Stories relating to the health of Georgia State students and hazards posed to college students in general.
If State Rep. Keisha Waites, D-Atlanta, has it her way, “curing” children of queer identity through therapy is going to end in Georgia. Waites last month introduced House Bill 716 (HB 716), which would, if […]
Last year, the state of Georgia dabbled with medical marijuana legalization. But nine months later Gov. Nathan Deal has yet to inhale. In April 2015, Deal ratified House Bill 1, nicknamed “Haleigh’s Hope Act,” which […]
HIV has been declared a “public health emergency” in the South by the federal government. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has named 16 red-zone states, which include the District of Columbia and Georgia. […]
Ben Aubrey, 24 year old senior theatre major at Georgia State, is a brother, friend, gamer and actor. But in 2013, Aubrey tried to take his life due to the stress and anxiety of attending […]
Brooke Martin, Georgia State biology major, said “energy drinks are vital to her existence.” This type of dependence is typical for energy drinkers, because caffeine is a diuretic, or an agent that enables water loss, […]
Homeless and hungry Georgia State students will be able to focus more on their studies and less on food during the school year. The student-run Panther Pantry is open for current Georgia State students to […]
Without the right drugs, HIV/AIDS patients are going blind and a Georgia State professor’s research program is looking into the causes. The National Institute of Health granted $1.48 million to Georgia State biology professor Dr. […]
Metro Atlanta is getting healthier, but people living in poverty are still struggling to lead healthy lives. Years of Potential Life Lost, or YPLL, may sound like a morbid metric of measurement. But that’s […]
Georgia State student Lauran Chambless saw firsthand the benefits of medical marijuana use after her boyfriend was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease. She said smoking weed helped him eat regularly and relieve his pain. His body […]
Volunteers at Georgia State’s veterans’ clinic attest to its success in its first two months […]
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