Health
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Plasma Donation Rising Among College Students
College student Clint Strickland enjoys going out on the town with his friends — and plasma donations help him pay for it. I make sure I plan ahead just so I could spend money without necessarily spending the money I already have,” Strickland said. Strickland is one of millions of…
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Young Rwandan Aspires to Improve Health Care
Every New Year in the Rwandan capital Kigali, Rugwiro Shema Kevin attends the fireworks show. The roads around the convention center shut down and families fill the streets, gathering to watch the mesmerizing display. Kevin used to join the festivities every year with his parents. Now, he does it…
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Trauma and Tribulation: How Women Journalists Handle Traumatic Topics
In 2007, three years into her job at ABC, Jennifer Duck reported on her first school shooting. Now as a University of Georgia professor, she’s training the next generation of reporters. Duck spent decades covering political unrest, mass shootings and conflict, facing tear gas, arrests and rubber bullets in the…
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Rural Georgians With Disabilities Face Unique Challenges Seeking Long-term Care
Healthcare accessibility in rural Georgia is more than just a premium. For Georgians with disabilities, resources are scarce and the lack of reliable transportation can mean the loss of life-changing care. Some critical barriers for patients include having to travel more than 100 miles to vital resources, such as long-term…
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One Heart Beat at a Time: Disproportionate Impact of Heart Disease on Black Women
Despite being the leading cause of death for Black women in the United States, cardiovascular disease remains widely unrecognized and undiagnosed. This became reality for Karen Hill, a Georgia mother, who woke up in the middle of the night struggling to breathe. What began as shortness of breath, persistent cough,…
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Bridging the Gap: Working Toward Education, Prevention for ACL Injuries
A pop, a crack and instant pain. Selah Ogburn, a junior soccer player at Athens Academy, knew this injury was different, more severe than when she had severed her finger (later surgically reattached). This time, there was no visible damage, only uncertainty and intense pain. Ogburn first tore her ACL…
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Beyond the Grade: Some UGA Students Question Sincerity of Mental Health Language in Courses
Shelby Dickerson’s experiences with mental health as a college student informs the way she teaches and communicates with students as a chemistry lecturer at the University of Georgia. When she was a graduate student at the University of South Carolina, she had a sympathetic instructor who directed her to campus…
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UGA Miracle Dance Marathon is this Weekend — Here’s What You Need to Know
UGA Miracle, the University of Georgia’s largest student-led philanthropic organization, will host its 31st annual Dance Marathon at Stegeman Coliseum on Saturday, following a record-breaking fundraising year. The event serves as the organization’s final fundraising push to benefit Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. The dance marathon runs 13.5 hours featuring live…
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Addressing Healthcare Shortages in Georgia Begins with Education
Georgia is facing the effects of a nationwide trend of physician shortages, with rural areas being hit harder than metro regions. The University of Georgia and its students are investing in programs like Mini Medical School and the Lake Country Rural Health Initiative that are aiming to create long-term solutions,…