Helena Oliviero

Dec 29, 2024 | charlotteobserver.com | Helena Oliviero

ATLANTA - On Jan. 20, 1981, after suffering a landslide defeat, former President Jimmy Carter returned home to rural Plains to what he called "an altogether new, unwanted, and potentially empty life."By 1982, he had such a low profile that Time magazine called him "virtually a non-person, a president who never was."But Carter would rewrite his legacy by turning to his implacable faith.

Dec 6, 2024 | ajc.com | Helena Oliviero |Savannah J. Sicurella

For years, Newnan physician Dr. Cecil Bennett has been frustrated by dealing with his patients’ insurance providers. The process of getting a medication to a patient or scheduling a procedure has become increasingly complicated as providers require a second or third step after he prescribes them. When they’re denied outright, Bennett has to call the company directly and explain why he believes it’s the most appropriate diagnostic tool for his patients.

Nov 28, 2024 | ajc.com | Helena Oliviero

Jack Miller nearly collapsed at an urgent care center after spiking a fever of 105 degrees one morning in early 2020. What the Newnan commercial airline pilot thought was merely a bad cold or the flu turned out to be far more serious. After being rushed to an emergency room, medical tests revealed Miller, who was 51 at the time, was suffering from acute myeloid leukemia, or AML. Doctors told him the only thing that could save his life was a bone marrow transplant.

Nov 26, 2024 | thestar.com.my | Helena Oliviero

Getting sedentary kids to stop playing video games and get more exercise can be a constant challenge for parents. But University of Georgia researchers found an innovative way of using an online game to motivate children to break away from the screen to play real-world sports and games. UGA researchers created a digital fitness program that rewards young children for stepping away from the game to get real exercise such as basketball, soccer and other outdoor sports and games.

Nov 23, 2024 | ajc.com | Helena Oliviero

Getting sedentary kids to stop playing video games and get more exercise can be a constant challenge for parents. But University of Georgia researcher