Earlier this year,  Dr. R. Allen Ligon, a cardiologist at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta's Heart Center, and the Children’s Cardiac Cath Lab team successfully completed a Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) closure in a 22.3-week premature infant weighing 690 grams (about 1.5 pounds). Since then, the team has performed an effective PDA using a catheter-delivered device on a ... Continue Reading

With $52 million in federal funding for the next three years, researchers at Emory University and Georgia State University will establish a new drug development center aimed at preventing the next pandemic, the Antiviral Countermeasures Development Center (AC/DC). It is one of nine Antiviral Drug Discovery (AViDD) Centers around the country being funded by the National ... Continue Reading

Patients living with dementia often need a unique kind of care. They can also benefit from extra help managing their dementia symptoms as well as other chronic conditions. And while not every provider has the time or flexibility to offer this level of comprehensive care, the Emory Healthcare Integrated Memory Care Clinic does. Emory’s Integrated Memory Care Clinic is a ... Continue Reading

Northside Hospital Cherokee’s replacement hospital will open for patients on Saturday, May 6, 2017. The new hospital is located off I-575 at the Ga. Hwy 20 exit. “This is a huge move forward for Cherokee county and the surrounding areas,” said Billy Hayes, CEO of Northside Hospital Cherokee. “Our new hospital is the culmination of a lot of hard work by many people ... Continue Reading