Opinion

Caring for his aging father created a hardship for Jim King Jr., but it also taught him valuable lessons about the quiet caregiving crisis afflicting millions in America.

Jackie George is a fixture at the Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia who has worked with patients and their families for 47 years.

Sickle cell patients have long felt that they were treated by medical providers with suspicion because of their pain. A landmark study now confirms their instincts.

The AJC's "Risky Medicine" investigation exposed how Georgia is a major hub for alternative medicine, attracting sometimes unlicensed professionals who have harmed patients.

While Juneteenth is finally a federal holiday, the sordid history around it including the Emancipation Proclamation and “40 acres and a mule” policy sully the narrative.

As challenging as the U.S. legal environment has become, immigrants still want to live, work and prosper in the United States of America.

The late Congressman John Lewis and former President Barack Obama developed a bond out of love. Lewis's legacy is honored at the new Obama presidential library.

LGBTQ+ Americans have faced setbacks in rights and acceptance in the decade since the massacare at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Florida. There are some bright spots, though.

Atlanta and south Fulton County are underserved when it comes to healthcare services, and that has a direct effect on the health and wealth of residents.

Georgia lawmakers were called back into special session, in part, to redraw congressional and legislative maps for 2028, but that effort fortunately ended abruptly.