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Gain some insider fun facts to impress your friends between laps at the track! Did you know there are more than 3,000 people in the U.S. waiting for a heart transplant?

The success rate for healthy patients who receive dental implants is high—from 92–98%. Learn more >>

The average American consumes between 4,000 and 10,000 mg of sodium per day. Learn more >>

Although a facility focused on primarily geriatric care, the Wesley Woods Wound Care Clinic treats patients, ages 16 and older, with a high quality, multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of chronic wounds in a convenient outpatient setting. Learn more >>

Proper hand hygiene is one of the easiest and most effective means of protecting our patients from infection. To underscore the importance of hand hygiene and cleaning them before and after EVERY patient contact, we launched a multimedia campaign in October 2009 known as "Foam in/Foam Out." Learn more >>

Emory Sports Medicine uses cycling as an important component of physical therapy, most commonly in the case of knee injuries and procedures such as ACL surgery Learn more >>

One man in six will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his life, but only 1 in 34 will die from the disease. Learn more >>

Renal cell carcinoma (kidney cancer) occurs in approximately 55,000 new cases a year, and the incidence is increasing gradually. Learn more >>

Testicular cancer is the most common cancer in American males between the ages of 15 and 34; however, the disease is highly treatable when detected early. Learn more >>

3,100+ people in the United States are currently awaiting a heart transplant. Learn more >>

40+ people are currently awaiting a heart transplant in the state of Georgia. Learn more >>

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