https://news.emory.edu/tags/category/health/index.htmlHealth news from the Emory News CenterWed, 05 Jan 2022 03:30:17 -0500https://news.emory.edu//stories/2022/01/2022_new_years_babies/index.htmlhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2022/01/2022_new_years_babies/index.htmlEmory Healthcare welcomed the New Year with some special deliveries, and three “firsts” arriving within the first hour of 2022.Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -0500https://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/12/joint_health_systems_address_public_on_covid19/index.htmlhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/12/joint_health_systems_address_public_on_covid19/index.htmlSix major health systems that serve metro Atlanta and the state of Georgia have unified to address the public regarding the latest COVID-19 impacts and the result of the rapid spread of the Delta and Omicron variants.Wed, 29 Dec 2021 01:00:00 -0500https://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/12/esjh_christmas_giving/index.htmlhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/12/esjh_christmas_giving/index.htmlA truckload of toys, clothes and a host of other gifts departed from Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital last week, bound for families across the metro area in need this holiday season.Thu, 23 Dec 2021 10:00:00 -0500https://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/12/hs_molnupiravir_receives_eua_authorization_from_fda_23-12-2021/index.htmlhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/12/hs_molnupiravir_receives_eua_authorization_from_fda_23-12-2021/index.htmlOn Dec. 23, molnupiravir, an investigational oral antiviral drug invented by scientists at Emory University, received Emergency Use Authorization from the FDA for the treatment of COVID-19.Thu, 23 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0500https://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/12/winship_research_contributes_to_fda_approval_of_first_ever_drug_for_acute_gvhd/index.htmlhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/12/winship_research_contributes_to_fda_approval_of_first_ever_drug_for_acute_gvhd/index.htmlThe Food and Drug Administration on December 15 approved the first-ever drug to be used for the prevention of acute graft versus host disease (aGVHD) in adult and pediatric patients, opening the door for safer bone marrow and blood stem cell transplants in patients who do not have a perfectly matched graft donor.Sun, 19 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0500https://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/12/hs_yfm_season3_ep2_16-12-2021/index.htmlhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/12/hs_yfm_season3_ep2_16-12-2021/index.htmlLearn what’s known about long COVID and take a look into the life of a future brain surgeon when the next episode of “Your Fantastic Mind” airs on Jan. 3, 2022.Thu, 16 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0500https://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/12/hs_covid_omicron_update_q_and_a/index.htmlhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/12/hs_covid_omicron_update_q_and_a/index.htmlEmory epidemiologists Carlos del Rio and Jodie Guest team up to discuss the latest developments regarding the COVID-19 Omicron variant. Thu, 16 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0500https://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/12/hs_wellbeing_office_09-12-2021/index.htmlhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/12/hs_wellbeing_office_09-12-2021/index.htmlThe Office of Well-Being is the first of its kind and will be focused on prioritizing and promoting wellness for all clinicians, health professionals, faculty and staff across our clinical, research and educational mission. Thu, 09 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0500https://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/12/inventors_bellamkonda_cooper_07-12-21/campus.htmlhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/12/inventors_bellamkonda_cooper_07-12-21/campus.htmlEmory Provost Ravi Bellamkonda, a biomedical engineer, and groundbreaking immunologist Max Cooper have been named 2021 fellows of the National Academy of Inventors.Tue, 07 Dec 2021 01:00:00 -0500https://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/12/hs_molnupiravir_eua_advisory_03-12-2021/index.htmlhttps://news.emory.edu//stories/2021/12/hs_molnupiravir_eua_advisory_03-12-2021/index.htmlA FDA panel voted in favor of a proposed Emergency Use Authorization for the antiviral drug molnupiravir.Fri, 03 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0500