At 44, life changed in an instant for Tiffany Batiste, a high-achieving mother of two. A senior manager at an Atlanta sales organization and an Ironman athlete in training, she was used to pushing limits. But one afternoon, something felt…
When the Carter Center announced that former first lady Rosalynn Carter had been diagnosed with dementia, a sense of melancholy filled the air. Countless people have heard similar news about…
In January, the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education (GPEE) released its Top Ten Issues to Watch 2023. The annual report identifies and offers recommendations on critical educational issues in Georgia and is based on extensive, nonpartisan research. The 2023…
If you have any leftover Valentine’s Day chocolate, first, congratulations (and how did you manage that?). If it’s dark chocolate, you can feel ever so slightly less guilty about indulging. There is some evidence that eating dark chocolate – “in…
Georgia ranks 36th among states in United Health Foundation’s 2022 America's Health Rankings. The report analyzes overall health represented by 51 measures across five categories, including social and economic factors, physical environment, behaviors, clinical care and health outcomes. UHF, a private…
When it was announced in October that the Georgia Clinical & Translational Science Alliance (CTSA), a group of Georgia universities, had received a $58.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue to improve the health of the…
The housing crisis in Georgia is significantly impacting low-income individuals and families who live in both urban and rural areas across our state. When Georgians struggle to find an affordable place to live, the likelihood of negative health outcomes increases.…
College football fans are familiar with the sideline medical tent, a portable, on-field triage spot where players can get treatment for minor injuries and be evaluated for more serious ones. It’s just one example of how sports medicine continues to…
Georgia ranks near the bottom in the country in affordable quality healthcare. The number of uninsured residents here is at 23%, according to the American Journal of Managed Care. This month’s election could decide the path forward for what is…
At 2:45 on a Wednesday afternoon, nearly two hours after her office has officially closed, Dr. Karen Kinsell is hoping to get to a 3:00 community health meeting. But there are still four patients waiting to be seen at her…
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