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Health Care cost November 27, 2022

‘An Arm and a Leg’: When Insurance Won’t Pay, Abortion Assistance Funds Step In

This podcast by Dan Weissmann was first published by Kaiser Health News, republished here with permission Dan Weissmann November 23, 2022 Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen. Click…

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Ethics November 27, 2022

What is ethical animal research? A scientist and veterinarian explain

by Lana Ruvolo Grasser, National Institutes of Health and Rachelle Stammen, Emory University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A proposed measure in Switzerland would have…

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Health Care November 27, 2022

COVID-19 rapid tests can breed confusion – here’s how to make sense of the results and what to do, according to 3 testing experts

by Nathaniel Hafer, UMass Chan Medical School; Apurv Soni, UMass Chan Medical School, and Yukari Manabe, Johns Hopkins University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As…

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Voting Rights November 27, 2022

A headlong rush by states to attack voting access — or expand it

by Aaron Mendelson, Center for Public Integrity [This article was originally published by the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit investigative news organization based in Washington, D.C.] October 6, 2022 Iowa…

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Renters November 27, 2022

Department of Justice Opens Investigation Into Real Estate Tech Company Accused of Collusion with Landlords

by Heather Vogell [This story was originally published by ProPublica] ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one…

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Climate and Weather November 27, 2022

Cobb County weather forecast: Sunday November 27, 2022

The National Weather Service forecasts rain here in Cobb County on Sunday, November 27, 2022, with a high near 63 degrees. A hazardous weather outlook was issued for the area…

Climate and Weather November 27, 2022

Hazardous weather outlook issued for Cobb County: chance of thunderstorms Nov 27

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County due to the possibility of overnight thunderstorms lasting into Sunday morning, November 27, and a slight chance of…

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New Business November 26, 2022

Eight new businesses took out licenses with Cobb County over the past week

Here are the eight new businesses listed by Cobb County with licenses taking effect by Sunday November 27. This is far fewer than the norm (one report in October listed…

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Marietta November 26, 2022

Marietta to hold public meeting on priorities for the city’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)

The City of Marietta will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, December 14, at 11 a.m., to discuss priorities for the city’s 2023-2027 Consolidated Plan for the Community Development Block…

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Mental Health November 26, 2022

Air pollution harms the brain and mental health, too – a large-scale analysis documents effects on brain regions associated with emotions

by Clara G. Zundel, Wayne State University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big…

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