Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD
Too Many Pills: How Pharmacists Are Solving Medicine’s Polypharmacy Problem
Polypharmacy — patients taking multiple medications simultaneously — is a growing global challenge, especially among older adults managing several conditions…
GMJ Launches a Permanent Health & Migration Platform
Migration is one of the defining structural forces shaping global health in the 21st century — yet few journals in…
Doctors Want to Fight for Their Patients. Here’s What Stops Them.
Every major code of medical ethics recognises patient advocacy as a core physician duty — yet surveys consistently show doctors…
The People Nobody Covers: Migrants in Transit and the Test of Universal Health Coverage
Migrants in transit — people moving through a country rather than settled in it — are among the least institutionally…
Why Food Policy Fails When It Ignores Culture
Public health nutrition policies don't land in a vacuum — they land on top of existing cultural norms about food,…
Can a New Medical Journal Prove It’s Trustworthy? GMJ Puts Itself Under the Microscope
Anyone can claim editorial rigour. A structured self-assessment in the Georgian Medical Journal puts that claim to an actual test,…
Is Epilepsy Written in the Genes? Georgian Study Investigates the APP Gene Variant
Epilepsy affects roughly 52 million people worldwide, and genetic susceptibility plays a real role in who develops it — but…
Saperavi’s Second Harvest: Georgian Wine Waste Is Full of Health-Promoting Compounds
Saperavi, Georgia's signature red grape, leaves behind large quantities of skins and seeds during winemaking in the Kakheti region. A…