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Health Care January 5, 2024

Woman Petitions Health Insurer After Company Approves — Then Rejects — Her Infusions

This article by Lauren Sausser first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Lauren Sausser January 4, 2024 When KFF Health News published an article in August about the…

Health Care January 4, 2024

Radiation therapy takes advantage of cancer’s poor DNA repair abilities – an oncologist and physicist explain how

by Behzad Ebrahimi, University of Chicago and Mark Korpics, University of Chicago, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Nearly half of all cancer patients undergo radiation…

Health Care January 4, 2024

Patients With Narcolepsy Face a Dual Nightmare of Medication Shortages and Stigma

This article by Lauren Peace, Tampa Bay Times, first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Lauren Peace, Tampa Bay Times January 3, 2024 Nina Shand couldn’t stay awake….

Health Care December 31, 2023

Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from December 22 to December 29

The following are scores for the past week for restaurants, school cafeterias, hotels, and other food service facilities in Cobb County from the Georgia Department of Public Health. For more…

Health Care December 24, 2023

Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from December 15 to December 21

The following are scores for the past week for restaurants, school cafeterias, hotels, and other food service facilities in Cobb County from the Georgia Department of Public Health. For more…

Health Care December 21, 2023

When a Quick Telehealth Visit Yields Multiple Surprises Beyond a Big Bill

This article by Darius Tahir first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Darius Tahir December 19, 2023 In September 2022, Elyse Greenblatt of Queens returned home from a…

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Health Care December 20, 2023

Georgia plans ‘strategic surge’ to check Medicaid eligibility after 150k children lose coverage

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 20, 2023 Georgia will boost spending to get state workers help with handling…

Health Care December 18, 2023

Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from December 8 to December 14

The following are scores for the past week for restaurants, school cafeterias, hotels, and other food service facilities in Cobb County from the Georgia Department of Public Health. For more…

Health Care December 15, 2023

Rift Over When to Use N95s Puts Health Workers at Risk Again

This article by Amy Maxmen first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Amy Maxmen December 14, 2023 Three years after more than 3,600 health workers died of covid-19,…

Health Care December 14, 2023

Despite declines in adolescent illicit drug use, overdose deaths continue to rise due to fentanyl

Fentanyl overdoses in Cobb County have been in the news periodically for more than a year. In August of 2022, a county news release stated that Cobb had seen a…

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Woman Petitions Health Insurer After Company Approves — Then Rejects — Her Infusions

Radiation therapy takes advantage of cancer’s poor DNA repair abilities – an oncologist and physicist explain how

Patients With Narcolepsy Face a Dual Nightmare of Medication Shortages and Stigma

Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from December 22 to December 29

Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from December 15 to December 21

When a Quick Telehealth Visit Yields Multiple Surprises Beyond a Big Bill

Georgia plans ‘strategic surge’ to check Medicaid eligibility after 150k children lose coverage

Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from December 8 to December 14

Rift Over When to Use N95s Puts Health Workers at Risk Again

Despite declines in adolescent illicit drug use, overdose deaths continue to rise due to fentanyl