Few joys in life can compare to the joy of having a child. For some, though, it can be devastating if something goes wrong, and for T’Miaya Smith, that something happened. Shortly after her son was born, he began having seizures. A head CT scan later revealed ischemic (lack of blood flow) injuries to his brain. A midwife delivered the

Opioid addiction is a serious problem in this country and in Georgia. In fact, 29 counties in Georgia outpace the U.S. average for overdose rates and ranks among the top 11 states with most prescription opioid OD deaths. Aside from the problem of illegal use of opioids, patients suffering from real pain are at risk for addiction. Opioids are highly addictive,

Georgia is no stranger to deadly storms. On August 27, 1893, a hurricane hit Georgia, known as the Sea Island Storm, and killed 2,000 people. The Sea Island Storm is listed as the third deadliest storm in American history. Of course, life was different in the late 1800s. Buildings were different. Understanding of the weather and the ability to make

Macon, Georgia is lush and green with its trees. Trees are majestic and beautiful, and they give life… but they also take it… Not intentionally. But more than 100 lives are taken annually throughout the U.S. due to trees. They do not kill when they stand tall, rather they become deadly when they fall, whether just a limb or the

Georgia hospices have been the site of several recent lawsuits involving hospice care. Georgia’s hospices have experienced lawsuits over billing issues for patients who were not terminally ill, claiming insurance payments on ineligible patients, claiming insurance payments on services that were ineligible, submitting false claims, and charging Medicare for patients who did not qualify. The latest settlement in these cases