Rough flu season sees increase in sickness
Cold weather in the winter months brings with it sniffles, coughs and fevers, symptoms that constitute the flu. This year’s bout of the flu might be more intense than usual, due to a strain that […]
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Stamps offers services for variety of student needs
Many students know that the building next to the CRC is the place to go when you’re sick. What students might not know, however, is the extent of all that Stamps has to offer. Stamps […]
Stamps offers flu shots, no flu mist
Each year flu season occurs in the fall and winter months in America, lasting roughly from October until March. The peak of the seasonal epidemic tends to fall between December and March, though it is […]
Scholars funded by Stamps
The Stamps Family Charitable Foundation, led by Penny and E. Roe Stamps, recently doubled its annual grant so that all of the approximately 40 freshmen President’s Scholars could receive the same opportunities as Stamps Leadership […]
Stamps Health Services to accept all insurance
Last Monday, Stamps Health Services started accepting all forms of insurance. This change has been nearly two years in the making. Previously, the pharmacy at Stamps only accepted Student Blue, which is the Tech student […]
Prescription drug disposal offered at Stamps
At the beginning of October, Stamps and the GTPD began a prescription drug disposal service where students can safely throw away prescription drugs. This initiative was started to prevent misuse of drugs on-campus or in […]
Stamps offers flu shots
Stamps Health Services has begun providing free flu shots for students. October is halfway over, and according to the Nursing Manager Debbie Spillers, the flu season spans from the end of November to February. “The […]
Stamps initiative promotes HIV testing
Stamps Health Services, along with the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, hopes to increase HIV awareness by conducting a free HIV testing promotional event on Oct. 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Piedmont Room […]
Stamps provides new health initiatives
At the start of a new school year, Stamps Health Services is working towards promoting positive health habits for all Tech students. Stamps works to ensure that all students know of its available and extensive […]
Campaign promotes healthy body image
For students who may have fallen into a post-New Year’s rut or are looking to start fresh with healthy habits, Stamps Health Services sponsored their fifth annual Campaign for EveryBody this week to encourage positive […]
Negative stigmas must not deter Tech students from seeking help
Within the last few months, there have been a number of articles and op-ed pieces stressing the importance of emotional health for all Tech students. Jonathan Peak observed (Technique, 11/2/12) that expanded mental health services […]
MSFAC approves health fee increase
A six dollar increase to the mandatory student health fee may be underway for next year. The Mandatory Student Fee Advisory Committee (MSFAC) recently recommended this increase, pending approval from the Institute President G.P. “Bud” […]
Pharmacy resumes operations
After having been closed for nearly three weeks, Stamps Health Services reopened its pharmaceutical services for students on Wednesday, Oct. 24. The primary reason for the close was the resignation of the two full-time and one part-time pharmacists in the same time period.