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Health Care, Mental Health January 10, 2023

Georgia lawmakers hope to build on 2022’s mental health reforms

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 9, 2023 Last legislative session lawmakers stepped up state oversight for a 2008…

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Health Care January 9, 2023

More Orthopedic Physicians Sell Out to Private Equity Firms, Raising Alarms About Costs and Quality

This article by Harris Meyer was first published in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission. Harris Meyer January 6, 2023 [UPDATED at 7 p.m. ET] Dr. Paul Jeffords and his…

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Health Care January 8, 2023

Preschoolers COVID rate for Cobb and statewide exceeds all other age groups in latest report; all school-aged categories are increasing

COVID cases are rising among all school-aged categories both in Cobb County and statewide, with preschoolers exceeding other age groups in both numbers and transmission rate. In Cobb County there…

Health Care cost January 8, 2023

Want a Clue on Health Care Costs in Advance? New Tools Take a Crack at It

This article by Julie Appleby was first published in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission. Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News January 3, 2023 Need medical treatment this year and want…

Health Care January 7, 2023

Restaurant and other food service inspection scores for Cobb County: December 30 to January 5

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. This covers…

Behavioral Health January 7, 2023

Wishing you hope in the New Year

By Melanie Dallas, LPC If you were to browse any online news site or flip through the pages of most health and lifestyle magazines this time of year, you would…

Health Care January 6, 2023

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Year-End Bill Holds Big Health Changes

This episode of the “What the Health?” podcast, hosted by Julie Rovner, was produced by Kaiser Health News, reposted with permission. January 5, 2023 The Host Julie Rovner KHN @jrovner…

Health Care January 6, 2023

Lost Sleep and Jangled Nerves: The Rising Onslaught of Noise Harms Mind and Body

This article by Rachel Bluth was first published in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission. Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News January 5, 2023 SACRAMENTO — Mike Thomson’s friends refuse to…

Health Care January 5, 2023

COVID in Cobb County from the report issued Wednesday, January 4, 2023

The Georgia Department of Public Health reports on the COVID numbers for the state weekly. These numbers are from the report issued on Wednesday, January 4, 2022. The numbers in…

Health Care January 4, 2023

Public Health Agencies Try to Restore Trust as They Fight Misinformation

This article by Lauren Sausser was first published in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission. Lauren Sausser January 4, 2023 OKLAHOMA CITY — By the summer of 2021, Phil Maytubby,…

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