Health Care

Health Care May 8, 2021

Children’s Mental Health is always a priority

This guest opinion article on Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week is from Melanie Dallas, the Interim CEO of the Cobb County Community Services Board Over the past year, as the…

Health Care May 7, 2021

Wellstar first in country to use blood clot-clearing device

by Mark Woolsey The Wellstar Health System is breaking new medical ground, becoming the first in the country to use a recently developed medical device designed to clear blood clots…

Health Care April 28, 2021

Free COVID vaccination May 1 in Truist Park

Cobb County announced there will be free COVID vaccinations administered in Truist Park this Saturday May 1, 2021. The details and a registration link can be found in the announcement…

Health Care April 11, 2021

Cobb COVID vaccination call center to open tomorrow

Cobb County’s COVID vaccination call center will open tomorrow, Monday April 12, at 8 a.m. to help residents navigate through the often confusing process of getting vaccinated. “Our call center…

Health Care March 29, 2021

East Cobb woman helps connect people with COVID resources

An East Cobb woman, Mari Hohl, is an integral part of a grassroots social media push helping Atlantans get links and information about COVID appointments, from what locations have vaccine…

Janet Memark speaks at Healthy Start meeting used in article about COVID cases in Cobb

Health Care March 12, 2021

COVID cases in Cobb falling, but still 3x the high range of transmission

Dr. Janet Memark, District Health Director for Cobb & Douglas Public Health issued her periodic update on COVID-19 cases in the counties. She said that while hospitalizations and new cases…

Dr. Danny Branstetter in white medical jacket

Health Care March 5, 2021

At one-year mark of first Georgia COVID-19 cases, a Wellstar physician gives an update

Dr. Danny Branstetter, a physician with Wellstar Health System and an expert on infectious disease and COVID-19, spoke to the Courier about what we know about COVID-19 on this one-year…

Dr. Barry Mangel, who talked to the Courier about how to avoid death from heart disease

Health Care February 11, 2021

How to avoid death by heart disease

Wellstar Health System‘s chief cardiologist Dr. Barry Mangel spoke with the Courier about the importance of American Heart Month, and steps people can take to avoid death by heart disease….

Nicholas Blehm discharged holding signed lung pillow at entrance to hospital

Health Care February 5, 2021

Acworth retired Marine receives double lung transplant

A retired Marine living in Acworth received a life-saving double lung transplant after experiencing breathing problems during a work trip. Nicholas Blehm, a flight engineer at Lockheed Martin, underwent the…

Governor Brian Kemp wearing a mask speaking to reporters

Health Care February 4, 2021

Kemp at Jim Miller Park: vaccination delays due to lack of supply

Gov. Brian Kemp said during a tour at Jim Miller Park Wednesday morning that the limiting factor in speeding up the vaccination of Georgia citizens for COVID-19 was the lack…

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