PROTON THERAPY COMES TO GEORGIA
BY ANA MEHRANIAN – The first of its kind in the state, the Emory Proton Therapy Center provides cutting-edge cancer treatment to Georgia residents. Centrally located in Midtown Atlanta,
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WOMEN’S REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS BEING CHALLENGED IN GEORGIA
BY SANIA QAZI – Next year Georgia will likely enact one of the strictest anti-abortion bills in the country, which bans women from receiving an abortion after a fetal heartbeat
Read moreA YEAR IN THE LIFE: HAVING A SOCIAL LIFE IN MEDICAL SCHOOL
BY GRANT MERCER – Endless nights at the library, nonstop caffeine consumption, a nonexistent social life – this is how most people envision the life of a medical student. The
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BY GRACE HUNNINGS – Robots exist everywhere—from science fiction to local hospitals—and they are developing fast under today’s healthcare system. Since the decade-old introduction of the first robotic surgical assistant,
Read moreHOW MEDICAID EXPANSION COULD IMPACT GEORGIA
BY SANIA QAZI – The Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, passed 9 years ago after months of contentious debates about how the bill should address the issue regarding the
Read moreSTAYING HYDRATED TO STAY HEALTHY
BY MUHAMMAD SIDDIQ – It is safe to say that most people take drinking water for granted. Perhaps we don’t give drinking water enough of a priority in our lives
Read moreMEDICINIAL ADVANCEMENTS IN 3D PRINTING
BY ABIGAIL FRIEDEL – With the medical field’s exponential increase in technological advancements, there is no limit to a device’s application. Recently, medicine has unexpectedly ventured into traditionally engineering based
Read moreTHE BLEEDING EDGE, A REVIEW
BY ISHAN VAISH – When most people go into the operating room, they do not question the safety of the procedure they are about to undergo. That’s the FDA’s job,
Read moreSTUDENTS AND “SMART DRUGS”
BY ZEHADI ALAM – What if you could take a pill and become smarter? Sound too good to be true? Our epistemic duties would demand skeptical inquiry on our part
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