Myalgic encephalomyelitis, more commonly referred to as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a complex long-term illness characterized by extreme tiredness that is not relieved with sleep or rest. It is a common condition with over 200,000 cases yearly in the United...
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...
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,...
Five years ago, then-Bibb County judge Verda Colvin gave an impassioned lecture in her courtroom to at-risk youth, telling them to “stop acting like trash.” The speech quickly made Colvin an internet sensation because it was captured on video and went viral. On...
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...
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...
Claudette Colvin was 15 in 1955. She may have been young, but she knew her constitutional rights, and on March 2 that year, she stood up for her rights on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama when she refused to give her seat to a white woman at the bus driver’s command. Two...
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,...
Covid deaths are surging. We see the numbers increasing on the news. Yet the realities of these numbers remain abstract until one has to deal with the loss of life of a loved one or severe illness themselves. The details surrounding death are not familiar to most...
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...