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The State of Cardiac Care

Mary Anne Dunkin,

Heart disease is still the No. 1 cause of death for both men and women, but 25 years into the new millennium, the chance for life-saving treatment has never been better. Simple devices can detect heart problems. Better drugs can…

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Georgia’s Medical Mismatch

Mary Anne Dunkin,

Dr. Anna Mirk was a resident in internal medicine and contemplating her options of specialties when she discovered what she loved most was working with elderly patients. “I considered a lot things – cardiology, gastroenterology – but I really ended…

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Growth and Innovation

Patty Rasmussen,

By almost any metric, Emory University is a behemoth in Georgia higher education. Founded in 1836, it is the state’s second-oldest private university (just five years younger than LaGrange College) and the highest-ranked private school (21st by U.S. News &…

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Kids’ Care Zone

Kenna Simmons,

In just two years, the number of pediatric hospitals in Georgia doubled, from two to four. In 2019 Atrium Health Navicent’s Beverly Knight Olson Children’s Hospital opened in Macon, and in March 2021 Memorial Health’s Dwaine and Cynthia Willett Children’s…

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Helping the Body Repair Itself

Mary Ann DeMuth,

Regenerative medicine is booming these days because one thing this relatively new field has done well is generate a lot of buzz. Often associated with stem cells, it’s the branch of medicine devoted to repairing, replacing or regrowing damaged or…