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News Articles: Emory School of Medicine

In this Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015 photo, Tyler Volz-Benoit, who is autistic, rests his head on the shoulder of his adoptive brother Ryan, who gives him a hug at their family home in Springfield, Mass.

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  • Children's Health

New study shows how to support caretakers of children with autism who run away, wander

Atlanta’s Marcus Autism Center conducted the largest study yet of the risks of elopement among children with autism and what caretakers can do to mitigate those risks.

April 22, 2025
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Dr. Roy Benaroch, a Roswell pediatrician, said communities where vaccine rates have fallen are more vulnerable to measles. (Courtesy of Dr. Roy Benaroch)

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  • Health

‘What should I look out for?’ Pediatrician shares insights on measles and its metro Atlanta impact

Weeks into 2025, measles cases have been reported in communities across the United States, from Georgia to Alaska to New York.  Dr. Roy Benaroch, a Roswell pediatrician and an Emory University adjunct assistant professor of pediatrics, spoke out about how the outbreak has affected his practice.

February 21, 2025
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By:
  • Allen Siegler
a gloved hand holds a vial of lenacapavir

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  • Health

Researchers expect FDA to approve a twice-yearly shot that reduces risk of HIV infection by 96%

HIV is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) that can lead to AIDS. Almost half of new HIV infections in the United States are reported in the South, and Atlanta ranks in the top five cities nationally for people living with HIV.

January 03, 2025
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Gared Hansen cuts psilocybin mushrooms in his Uptown Fungus lab to prepare for distribution in Springfield, Ore., Monday, Aug. 14, 2023.

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  • Mental Health

Emory study estimates millions with depression could benefit from psychedelic mushrooms

Psilocybin-assisted treatment currently has a breakthrough designation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, meaning that it will expedite a review of the Phase III clinical trial results because of its potential as a therapeutic for depression, the study author says.

November 07, 2024
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Sharon Hall and Carolyn Clevenger

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  • Health

Medicare tests payment plan for respite care costs so unpaid caregivers can 'take a break'

Metro Atlanta patients on Medicare living with dementia may now access an alternative payment model that aims to increase quality of life, help them remain in their homes for as long as possible, and decrease strain on unpaid caregivers, through a collaboration with Emory Integrated Memory Care and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).  

July 26, 2024
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
A close up photo of a peanut

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  • Children's Health

A new shot can protect children and adults from severe allergic reactions

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug that can lessen serious and sometimes deadly allergic reactions in children and adults with food allergies.

March 04, 2024
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  • Ellen Eldridge
Emory

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  • Health

Promising COVID pill cuts hospitalizations and death in half. Atlanta's Emory University invented it

Researchers at Atlanta’s Emory University were the ones who invented a promising antiviral drug in the fight against COVID-19 — a pill that pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. said on Friday reduced hospitalizations and deaths by half in people recently infected with the coronavirus.

October 01, 2021
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By:
  • Wayne Drash
Margot Judd stands in a garden

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  • Health

World Hepatitis Day: Get Hep C Test, Get Treated Before It's Too Late For Cure

World Hepatitis Day is commemorated each year on July 28 to enhance awareness of viral hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver that causes a range of health problems, including liver cancer.

July 28, 2021
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  • Ellen Eldridge
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky

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  • Health

Low Vaccination Rates Put Georgia At Risk Of COVID-19 Spikes, CDC Director Says

Parts of rural Georgia are seeing low rates of vaccination against COVID-19, which could be a problem for the state going forward, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

June 03, 2021
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
A boy in India is tested for COVID-19 through a plastic screen.

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  • Health

Emory Research Suggests Vaccines, Previous COVID-19 Infection Protect Against Variants

Researchers with Emory University say most people who had COVID-19 or who received the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine now have protective immunity against a new variant first found in India.

May 13, 2021
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
A woman in an airport wearing a face mask and holding luggage.

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  • Politics

Emory Doc Suggests Digital 'Vaccination Passports'

Gov. Brian Kemp says while the creation of COVID-19 vaccines is a scientific miracle, he does not support mandatory vaccination passports. But officials at Emory University say being vaccinated before you can travel is not a new idea.

April 09, 2021
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  • Ellen Eldridge
A Black woman with glasses

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  • Health

New At-Home Genetic Test Shows Risk Of Multiple Types Of Cancer

JScreen, a national public health initiative based out of Emory University School of Medicine’s Department of Human Genetics, recently announced a new program that offers at-home testing for 63 cancer susceptibility genes associated with hereditary risks for breast, ovarian, prostate, colorectal, skin and many other cancers.

March 10, 2021
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  • Ellen Eldridge
A man walks by a sign outside Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, Janssen Pharmaceutical, in Geel, Belgium, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021.

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  • Health

Emory Doc: Johnson & Johnson 1-Shot COVID-19 Vaccine 'Definitely Has Less Side Effects'

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee are discussing on Friday the newest vaccine against COVID-19 for emergency use authorization.

February 26, 2021
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Dr. Carlos del Rio

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  • Health

Emory Doctor Calls Again For Mask Mandate; Says Nation Has 'Leadership Vacuum'

Dr. Carlos del Rio, executive associate dean of Emory University School of Medicine at Grady Health System, called the current problem a “leadership vacuum” during a news briefing Friday morning.

He is again calling on leaders to mandate face masks during this public health pandemic.

November 13, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Trump White House

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  • Health

Emory Doctor: I Would Want Treatment Given To Trump Because It Offers ‘A Lot Of Hope’

The experimental antibody treatment given to President Donald Trump has shown such promise during the trial phase that one of Emory’s top doctors says it is the treatment he would want if he became sick with COVID-19.

October 03, 2020
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By:
  • Wayne Drash
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