Monthly Archives: June 2009

Emory and Georgia Tech

June 26th, 2009 (No Comments)

Over the past twenty years, the research partnership between Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology has developed into one of the leading bioengineering and biomedical research and educational programs in the nation.

Dr. Sanjay Gupta: CNN correspondent & Emory doctor

June 24th, 2009 (No Comments)

Millions of TV viewers know Dr. Sanjay Gupta as CNN’s chief medical correspondent. But did you know that off the air, Dr. Gupta is a practicing trauma neurosurgeon at nearby Grady Memorial Hospital?

As China grows, so does Emory

June 22nd, 2009 (No Comments)

The meteoritic rise of China in the world has seen a corresponding rise in the number of partnerships between Emory and Chinese universities and researchers.

Emory and Grady

June 12th, 2009 (No Comments)

Every day Atlanta’s lead stories call attention to it: “Shot teen taken to Grady,” “Burn victim ambulanced to Grady,” “Accident victim stable at Grady”– Atlantans, Georgians, and even out of state residents taken to Grady Memorial Hospital in their hour of direst need. What many don’t know however, is that Grady, Atlanta’s public hospital, doesn’t […]

Diabetes and heart disease: Not just a Western problem

June 11th, 2009 (6 Comments)

As more and more people around the globe embrace the more unhealthy aspects of the Western diet and lifestyle, more and more people around the globe are developing diet- and lifestyle-related illnesses, like diabetes and heart disease.

Translating research into life-saving

June 10th, 2009 (No Comments)

You or a loved one is suffering severe brain trauma in the wake of an accident. Imagine if doctors told you there was a treatment available that could up your chances of survival and even your chances at recovery. This isn’t just theoretical, because that’s an option some Emory patients have had, thanks to the availability of PROTECT, a progesterone-based treatment developed at Emory University and being administered by Emory trauma doctors.

Emory and the CDC

June 8th, 2009 (No Comments)

The CDC, which has a new director, Dr. Thomas Frieden, is located adjacent to the Emory University campus and has strong ties to the university.

Emory docs make “House Calls”

June 3rd, 2009 (No Comments)

If you watch the 8 a.m. hour of Fox 5 Atlanta’s “Good Day Atlanta,” you can see Grady Hospital-based internal medicine physicians Neil Winawer and Kimberly Manning.

Reaching out to Latinos

June 3rd, 2009 (No Comments)

Diabetes is running rampant among the U.S. and one of the groups most affected is Latinos.