Health

Community Raises More Than $4,000 for Commerce Girl Battling Illness

Karis Gardner, a 2-year-old from Commerce, Georgia, is receiving dialysis treatments at Children’s Healthcare ...

National Drug Take Back Day Addresses Vaping Crisis With Local Collections

The Drug Enforcement Administration has been combatting the misuse of controlled prescription drugs with ...

Experts: Americans Only Getting Half Dietary Fiber They Need

Some doctors, nutritionists and dietitians are calling for an increase in dietary fiber intake ...

Northeast Georgia Plans Responses To Mental Health on Oct. 6

Mental health affects one in five adults in the U.S., according to The National ...

Georgia Expecting 27 Percent Increase in Alzheimer’s Disease Cases in Next 6 Years

Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive illness that causes problems with memory, thinking, and behavior is ...

Prescription Forgery Increasing in Northeast Georgia

Throughout Northeast Georgia, fraudulent prescriptions are becoming more common. Local pharmacies, including Walmart, Kroger, ...

Market In Pre-Owned Diabetic Strips Worries Experts

This article originally appeared in Georgia Health News. The small yellow yard signs began to ...

Girls in Healthcare: UGA’s New Organization to Connect, Encourage

Girls in Healthcare (GHC) is a new student organization at the University of Georgia ...