ATLANTA, Georgia, April 4 -- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * 2025 Commencement Speakers Announced Joneigh S. Khaldun, MD, a nationally recognized public health and health care executive will serve as the 2025 commencement speaker for Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health. Khaldun currently serves as president and CEO of the Public Health Accreditation Board, the sole accrediting body for governmental public health in the U  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 4 -- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * CDC Contraception Guidelines Improve Access to Care at Georgia Title X Clinics The Title X family planning program funds clinics across the U.S. that provide reproductive health care services like contraceptives, pregnancy testing, and breast and cervical cancer screenings at low or no cost. For many low-income people, Title X clinics are their only consistent source of medic  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 4 -- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Study Finds Using Everyday Products During Pregnancy Can Affect Newborn's Metabolism, Brain Development A newly published study by researchers from Emory University, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Columbia University found that a mother's exposure to phthalates during pregnancy can affect their newborn's metabolism and brain development. Phthalates are  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 3 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society posted the following news release: * * * Healthy Nutrition and Physical Lifestyle Choices Lower Cancer Mortality Risk, New ACS Study Finds In 2022, the American Cancer Society (ACS) updated its nutrition and activity guidelines for cancer survivors, recommending they avoid obesity, stay physically active, eat a healthy diet, and limit alcohol intake. New research by ACS scientists shows a lifestyle aligned with these  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 3 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society posted the following news release: * * * Las elecciones de nutricion y actividad fisica para un estilo de vida saludable reducen el riesgo de mortalidad por cancer, segun un nuevo estudio de la ACS. ATLANTA, 3 de abril de 2025 -- En 2022, la American Cancer Society (ACS) actualizo sus guias sobre nutricion y actividad para los sobrevivientes de cancer, recomendando evitar la obesidad, mantenerse fisicamente activo, l  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund issued the following news release: * * * MALDEF FILES CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT CHALLENGING DISCRIMINATORY POLICY OF GEORGIA CREDIT UNION A Latino civil rights organization is suing a Georgia credit union for unlawfully denying consideration for credit to recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and other immigrants solely because of their status and not their ability to repay, according to papers filed  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 3 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society posted the following news release: * * * Medicaid Expansion Associated With Slower Increase in Mortality During COVID-19 Pandemic, New ACS Study Suggests ATLANTA, April 3, 2025 -- Despite a nationwide rise in mortality rates during the COVID-19 pandemic, adults in Medicaid expansion states experienced a slower increase in deaths than non-expansion states, according to a new study led by American Cancer Society (ACS)   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 3 -- Operation HOPE issued the following news on April 2, 2025: * * * Operation HOPE and Financial Literacy for All Launch Green Socks Day Challenge to Advance Financial Literacy Across America Green Socks Day to Take Place April 30 as a National Call to Action for Financial Literacy Month ATLANTA-(BUSINESS WIRE)-In an effort to celebrate the advancement of financial literacy as a national priority, Operation HOPE and Financial Literacy for All (FL4A) today announced   more