A Georgia doctor accused of running a roving pain management clinic in south Mississippi has been fined $15,000 and sentenced to prison for five years. Read the full article: Associated Press
Month: October 2015
Columbus: Healthy food
With very few healthy food choices at the grocery store, Georgia Organics started the conversation on ways to improve and expand healthy food access in Columbus. Read the full article: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Caring for the homeless
An agency that serves Augusta’s homeless is planning an expansion. Read the full article: Augusta Chronicle
Heroin — the human struggle
Joseph Sibold says heroin has had a grip on his life ever since he was a teenager. Read the full article: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Hall: EMT saved lives
Two years ago, Hall County EMT Jonathan Baker saved the lives of a mother and her about-to-be-born son. Read the full article: Gainesville Times
Now hear this: Former med student finds new way to help people
“Have you ever seen your eardrum before? Well, today’s the day! We’re gonna see what the Good Lord created in there!” Annalyn Tocci is joking with a man as she inspects his ear, using a device hooked up to a display screen. Tocci is in the hearing aid field. It’s an interesting line of work,…
Year 3 of ACA enrollment: Little growth, big penalty
Federal health officials are predicting little growth in sign-ups as Year Three of open enrollment for the health insurance exchanges begins Sunday. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell said the administration expects that exchange enrollment nationally will reach about 10 million people by the end of 2016, up from 9.9 million announced in…
Could depression be caused by infection?
An assertion that depression results from infection might seem far-fetched, but there are some data to bolster the claim.
Battle against ovarian cancer
Last year, within months of each other, two Atlanta chorus members were diagnosed with stage three, or advanced, ovarian cancer. Read the full article: fox5atlanta.com
Physical toll of heroin
Heroin is not only an illegal substance that hooks people to a vicious cycle of drug dependency; it also ravages the body to a point of no return. Read the full article: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer