An Emory University researcher is part of an international team that has received a $25 million grant — funded by Cancer Research UK and the National Cancer Institute, through Cancer Grand Challenges — to help address cancer disparities in populations of African ancestry.
U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough emphasized the vital role that nurses play in the U.S. health care system, and particularly among the nation’s veterans and families, during a visit to the Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing in Atlanta.
Emory researchers have discovered that exhaled vapors from e-cigarettes contain chemicals that are detectable in children's saliva, breath and blood samples.
Emory University researchers will soon begin testing whether the use of artificial intelligence can reduce mortality in a subgroup of patients with sepsis, a life-threatening disorder that leads to organ dysfunction following an infection.
As an academic research institution, Emory’s faculty and staff conduct studies across every discipline, from the sciences to the humanities. Here’s a sample of recent grant awards and the work they will support, plus highlights from some published research findings.
Forty health professionals, clinicians and journalists from France and Belgium attended a March 8 presentation and tour of Winship Cancer Institute at Emory Midtown.
Graduating Emory medical students experienced a rite of passage March 15, when they discovered where they are headed next on their journeys to become physicians.
Pioneering care and innovation come together in the expansion of Emory University Hospital’s new, state-of-the-art heart and vascular facilities, the result of an $87.7 million investment and three years of meticulous planning and design.
A team of international researchers — including experts from the University of Central Florida and Emory University — has proven, for the first time in a field study, that using folic acid-fortified iodized table salt can prevent multiple severe birth defects.
Emory Healthcare is leading the way in transforming how clinicians access patient health records with its deployment of the 15-inch MacBook Air and the launch of the new native Epic Hyperspace app.
Seema Lakdawala has been selected as one of the nation's foremost talented young scientists for her transformative research.
The Atlanta Vibe, Atlanta’s first professional women’s indoor volleyball team, has named Emory Healthcare its official team health care provider.
Emory University and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta were one of 10 sites to take part in the first stage of a clinical trial of the recently FDA-approved use of Omalizumab to reduce allergic reactions to multiple food allergies.
The 2024 IPECP Project Awards prioritize student engagement in interprofessional learning opportunities across Emory’s three health professional schools for medicine, nursing and public health.
An Emory University study found that many pregnant women who delivered babies during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic were conflicted in their vaccine decision-making.
Emory University is among the top 20 in the nation overall for institutional funding from the National Institutes of Health. The School of Medicine, School of Nursing and School of Public Health were also in the top 20 in their categories.
The Emory Healthcare Network, the most comprehensive clinically integrated network in Georgia, has aligned with Southeast Primary Care Partners, the state’s largest primary care-focused independent medical group, to provide Georgians greater access to primary care physicians and seamless care to specialists.
An Emory University study shows wildfires led to an increase of anxiety-related emergency department visits in the western United States, amplifying the concerning parallel trajectory of two escalating public health crises: mental health and climate change.
A team of researchers from Emory University developed artificial intelligence tools to examine cardiac biopsy images to improve the prediction of transplant rejection, helping to ensure positive outcomes for post-transplant patients and more effective prevention of heart transplant failure.
On Valentine's Day, three of Emory's scientific power couples are proving that the best research is produced in pairs.
Students from Emory’s three health science schools gathered for a day of learning interprofessional education competencies and an opportunity to address Atlanta-based health challenges.
Epidemiology professor Tené T. Lewis was one of 10 participants in an exclusive roundtable discussion held Feb. 7 in Atlanta with first lady Jill Biden. The group discussed research, education, investment and other topics related to women’s health.
The food and nutrition team at Emory University Hospital is placing an intentional spotlight on healthful plant-based meals in 2024. Try some new menu options until Feb. 16 and share your feedback.
Madhu Behera, a nationally recognized leader in cancer informatics and data science, has been named Emory University’s inaugural chief research informatics officer, effective Feb. 1, 2024.
Eri Saikawa, from Emory College, and Jamaji Nwanaji-Enwerem, from Emory School of Medicine and Rollins School of Public Health, are among 21 outstanding researchers named to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine’s New Voices program.
The Georgia Nursing Workforce Center has released a report on Georgia’s advanced practice nursing education programs. The report is the first of its kind in the state.
Kicking off Heart Month, Emory Heart and Vascular’s immersive new project uses photos, stories and video to showcase 16 free-flowing, fascinating, substantive, moving (and sometimes funny) conversations between cardiothoracic surgeons, preventive cardiologists, sports medicine practitioners and more.
The Injury Prevention Research Center at Emory has been awarded $296,500 from the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to measure seat belt use rates and driver distractions in Georgia this year.
Emory researcher Vincent Marconi believes the science of aging must look beyond traditional doctoring to encompass a holistic, whole-body approach to healthy aging.
The Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing has added eight scholars and clinicians to its faculty – mid-year appointments that reflect the school’s growth in enrollment and research.
Household air pollution, caused in part by people cooking using open fires or inefficient stoves, is responsible for an estimated 3.2 million deaths per year. Emory University researchers conducted a multi-country study to assess the health effects of cooking with liquefied petroleum gas instead of harmful traditional biomass fuels such as wood, charcoal, and dung.
A new Cell Reports paper from Bing Yao’s lab in Emory’s Department of Human Genetics provides insights into mechanisms underlying several neurodegenerative diseases, such as ALS and Alzheimer’s.
Emory Healthcare has named Nitu Kashyap, MD, FAMIA, a distinguished leader with expertise in health care informatics and technology, as chief health informatics officer. Kashyap will begin her role at Emory on Feb. 5.
The nine schools that make up Emory University have plans for new programs, inspiring events and more during the spring semester. Read a roundup of what’s in store.
Emory University has been awarded $1 million for up to five years to expand access and care to its multidisciplinary long COVID clinics at Emory University Hospital Midtown and Grady Memorial Hospital.
Three Emory faculty members have been elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation, one of the nation’s oldest and most respected medical honor societies for physician-scientists.
With a variety of service opportunities, worship programs, lectures and more taking place from Jan. 13-24, there’s time for everyone in the Emory community to honor the life and legacy of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
A new Emory-led special journal number seeks to redefine human aging as a holistic process, challenging biomedical research’s traditional focus on individual aging-related diseases such as diabetes, cancer, heart disease and dementia.
The Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing has received a grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration to participate in its Nurse Anesthetist Traineeship Program, to prepare Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists for service in rural, urban and tribal underserved communities.
The Office of Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice honored Emory health professional students and trainees for their commitment to interprofessional education while earning graduate degrees or completing residency and fellowship programs.
As the New Year rang in, Emory Healthcare celebrated the first babies born in 2024 at three of its hospitals.
Following a nationwide search, Emory University Hospital has named Robert (Rob) Boesch, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, as chief nursing officer (CNO) of Emory University Hospital. He will begin his new role on Feb. 5, 2024.
Emory Hillandale Hospital has unveiled $11 million in improvements to its Stonecrest facility, thanks to an investment from DeKalb County officials.
“The Virulent Vortex” video podcast showcases the personalities and passions of faculty and students involved in infectious disease research at Emory.
Wilbur Lam, Susan S. Margulies and Cassandra Quave have been named to the National Academy of Inventors’ 2023 class of Fellows. Election as an Academy Fellow is the highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors.
Emory’s Center for the Advancement of Diagnostics for a Just Society (ADJUST) is launching this year as part of NIH’s RADx program.
In 2018, William Sanders got some bad news: His heart was failing and he needed a transplant. What followed was a journey of hope with Emory Heart & Vascular, bolstered every step of the way by the love of family and friends.
New research finds that if one spouse or partner within a heterosexual relationship has high blood pressure, the other often does too.
Nine Emory faculty were recently recognized as part of an elite group of the world’s most influential scientists by the Institute for Scientific Information.
Emory's inaugural AI.Health Symposium, hosted by the Emory Empathetic AI for Health Institute, included sessions on AI's clinical potential and breakthrough innovations, as well as issues of ethics, bias and privacy.
Emory Healthcare announced today the appointment of Penny Castellano, MD, as president of the Emory Healthcare Physician Division, a newly created position, as well as interim director of Emory Clinic.
The National Institute on Aging has awarded a $3.5 million grant to the Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing to study an online tool's capacity to increase mastery among caregivers of persons with dementia.
nference, a science-first software company transforming health care data for research and discovery, and Emory Healthcare, the most comprehensive academic health system in Georgia, today announced an agreement to expand access to diverse, aggregated, de-identified data with the goal of accelerating groundbreaking research, disease diagnoses and new treatments.
Peachtree Immediate Care will remain the dedicated urgent care provider for the Emory Healthcare Network, offering patients more locations throughout metro-Atlanta for their urgent care needs. The two organizations recently signed a new long-term agreement to continue their collaborative relationship.
Based on results from the most recent Emory Libraries survey, staff members have been making improvements across the libraries this fall — which is perfect timing as students and faculty prep for finals and look ahead to the spring semester.
Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital is the first community hospital and one of only two hospitals in the world to achieve its seventh consecutive Magnet designation, the highest national honor for professional nursing practice. The hospital also is the first to be awarded Magnet with Distinction.
A new symposium — hosted by Emory University, Morehouse School of Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, and Research!America — brought together stakeholders from across health care, state and federal governments, community partners, and advocacy groups to collaboratively identify opportunities to improve maternal and newborn health in Georgia.
Sandra L. Wong, an accomplished surgical oncologist and researcher, will begin her tenure as dean of Emory University School of Medicine and chief academic officer for Emory Healthcare in March 2024.
One in 10 Georgians know of someone who has died during pregnancy, at delivery, or soon after birth, and more than half (57%) have experienced or know someone who has experienced complications during pregnancy, according to data being presented as part of the inaugural Symposium to Address the Maternal Health Crisis in Georgia.
More than 40 faculty were honored with named and endowed professorships, recognizing their significant contributions to Emory. Learn more about the honorees.
The Emory community honored the service and contributions of veterans in the university's 15th-annual ceremony, featuring student veterans, campus leadership and active-duty service members in the event.
The Emory Empathetic AI for Health Institute will utilize artificial intelligence and computing power to discern patterns in vast amounts of data and make predictions that improve patient health outcomes
The Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing and The Carter Center’s Mental Health Program have appointed psychiatric mental health nurse educator and researcher Aparna Kumar, PhD, MPH, CRNP, to a joint faculty position focused on enhancing global mental health nursing and workforce development.
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.
A team of Emory researchers has discovered a way to reduce the incidence of multi-drug resistant bacteria in the human intestinal system.
Emory Healthcare, the most comprehensive academic health system in Georgia, is collaborating with health care technology pioneer DrFirst to help patients access and adhere to affordable, appropriate prescription medications for their health conditions and ailments.
Faculty members from the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing and the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing are teaming together to study the informal caregiving networks of older adults with dementia, with the goal of developing an interactive digital tool to capture the full scope of caregiving beyond the experience of primary caregivers.
The Emory Sports Performance and Research Center has received a $4.5 million grant to use virtual reality technology to reduce injury risk and improve performance in young athletes.
A team of researchers from Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health have been awarded a $3.8M grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish a center to study the impacts of climate change on health and help develop action-oriented strategies to protect the health of individuals and communities.
The Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing has received a $3.9 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to study the contribution of the oral microbiome to Alzheimer’s disease risk.
A newly published study by researchers from Emory University and Harvard University found a connection between childhood exposure to air pollution and the age at U.S. girls experienced their first periods.
A newly released study led by researchers from Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health was one of the first to find an emerging class of “forever chemicals” in the homes, drinking water and bodies of United States residents.
A newly released study led by researchers from Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health was one of the first to find an emerging class of “forever chemicals” in the homes, drinking water and bodies of United States residents.
The Health Resources and Services Administration grant will increase the number of advanced practice nurses and licensed clinical social workers treating mental illness and substance use disorders, including opioid use disorder, in nine Georgia counties.
The National Academy of Medicine announced Monday that three individuals from Emory University have been elected to the Academy, one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.
Emory Healthcare has announced the creation of two new leadership roles to better align the continuum of care for patients across its 11 hospitals and enhance operational excellence for the health system.
On Sept. 12, more than 37,000 people who work within the Woodruff Health Sciences Center were invited to complete the inaugural WHSC well-being survey, marking the largest survey of its kind ever administered at Emory and nationally.
A public art sculpture in the shape of a heart stands in the historic Orr Building courtyard at Emory University Hospital Midtown as a remembrance and reflection of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Emory professor Max Cooper’s historic discoveries forever changed our understanding of the adaptive immune system, fueling lifesaving advances in basic research and medicine. The annual award in his honor is open to national and international candidates across the spectrum of immunology.
Emory Vaccine Center researchers have identified a potential Achilles heel within SARS-CoV-2. The vulnerable spot can be targeted with a peptide derived from wild boar, which maintains its antiviral activity across known variants.
New research led by Hanjoong Jo, a professor of medicine and biomedical engineering at Emory, looks at how better understanding the complex dynamics of blood flow may help treat some heart disease.
Emory University researcher and inventor Dennis Liotta, PhD, has been named to the Bayh-Dole Coalition’s inaugural “Faces of American Innovation" for helping to transform HIV from a death sentence into a manageable illness.
Residents of Atlanta’s majority-Black and low-income neighborhoods have significantly less access to fresh produce than residents of the city’s non-majority-Black and higher income neighborhoods, according to a new surveillance report released Tuesday by researchers at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health
To better address nursing workforce challenges and opportunities in Georgia, the Georgia Nursing Leadership Coalition (GNLC) and Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University announce a partnership to house the Georgia Nursing Workforce Center at Emory School of Nursing.
The Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing’s Bachelor of Science (BSN) program is now ranked No. 3 in the nation, according to rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report. This ranking accompanies our No. 1 master’s program ranking and our No. 6 Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program ranking.
An Emory University-led study into the exposures of pregnant women to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals,” is believed to be the first to detect PFAS in newborns and show that exposure to these chemicals during pregnancy increases the likelihood of preterm or early term births.
Google.org has selected safe+natal at Emory University and its partners to receive a $1.8 million grant to equip midwives with an AI-powered application that will help detect problems earlier in pregnancy.
Joe Depa, a global leader in data operations, analytics and artificial intelligence, has been named Emory University’s inaugural chief data and analytics officer. He began his new position on Sept. 11.
The National Institutes of Health has selected researchers from Morehouse School of Medicine and Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health and School of Medicine to partner on the creation of a Maternal Health Research Center of Excellence.
A group of organizations, including the Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, has released a joint brief titled, “Heat is Here, Let’s Protect Workers,” on the prevention of heat-related illness, injury and death among workers in the construction and agriculture industries in the United States.
As COVID-related hospitalizations once again increase across the U.S., experts are researching the newly identified variants, their transmissibility and possible mutations. How concerned should the public be about these new variants? What is a good time to get fall vaccines? Can we expect the reinstitution of mask and social distancing regulations?
Three Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing doctoral students have been awarded the prestigious Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
The School of Nursing welcomes 17 new scholars and clinicians to its faculty for the 2022-2023 school year.
President Joe Biden announced that a new federal agency has selected Emory to receive $24.8 million in funding to drive the development of a cutting-edge approach to prevent, treat and potentially cure diseases such as cancer, autoimmune disorders and viral infections.
The nine schools that make up Emory University have big plans for the 2023-24 academic year. Read a roundup of class stats, new degree programs or initiatives and other things to come.
Members of the Epic community — including new Abridge collaborator Emory Healthcare — can integrate Abridge into their familiar clinical workflows.
Joon Lee takes time out of his schedule to share a little bit about the path he’s taken on the way to Emory, and where he wants to go next.
The Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing has selected Emory University professor Lisa Thompson, PhD, MS, RN, FNP-BC, FAAN, as its Episteme Laureate Award recipient for 2023.
An Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing program is among the 71 recipients of Parkinson’s Foundation community-based grants for Parkinson’s disease (PD) programs across the United States.
A new study by researchers from Emory University, Toxic-Free Future, the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Research Institute found toxic flame retardants in breast milk samples, showing — for the first time — that chemicals meant as replacements for other banned toxic chemicals are now building up in people.
A new artificial intelligence model finds that x-ray images collected during routine medical care can provide warning signs for diabetes, even in patients who don’t meet the guidelines for elevated risk.