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Emory University’s Dr. Hari Trivedi, an associate professor in the Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences and the Department of Biomedical Informatics, has helped...

A new crop of therapeutic techniques is trying to prove that the mind and body are more connected than previously known. That includes Brainspotting,...

Atlanta’s top doctors tell us about their inspirations, most memorable patients, and the greatest challenges they face in medicine. They all agree that no two days on the job are the same—and they wouldn’t have it any other way.

When a patient is in heart failure, they are often hospitalized over and over again, with high mortality rates. But Georgia Tech professor Omer Inan is hoping to change that with an innovation that recently received FDA clearance. Called CardioTag, the device, which uses wearable sensors to measure physiological signals from the heart, is paired with start-up company CardioSense’s AI to change the way heart failure patients are monitored, which could reduce hospitalizations.

Operating under a slogan of “Health, not high,” Edibles.com opened its first retail brick-and-mortar on April 9 in Inman Park. The boutique aims to offer a more approachable entry into hemp-derived products. It’s coming from a somewhat unlikely source: Edibles.com is a division of Sandy Springs-based Edible, also the parent company of gifting brand Edible Arrangements.

Despite the fact that neurotoxins like Botox and Dysport make up a $13 billion market, there’s been a rise in curiosity around alternative ways to treat fine lines and wrinkles. That includes Chinese medicine treatments. Wendy Choi, an acupuncturist, herbalist, and licensed esthetician who owns White Rose Acupuncture and also works at Buckhead Acupuncture, says that facial acupuncture can be an effective way to rejuvenate the face.

Maha Taylor, the founder of Psychosomatic Recovery, describes what they do as a combination of emotional coaching and trauma-informed bodywork that is nervous-system led rather than muscle-led. Taylor told me it’s like couples counseling for the mind and body, with the ultimate goal of a reset. Here's how my sessions went.