The World Health Organization marks July 28th as World Hepatitis Day to raise awareness about people who live with this condition. July 28th is the birthday of Dr. Baruch Blumberg (1925 – 2011) who discovered the Hepatitis B virus in 1967 and two years later...
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court in Espinoza vs. Montana Department of Revenue upheld state laws that allow public funds to be used to fund religious education. That decision is set out below. But it is important to know that Georgia has a similar tax program...
The U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled that Puerto Rico residents are eligible for Social Security disability benefits under the Supplemental Security Income program. The Supplemental Security Income program provides for financial benefits to be paid to persons who are...
The Net pundits have been predicting a baby boom post the Covid -19 pandemic, based on the millions who sheltered in place in March and April. There’s even a name given to the supposedly mass hordes of babies that will be born post the crisis – the Coronials. Jokes...
A group of 150 Democrat House members are calling on their party to push for protection of Medicaid funding in the next stimulus package. The push is even more important in Georgia where enrollments for the Medicaid program have been spiking in recent months since the...
It seems like decades have passed between January when most of us were first alerted to the Covid-19 outbreak, and April, when we are now in the midst of a global pandemic during which life as we knew it in Georgia, has changed completely. Over these weeks, there have...
Hydroxychloroquine is a drug that’s a lifesaver for many lupus patients across Georgia. Unfortunately, these patients are now facing an uncertain landscape in which there are severe shortages of the drug in the future. Hydroxychloroquine is familiar to most Americans...
Trauma is one of this country’s most urgent public health issues. In a Center for Disease Control Report of 2019, Americans who had experienced adverse childhood experiences (“ACEs”) were at a higher risk of dying from five of the top ten leading causes of...
If you suffer from a disability, are above the age of 45, and do not speak English, you may qualify for disability benefits based on the lack of employment opportunities available to you. However, a new rule drafted by the Trump administration would specifically target persons who do not speak English, placing their eligibility for disability benefits at risk. The…
Having a child diagnosed with a birth defect can be a traumatic experience for any parent. Besides the emotional toll that such a diagnosis can take on parents, there are also the financial implications to consider. Many such conditions require occupational therapy, speech and language therapy and other treatments to help the child manage or overcome the limitations placed on…