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News Articles: emory university school of medicine

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Emory’s Hope Clinic seeks participants for first human clinical trial of HIV vaccine using mRNA

Emory’s Hope Clinic and Vaccine Center is one of four sites in the country participating in the study. The ultimate goal is to vaccinate people against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

June 14, 2022
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  • Ellen Eldridge
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Emory Conducts Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Trials For Children 6 Months to 11 Years

Both the Moderna and Pfizer brand mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 are reported to be safe for adolescents ages 12 and up. Emory University and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta are now testing efficacy of Moderna's vaccine in those aged 6 months to 11 years.

May 26, 2021
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  • Ellen Eldridge
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Emory Study Shows Increased Risk Of Heart Disease In Young Black Women

Heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death in women, but researchers with Emory Women’s Heart Center say heart disease is preventable with the proper screening, counseling and lifestyle changes. A new study found that high prevalence of obesity and elevated blood pressure among Black women as young as 20 to 30 years old increases their risk.

May 06, 2021
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  • Ellen Eldridge
"I think I think it's safe to say that we're going to have to continued increased cases in the U.S.," said Emory School of Medicine Associate Dean Dr. Carlos del Rio.

Emory Doctor: 'Pandemic Not Over Just Because A Politician Is Saying It Is Safe'

A global health expert from Emory University is stressing that people in Georgia need to keep practicing social distancing and wearing masks.

May 28, 2020
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  • Sarah Rose
Dr. Bhargav Mistry (right), a transplant surgeon for Sanford Health, prepares Sgt. Francisco Raatz's healthy kidney for transplant into his battle buddy, Spc. John Chase, on Sept. 27, 2011, at Sanford Health in Fargo, N.D.

Overdose Victims Are Donors Of 1 In 8 Transplanted Organs

A new study from Johns Hopkins University finds that 1 in 8 organ transplants in the United States involves organs from someone who died of a drug...

May 02, 2018
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  • Maura Currie and
  • Adam Ragusea
According to the CDC, Georgia's stroke death rate was 14 percent higher than the national rate in 2013.

Why Do Southerners Face Greater Stroke Risk?

The South has a lot of nicknames. "The Bible Belt." "Dixieland." And when it comes to health, we're known as the Stroke Belt. Studies say stroke risk in...

April 16, 2018
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  • Maura Currie and
  • Adam Ragusea

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