IN THIS ISSUE

Walking wounded 2

How Emory is helping veterans recover from the traumas of war.

The new house call 8

Emory’s domiciliary care program reinvents the house call to bring health care to seniors where they live.

Full potential 12

The Emory Down Syndrome Center is showing what a child with an extra chromosome can do.

Moving forward 18

Collecting African American cell lines for breast cancer research. Following the tails of bacteria to understand immunity. Back to Haiti. Preventing elder abuse, and more.

Clinical care 22

A year in the cancer journey of a symphony family. Easy on the voice. A cancer hybrid treatment.

Advocating for health 26

What’s so special about teaching hospitals? Emory Dean Tom Lawley and the Association of American Medical Colleges want you to know.

Letter to the editor. Over the years of my daughter’s frequent visits to Winship (where she receives excellent care for polycythemia vera), I have come to look forward and appreciate the articles in Emory Health. They are always well written and easy to understand. They allow me to share a bit of the excitement researchers and medical staff must feel as they work to uncover mysteries and solve human problems. Kudos to you and the writing staff for producing such an excellent vehicle for promoting the wonderful staff and works at Emory’s medical center. —Faye Andresen, Atlanta, GA

By Dana Goldman • Illustrations by Brian Hubble