A new report from the nonprofit group SmileHub provides further evidence that Georgia continues to lag behind in women’s health care. The state ranks 41st overall in the nation, reinforcing long-standing concerns about doctor affordability and hospital quality. 🩺 What’s Happening: SmileHub compared all 50 states using 18 different health factors, including maternal mortality rates,…
Doctors ignored a Georgia woman’s symptoms before she suffered a fatal brain injury. Now she’s been on life support for 90 days because of Georgia’s abortion law. Doctors plan to keep her on life support until her baby is born. 🚨 What Happened: 11Alive reported today that Adriana Smith, a 30-year-old nurse and mother, went…
For two congresswomen sponsoring a package of bills seeking to improve maternal health in the United States, their motivation is personal. After first unveiling the initiatives five years ago, U.S. Reps. Alma Adams of North Carolina and Lauren Underwood of Illinois plan to reintroduce the measures with bipartisan support in May. Adams and Underwood, the Momnibus…
In recent years, a particular kind of mother has taken center stage in health and parenting circles: the “granola mom.” She stocks her shelves with essential oils instead of pharmaceuticals, reads food labels like legal contracts, and wouldn’t be caught dead feeding her kids cheese-in-a-can. Her lifestyle is clean, green, and, to some, downright extreme.…
Georgia’s attorney general says the state’s abortion law doesn’t require keeping a brain-dead pregnant woman on life support, contradicting what doctors told her family. 🏥 Why It Matters: This clarification comes too late for Adriana Smith, who remains on machines 90 days after being declared brain dead. Her case shows how hospitals, uncertain about how…
Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) kill an estimated 106,000 Americans a year and harm – sometimes permanently – another 2.7 million. But don’t expect your doctor to know that. And don’t expect them to acknowledge it if you are among the unfortunate many who have a crippling reaction to your meds. In the 10 years that…
Groups that promote access to abortion and medical services for Black women said Thursday that uncertainty about Georgia’s abortion restrictions were to blame for the decision to keep a brain dead, pregnant mother on life support. Georgia’s so-called “heartbeat” law bans abortion once cardiac activity is detected in a fetus, typically six weeks into pregnancy.…
