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Four new health and wellness concepts, plus one upgraded spa, are set to open around Atlanta

By roughly 2027, Atlantans will see the roll out of four new health and wellness concepts, plus an upgrade to an existing spa.

This Sandy Springs nonprofit is providing holistic rehab for breast cancer patients

Iris Breast Cancer Rehabilitation Center aims to fill a critical gap in care for breast cancer survivors once treatment ends—a period when lingering side effects can take a toll on quality of life.

One volunteer is on a mission to see the Alzheimer’s Screening and Prevention Act pass

The Alzheimer’s Screening and Prevention (ASAP) Act creates a path for Medicare to cover FDA-approved or cleared blood tests, which help with early detection of Alzheimer’s.

Brainspotting, an eye-focusing therapy, might help with processing trauma, grief, and other emotions

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 reflect on the moments that prepared them for the unexpected

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.

A new monitoring device by a Georgia Tech professor is like “an Apple Watch for your heart”

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.

Atlantans can now get THC products from Edibles.com’s flagship store

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.

Our annual Top Doctors issue has been a staple of Atlanta magazine for decades. It’s our most popular issue, and many readers hang on to it throughout the year to use as a quick reference guide. This year’s list, based on a survey of Atlanta-area physicians conducted by Professional Research Services, contains more than 1,200 top doctors. To help readers better understand our methodology, we’ve included a frequently asked questions section below.

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