Profuse bleeding, drug overdose, and cardiac arrest aren’t the first things that come to mind when imagining an undergraduate experience. However, that’s just a day in the life of an Emory Emergency Medical Services (EEMS) member. EEMS mainly serves DeKalb County where…

Imagine that you or a family member has an urgent medical emergency. In most circumstances, this would undoubtedly prompt a trip to the emergency room; however, for millions of residents in the United States today, this is not a privilege they possess. With every medical…

Sleep is a fundamental part of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Yet, one of the most prevailing concerns amongst students at Emory is the amount of sleep we get on a daily basis. To combat the effects of sleepiness, many students opt for caffeine as a quick fix. However, caffeine …

What is death? Is it the loss of heartbeat? Loss of knowledge? Maybe it is somewhere in between. We have seen thousands of depictions of life and death in movies, novels, and our own lives – but how do we actually define death, and who gets to decide?….

After only gaining a few pounds over the past month, you may be tempted to eat more fast food while avoiding vegetables, but in doing so, you would be jeopardizing your future health. The typical college-aged student is in an important stage of physical and mental development.

“You have Parkinson’s.” Sixty thousand Americans hear this life-altering sentence from their doctors each year, and the impact of this chronic neurodegenerative disease is expected to increase with an aging world population caused by climbing life expectancies…