By Chris Herbert On a street in downtown Athens, across from an arthouse movie theater and beside a craft brewery, sits an off-white building with a large statue of a bulldog near the entrance. This structure houses a local branch of Biotest Plasma Center, a national company that collects... Read more
By Chris Herbert For the past three years, Amy Haney has administered a private Facebook group for parents in Georgia who seek more information about vaccines. Haney, a metro Atlanta resident and mother of four, founded the group in February 2016 after a policy change required one of her... Read more
Medicare for all is not scary, but a great idea
Commentary April 15, 2019 1
This Commentary is written by Jack Bernard and Dr. William Elsea The following statistic shocked us, even as jaded as we may be: The U.S. 2014 infant mortality rate was 70 percent higher than that of other wealthy nations, all of which have national health care. It also indicated that... Read more
New federal regulations will seriously undermine family planning services
Commentary April 8, 2019 3
This Commentary is written by Sarah Blake and Andrea Swartzendruber For nearly 50 years, Title X, the national family planning program, has provided millions of low-income and uninsured people access to high-quality health care in line with national medical and ethical practice standards. This important program has helped... Read more
Health care and the election
Nov 2, 2020 0
Lawsuit over tainted water
Aug 8, 2020 1
Stopping the COVID spread
Jul 24, 2020 0
‘Health Act’ can make Georgia stronger
Commentary May 21, 2019 2