Roni Robbins
Award-winning author Hands of Gold, Amsterdam Publishers, 2023 Int'l Book Award, Global Book Award, Freelance writer AJC, Medscape/WebMD, former editor Medscape
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2 weeks ago |
ajc.com | Roni Robbins
Georgia’s ranking among the top five states for cesarean sections rates may only play a small role in the state’s high maternal and infant death pattern. But some Atlanta OB-GYNs remain concerned — and at least two area health systems are trying to reverse the trend.
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3 weeks ago |
ajc.com | Roni Robbins
The majority of allergy sufferers in Georgia will have to endure at least another month of scratchy eyes, noses and throats following record-high tree pollen counts over the weekend. “A lot of April we expect to see high pollen counts,” said Meera Patrawala, an allergist with Atlanta Allergy & Asthma. The practice had a busier patient load Monday after recording the city’s highest pollen counts in 35 years this weekend, Patrawala said between patients at the Alpharetta office.
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4 weeks ago |
ajc.com | Roni Robbins
Destiny Strong remembers being alone and pregnant about 30 minutes from the closest hospital with maternal care. With several young children and a boyfriend in and out of jail, the Manchester mother often felt depressed and even suicidal with pregnancy-related issues such as high blood pressure and low iron, which led to poor diet and further health complications.
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1 month ago |
ajc.com | Roni Robbins
Like other parents who send their children to daycare, Jessica Gowen chalked up her kids’ frequent illnesses to sickness circulating in that environment. “That should have been a red flag that something was wrong,” said Gowen, an Ormewood Park mother of three. Her middle child, now 14, had 22 documented cases of streptococci or strep infections by age 6. That was before he was diagnosed with a rare and complex neuropsychiatric disorder that continues to evade traditional medical science.
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1 month ago |
atlanta.capitalbnews.org | Madeline Thigpen |Chauncey Alcorn |Roni Robbins
A small group of Black Atlanta immigrants listened intently last month as Uzo Akpele shared guidance on how to navigate the heightened threat of detention and deportation under a second President Donald Trump administration. “If you are undocumented, you should have a plan in place for if you get detained,” the Nigerian immigration lawyer told the 10 primarily West African immigrants who gathered in a Tucker conference room, as well as virtual onlookers.
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Another in my series of stories for the @ajc on maternal health and pregnancy complications. @ACOGPregnancy @acog @emoryhealthcare @NorthsideHosp @PiedmontHealth @BrianKempGA #Health Some Atlanta OB-GYNs see Georgia’s high C-section rate as ‘troubling’ https://t.co/GQy4l68pSE
A-choo! Allergies got you stuffy, runny, teary, congested? Sorry, pollen will linger, my @ajc sources say. ‘Intense’ spring allergy season signals longer periods of discomfort for sufferers https://t.co/tYAqTUA2oD @WellstarHealth @PiedmontHealth @atlantaallergy #Health #wellness
Effort to improve maternal and infant health in Georgia seem like recurring themes I cover for the @ajc . Here's my latest. West Georgia moms get ‘Healthy Start’ through Wellstar’s new program https://t.co/FNAurYviOA @HRSAgov @CMSGov @CDCgov @WellstarHealth @cbwwatlanta #Health
