Health & Wellness

TL/DR - Georgia lawmakers are set to begin their 12-day final session, during which they will discuss health care, teacher salaries, workforce housing, and standards for rental properties. Measures have been taken to extend mental health care and facilities, increase teacher pay, and improve rental property standards, but housing reforms have not…

TL/DR - GlaxoSmithKline and its legal team from Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP are to receive over $450,000 in legal costs after successfully defending a multidistrict lawsuit. The suit alleged that GlaxoSmithKline's anti-nausea drug, Zofran, was responsible for causing birth defects. A federal judge ruled in favor of the pharmaceutical company.…

TL/DR - A new study by Kaiser Permanente has found that pregnant individuals with a history of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) or low resilience are more likely to develop depression or anxiety during pregnancy. The study, the largest of its kind, involved 13,852 patients who had been screened for ACEs and resilience during prenatal care…

TL/DR - Over a hundred activists gathered at the Florida State Capitol to protest anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, particularly House Bill 1639, which would prevent residents from having accurate gender markers on their state identification cards. The bill, which is up for a vote, would require individuals to list their sex assigned at birth on their…