In a pediatric and technological research collaboration between Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Center for Advanced Technology and Robotic Rehabilitation of Children’s Erin Eggebrecht, DPT, and Kelly Moore, DPT, and Georgia Tech's Associate Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering, Aaron Young, PhD, recruited patients for a study to test the feasibility of robotic ... Continue Reading

Prevent Blindness Georgia (PBGA), the voluntary eye health organization dedicated to saving sight and restoring vision, raised $320,000 to support its vision-saving initiatives for Georgians at its 7th Annual Night for Sight Gala this past October at the Whitley Hotel. The funds raised will support their ongoing vital children’s vision services and help them expand to reach ... Continue Reading

To help reduce fall risks and other safety concerns in hospitalized patients, Emory Healthcare is collaborating with Andor Health to bring virtual patient observer technology to its hospitals. The inpatient monitoring technology will provide an added layer of safety interventions for patients who need additional supervision and care. “Andor Health’s virtual patient ... Continue Reading

Through a grant from the Marcus Foundation, Scott D. Boden, MD, director of the Emory Orthopaedics and Spine Center, alongside a team of Emory investigators and other recruitment sites, explored the potential of mesenchymal stem cells as a game-changing treatment option for knee osteoarthritis (OA). This type of treatment seeks to harness the ability of a patient’s own cells ... Continue Reading

Health Connect South, the largest gathering of decision-makers, innovators, and next-generation healthcare leaders in the southeast, saw another successful turnout for the 2023 conference, held at the Georgia Aquarium on Sept. 21, 2023.  Attendees got to hear from the keynote speaker, the newly appointed Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Dr. Mandy ... Continue Reading

The American Medical Association’s (AMA) Joy in Medicine™ Health System Recognition Program has recognized Wellstar Health System for its commitment to improving physician well-being and reducing burnout among healthcare clinicians. "The goal of the Joy in Medicine Health System Recognition Program is to unite the healthcare community in building a nationwide culture ... Continue Reading

Kaiser Permanente continues to support improving maternal health outcomes and addressing conditions of maternal mortality in Georgia. The $1.75M in grant funding will be provided to the Morehouse School of Medicine and Health Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Georgia to support their work in providing equitable maternal care. Grant funding is supported through the Kaiser ... Continue Reading

Piedmont Heart Institute physicians successfully implemented the Trisol Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement as part of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Early Feasibility Study. Vinod Thourani, M.D., Bernie Marcus Chairman of the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery at Piedmont, and interventional cardiologist Pradeep K. Yadav, M.D., are local ... Continue Reading

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University hematologist-oncologist Ajay K. Nooka, MD, MPH, has been named Winship’s associate director for clinical research. Nooka succeeds Edmund K. Waller, MD, PhD, who has served as interim associate director for clinical research since February 2022. Nooka is a professor of hematology and medical oncology and director of the Myeloma ... Continue Reading

A new federal agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has selected Emory University as the inaugural recipient of funding to support transformative breakthroughs in health research. The three-year, $24.8 million cooperative agreement from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) will support the work of Philip Santangelo, PhD, a professor ... Continue Reading

Marcus Autism Center, a subsidiary of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, has developed the first biomarker-based, eye-tracking diagnostic technology now available to help diagnose autism called EarliPointTM Evaluation. Researchers Ami Klin, PhD and Director of Marcus Autism Center at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Division Chief of Autism and Developmental Disabilities ... Continue Reading

Dr. Michael J. McNeel of Marietta Plastic Surgery received the Lifetime Achievement Award at The Aesthetic Show 2023, an award that honors individuals who have delivered outstanding contributions to the aesthetics field. Dr. McNeel has been recognized for his nearly three-decades-long leadership and dedication to excellence as an aesthetic plastic surgeon, Master Injector, and ... Continue Reading

Recently the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released two reports on alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), a little-known, life-threatening food allergy also known as the “red meat allergy.” The reports showed: The prevalence is on the rise and underdiagnosed. Nearly half of U.S. physicians were unaware of AGS and many revealed a “lack of confidence” in diagnosing and ... Continue Reading

University Cancer & Blood Center (UCBC), an oncology and hematology practice for Northeast Georgia, is now operating its Comprehensive Cancer Treatment Center. The community cancer center offers a fully integrated approach to cancer care with convenient access. After more than a year of construction, the more than 120,000-square-foot multidisciplinary campus will ... Continue Reading