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Innovative Treatment @ Emory
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A series of short segments on health issues, with insight from Emory
HealthCare experts
- Four Patient Stories
Four videos highlighting the way Emory University's status as a world-class health sciences research institution has led to major advancements in the treatment of disease and patient care.
- Portable Device Detects Early Alzheimer's (8.3 MB)
A new device developed by the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University may allow patients to take a brief, inexpensive test that could be administered as part of a routine yearly checkup at a doctor's office to detect mild cognitive impairment (MCI) -- often the earliest stage of Alzheimer's.
- ProTECT: Traumatic Brain Injury Study (19.23 MB)
Emory University doctors are studying the use of progesterone in treating
traumatic brain injuries, like the one suffered by Marc Baskett, profiled
in this video.
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RealHealth @ Emory
Real patients, real Emory doctors. A series of short segments on
health issues, with insight from Emory Healthcare experts . Presented
in an online TV format. Videos produced by RealHealth.tv.
Scenarios from Africa
 As
founder of the non-profit organization Global Dialogues, Rollins School
of Public Health professor Kate
Winskell has
been coordinating an HIV/AIDS communication program called Scenarios
from Africa for many years. The community project gives children and
young adults an opportunity to educate themselves and others about HIV/AIDS
by inviting them to participate with internationally acclaimed directors
in the production of a collection of short films. Several films
are available for viewing below; for more, visit Global
Dialogues.
- The
Shop
A man is forced to confront his embarrassment and buy condoms at a
store.
- Just
Once
A wife tests her husband's patience by making him buy more condoms
before they get intimate.
- The
Warrior
A young warrior rides out to the city to fight AIDS and learns it's
not a man, it's something much more.
Connecting with Kids @ Emory
An archive of "Tips for Parents" segments
on child and adolescent health issues, with insight from Emory HealthCare
experts, produced by Connect
with Kids. Includes both video and text article.
- After
Years of Decline, Teen Suicide Rates Are Rising
4/18/07
After a decade of decline, the Centers for Disease Control reports,
teenage suicide rates are up. What do these numbers mean? Dr. Shannon
Croft, a child psychiatrist with Emory University School of Medicine,
helps put the problem in perspective.
- Suicidal
Thoughts: Signs to Look for in Your Teen
4/18/07
Many people are learning to recognize the signs of teenage depression
-- a child acting sad, has lost interest in favorite activities, is
isolating himself, etc. -- but there are other signs that may signal
suicidal thoughts beneath the surface.
- Should
Short Kids Get Growth Hormone Shots?
1/24/07
John Parks, professor of pediatrics at Emory University, on the side
effects of hormone therapy.
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Neuro ICU
A series of short segments on the innovative Neuro Intensive Care Unit developed at Emory University Hospital.
Interdisciplinary
Training
Students at Emory's School of Medicine and School of Nursing are training
together, learning that it's interdisciplinary work that saves lives
in the real world.
Global
Health
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Emory University has been focusing on Global Health, reaching
out to prevent and treat disease around the world. The Emory University
Global Health Institute was established to develop innovative research,
training and programs to address the most pressing health challenges
around the world, particularly in poor countries.
2007 Push America Journey of Hope
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In July 2007, the Emory Autism Center will be the entry point to Atlanta for 28 cyclists from the Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity who are participating in this year's Push America Journey of Hope. Push America's Journey of Hope kicked off in San Francisco in early June. The Journey will raise more than $500,000 that will go toward enhancing the lives of people with disabilities.
Emory School of
Medicine Building
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 Emory University School of Medicine opened the doors of a gleaming, new
medical school building in 2007, welcoming the class of 2011.
Therapeutic War Game Helps Iraq Vets
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A virtual reality game, called "Virtual Iraq," is helping soldiers deal with mental scars, like Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Video featuring Dr. Maryrose Gerardi, a psychologist from the Emory School of Medicine.
Robot Fetches Objects With
Just a Point and a Click
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 A team of Emory and Georgia Tech researchers have found a way to instruct a robot to find and deliver an item it may have never seen before using a laser pointer. This could potentially enably disabled individuals.
Portable Device Detects
Early Alzheimer's
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 A team of Emory and Georgia Tech researchers have found a way to instruct a robot to find and deliver an item it may have never seen before using a laser pointer. This could potentially enably disabled individuals.
Global Health: A Lecture by Dr. Jeffrey P. Koplan
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In October 2007, Dr. Jeffrey P. Koplan delivered a luncheon lecture on global health at the annual meeting of the American Medical Writers Association.
New Option for Heart Valve Replacement
Emory University Hospital is one of five hospitals nationwide, and the first hospital in the Southeast, to study a non-surgical treatment option for severe aortic heart valve disease, commonly called aortic stenosis.
CancerQuest Researcher Interviews
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Interviews with a dozen different cancer researchers at the Emory Winship Cancer Institute.
Four Patient Stories 
Four videos highlighting the way Emory University's status as a world-class health sciences research institution has led to major advancements in the treatment of disease and patient care.
Videos from Health.com
Emory experts offer health advice via Health.com. Current topics: heart disease, chronic pain, depression, and sleep.
When the Mind Fails: The Search for Pharmaceutical Remedy
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April 2008 Lecture by Dr. Dennis Choi, executive director of the Neuroscience, Human Nature and Society Initiative and director of the Comprehensive Neuroscience Center in Emory’s Woodruff Health Sciences. Dr. Choi’s is well known for innovative
research on brain and spinal cord injury. Dr. Choi’s lecture is the final installment of Emory's "Life of the Mind" series.
Insidermedicine
Emory doctors speaking to Insidermedicine.com. An expanding series. |
