A Growing Maternity Care Crisis
Jocelyn Doan What are maternity care deserts? Maternity care deserts are counties that are experiencing a shortage in maternity care resources. For example, there are no hospitals or birth centers
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Feeding Hope: The History and Importance of Food Assistance Programs to Public Health
Aubrey Taylor Over 18 million households within the United States directly faced food insecurity in the year 2023. This figure only scratches the surface of the profound and harrowing depth
Read moreStand or Fold: ACA Insurers Face Gamble to Stay or Exit Markets Amid Government Shutdown
Ruth Stoia The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is a health care reform law that was enacted in March of 2010 that consisted of three parts: developing access to affordable insurance,
Read moreSubsidies: The Status Quo of American Healthcare’s Cathedral
Mariam Kalathil On March 23, 2010, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law. This act set goals to expand American healthcare access, strengthen its benefits, and reduce costs
Read moreAre Surgeons Overworked: The Burnout Many Surgeons Experience
Ashaar Bakshi Burnout is an increasingly common issue that many surgeons face. Deeply rooted in the profession, surgeons have to deal with many years of training, long hours, high-stakes procedures,
Read moreThe Importance of Fiber and the Rise of Colorectal Cancer Rates
Klara Barfian Whether you’re a self-proclaimed “gym rat” or just someone who got swept in the recent protein craze, you’ve definitely obsessed over your protein intake before. Young people across
Read moreWhen the Impossible Becomes Possible: Huntington’s Disease Treated for the First Time
Heriot Parsons For decades, Huntington’s disease has been one of medicine’s most devastating diagnoses. It is a genetic disease passed from parent to child, promising the gradual loss of movement,
Read moreFree Clinics – The Backbone of Affordable Preventive Healthcare and Why They May Be at Risk
Emma Kate Godin Free and low cost medical clinics across the United States provide essential healthcare in high-demand environments to low-income, underinsured, or uninsured patients. In Athens-Clarke County alone, there
Read moreAdvent of New Male Contraceptives: Male Birth Control
Jocelyn Doan Female contraception has shown extensive progress in the variety of devices used ranging from pills to implants to devices such as Opill- the first FDA-approved oral contraceptive. Yet,
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