By Mike Villeen, VP of Marketing at Lenz Healthcare decisions are the most personal and significant we make Every business benefits from a strong brand, but in healthcare it is an imperative. Why? Because healthcare decisions are the most personal and significant we make. These kinds of decisions require enormous amounts of trust, and a brand’s primary job is to ... Continue Reading
Archives for June 2016
Atlanta Cancer Experts Weigh in on White House Moonshot Initiative
The White House has asked Northside Hospital Cancer Institute, in partnership with the Cancer Support Community Atlanta, to host the inaugural Atlanta Cancer Moonshot Summit on Wednesday, June 29. Northside Hospital will live stream the event on their Facebook channel, www.fb.com/northsidehosp from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. The summit, taking place at the Hyatt Regency Perimeter, ... Continue Reading
Emory celebrates 5,000th bone marrow transplant patient
Emory’s Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplant Center in Atlanta is celebrating its 5,000th patient receiving a bone marrow or stem cell transplant this summer. As we commemorate this milestone, we renew our commitment to offering your patients the most innovative treatments and care by our experienced, compassionate clinical team. Our plans for continuing advances: We ... Continue Reading
Dr. Salim Hayek Publishes Study on Peripheral Arterial Disease
An Emory study published in Circulation Research suggests that a disruption in the body’s own regenerative capacity, measured by levels of circulating progenitor cells, may contribute to the development of peripheral arterial disease (PAD). PAD is usually caused by plaque buildup, or atherosclerosis, in the peripheral arteries away from the heart. Despite sharing the same ... Continue Reading
Emory Offers Specialized Vehicle to Transport Critically-ill Adult ECMO Patients
Emory Offering State’s First Specialized Vehicle to Transport Critically-ill Adult ECMO Patients Emory Healthcare is putting a new specialized ambulance on the road to transport critically ill adult patients who require extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO. ECMO is a highly advanced form of life support that provides cardiopulmonary support to persons whose ... Continue Reading
Medical Residency: Keeping Residents in Georgia
By Helen K. Kelley Doctor shortages are critical throughout the country. To address this growing problem in Georgia, educational institutions, health systems, legislators and medical organizations are working to increase the number of residencies offered to medical school graduates. More Opportunity “Georgia is in a ‘world of hurt’ for having enough physicians. ... Continue Reading
Allergy – Three Atlanta Specialists Provide Insights
By Helen Kelley From itchy eyes, stuffy noses and sore throats to breathing problems, digestive issues and more severe symptoms, allergies affect the lives of millions of American every day. Atlanta Medicine recently spoke with three Atlanta area allergy specialists to learn more about which types of allergies affect people living in Georgia and the treatments available to ... Continue Reading
MAA Annual Dinner Meeting
June 16, 2016, Atlanta, GA. For more information, visit Medical Association of Atlanta ... Continue Reading