firsts. 1939: The nation’s first living triplets born by Caesarean section are delivered at Crawford Long Hospital. 1940s: With other Emory colleagues, Eugene Stead 32M helps develop the first …

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Because Health is a Human Right Emory University

WEBHealth care, Bearse says, is a tool of social justice. “I have been given every opportunity in my life to be healthy, to access health care, and to live my life to my potential, and I think it would be unjust to restrict that right …

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Expert Q&A: A ‘pracademic' approach to the pandemic

WEBTHE WAY FORWARD—Public Health. A ‘PRACADEMIC' APPROACH TO THE PANDEMIC An epidemiology expert embedded with the Fulton County Board of Health, …

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A New Time, A New Place: Emory Nursing Learning Center Opens

WEBIt was a healthy problem to have, a sign of the school’s record growth in enrollment, degree programs, and research funding. Along with success came greater national visibility. …

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FDA approves drug, tested at Emory and Children’s, that helps …

WEBThis research was funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, both …

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Into the heart of brightness

WEBHer lab draws on the myriad resources spanning the university, including the Center for the Study of Human Health, the Antibiotic Resistance Center, the School of …

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In Global Health, Context Is Critical

WEBYes, says James Lavery, recently named the first Conrad N. Hilton Professor in Global Health Ethics. But failure to understand the social and political context in which the work …

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Q and A with Jerry Abraham, the ‘Dr. Fauci of South L.A.’

WEBQ&A with Jerry Abraham, the ‘Dr. Fauci of South L.A.’. How Emory alumnus, physician, and epidemiologist Abraham keeps fighting for equitable COVID-19 vaccine distribution in …

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Building a Bridge to Better Health Emory University Atlanta GA

WEBA two-story bridge, christened the Brumley Bridge, connects the Health Sciences Research Building to the Emory-Children’s Center. The bridge is named in memory of George W. …

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Healthy Growth Emory University Atlanta GA

WEBFrom the Emory/Georgia Tech Predictive Health Institute to the top-ranked Wallace Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Emory has numerous links and partnerships …

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Lost in a Brain Fog

WEBA BRIEF HISTORY OF BRAIN FOG. One of the first mentions of brain fog was in 1850 by British physician James Tunstall. He described it as a type of mental exhaustion …

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In Sickness and in Health Emory University Atlanta GA

WEBThe Journal of Health and Social Behavior is publishing the results, which were coauthored by David Boulifard and Richard Contrada, both from Rutgers University. While the most …

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The Power of Plants Emory University Atlanta GA

WEBQuave’s Botanical Medicine and Health course combines botany, chemistry, anthropology, and pharmacology to give students the practical ability to suss out what is marketing and …

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Global Health Visionaries Emory University Atlanta GA

WEBSolving global health problems takes practice, and there’s nothing like a little friendly competition to motivate. Started in 2009, the Emory Global Health Case Competition …

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Realizing the Full Power of Emory Emory University Atlanta GA

WEBThrough 2O36, Emory will realize the full power of our students, faculty members and research strengths, bringing to life an ever-promising future. Nearly 99,000 people have …

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Peers Prescribe Student Health Emory University Atlanta GA

WEBStarting this fall, the Health 100 course is required of all first-year Emory College students. It relies on peer health partners—trained upperclassmen supervised by faculty—who …

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Global Health Problem Solving Emory University Atlanta GA

WEBFortunately for Sofi, twenty student teams participating in the 2011 Emory Global Health Case Competition, held in March at the Rollins School of Public Health, gathered to …

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School of Medicine and Emory Healthcare Announce Strategic …

WEBTop among these “megatrends” driving change: an aging population with a “tidal wave” of diseases ranging from diabetes to Alzheimer’s, threatened clinical and academic …

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New Center Focuses on Behavioral Health

WEBResearchers from the Department of Health Policy and Management at Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health opened a new Center for Behavioral Health Policy Studies in …

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GHCS300R: Health in Humanitarian Emergencies Emory …

WEBDabney Evans is an assistant research professor in the Hubert Department of Global Health at Rollins School of Public Health and faculty lead in the Center for Humanitarian …

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Emory Welcomes New Leader for Health Affairs

WEBJonathan S. Lewin spent his first day as executive vice president for health affairs at Emory walking the corridors of Emory University Hospital, meeting some of the doctors, …

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At the Corner of Faith and Health Emory University Atlanta GA

WEBPublic health is giving me practical, hands-on skills that I can use in a missions context.” As a field scholar in the RSPH Global Health Institute and a participant in IHP, Comstock …

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