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What’s the deal with at-home COVID-19 tests?

Supriya Mannepalli, MD Medical Director of Infectious Disease Medicine, Northeast Georgia Medical Center View Profile The advancements we’ve seen in treatments and testing for COVID-19 have been remarkable, and as healthcare workers, we are so thankful these...

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Alzheimer’s Disease – A Women’s Issue

Alzheimer’s is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States according to the Centers for Disease Control. Interestingly, it is the only cause of death in the top ten causes of death that medical doctors cannot cure, prevent, or delay progression. Nationally,...

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Microbiome – Your Best Friend

Microbiome. It is the new catch phrase, the talk of the town. Some people refer to it as gut bugs,  but that is not entirely correct because it’s not just gut bugs, it is an entire community of  microscopic organisms that live on and in our body, protecting us from...

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May is National Osteoporosis Prevention Month!!

I have been doing osteoporosis screening and education for many years. Once again it is the month to focus on prevention of osteoporosis. As I began to write this article, I began to review the statements produced by the national organizations focused on this...

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Lucille Bridges: Hero of School Desegregation

Lucille Commadore was born in Tylertown, Miss., on Aug. 12, 1934. Her parents, Curtis and Amy Commadore, were sharecroppers, and her mother worked as a housekeeper.  Lucille stopped attending school after the eighth grade so she could help them in the fields. In 1953,...

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Osteoporosis Won’t Wait For COVID-19

Are you one of the many women across the country who is delaying health screenings due to the threat of COVID-19? Bone density screening may be one of those tests that seems insignificant during this challenging time. Osteoporosis is a condition that does not manifest...

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