ATLANTA, Georgia, March 18 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society posted the following news release: * * * ACS Study Finds Short-Term Limited Duration Insurance Plans Associated With Advanced Cancer Diagnoses ATLANTA, March 18, 2025 -- Short-term limited duration (STLD) insurance plans do not provide comprehensive coverage and can leave patients who are diagnosed with a serious disease like cancer with catastrophic costs. In a new, large national study published today in the Journ  more

COLUMBUS, Georgia, March 19 -- Columbus State University issued the following news: * * * Five inducted into College of Education & Health Professions Hall of Fame Columbus State University's College of Education & Health Professions inducted five new honorees into its Hall of Fame during a ceremony on Feb. 19. The inductees--educators and nursing professionals---are all graduates of the college. "Our newest inductees demonstrate the power our graduates and partners have in shaping the quali  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 19 -- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Delay in Data Reporting Impacts Families, Communities Earlier this year, data collection through the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) was quietly halted. The program was developed in 1987 to prevent infant deaths and is run through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Reproductive Health in coordination with state, territorial, or l  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 19 -- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Protecting Infants from Measles Measles cases are continuing to climb in the United States, with301 confirmed casesreported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as of March 14. Though these numbers are relatively low at a population level, they represent a significant cost to human health, including two deaths (one being a six-year-old child) and 50 hospit  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 19 -- The Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Bringing Miniaturization Science to the Classroom David Myers' hands-on microfluidics course lets students build sticker-based devices, enhancing understanding of miniaturization science through active learning. In the movies, Ant-Man can shrink down to the size of an insect to carry out his superhero missions. It makes for fun cinema, but of course, it is impossible. For starters, biological s  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 19 -- The Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Heart Fellows: BME Grad Students Training to Become Next Generation Cardiovascular Leaders Launched in 2023, CBT@EmTech trains future cardiovascular research leaders through interdisciplinary study, clinical exposure, and impactful research. In 2023 the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering launched a new program designed to train the next generation of leaders in cardiovascu  more