Health Care

Health Care December 19, 2022

RSV treatments for young children are lacking, but the record 2022 cold and flu season highlights the urgency for vaccines and other preventive strategies

by Annette Regan, University of San Francisco and Flor M. Munoz, Baylor College of Medicine, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] For many parents, respiratory syncytial…

image of coronavirus with "coronas" or crowns extending outward from a sphere

Health Care December 17, 2022

COVID cases among school-aged residents of Cobb County and statewide for the 14 days ending December 15, 2022

The table below is a summary of the Georgia Department of Public Health‘s School-Aged COVID-19 Data Report for the two-week period ending December 15, 2022. Cobb CountyAge categoryAll cases to…

Health Care December 16, 2022

Squeezed by Temp Nurse Costs, Hospital Systems Create Their Own Staffing Agencies

This article by Andy Miller first appeared in Kaiser Health News Andy Miller December 15, 2022 Like many nurses these days, Alex Scala got a big pay hike when she…

Health Care December 14, 2022

COVID in Cobb County and statewide for the two-week period ending December 14, 2022

The Georgia Department of Public Health reports on the COVID numbers for the state weekly. These numbers are from the report issued on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, and cover the…

Cobb County Police Department Crime Scene Unit vehicle

Mental Health December 14, 2022

Marietta and Cobb police departments take steps to improve mental health services for officers

By Caleb Groves Marietta, Ga.– Sally Riddle, Co-founder of the Cobb Coalition for Public Safety, described how a Cobb County Police Department officer trying to help an individual watched as…

Health Care December 12, 2022

Hospital Financial Decisions Play a Role in the Critical Shortage of Pediatric Beds for RSV Patients

This article by Liz Szabo was published in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News December 9, 2022 The dire shortage of pediatric hospital beds plaguing…

Health Care December 12, 2022

Restaurant and other food service inspection scores in Cobb County: Friday December 2 – Thursday December 8

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

Health Care December 10, 2022

COVID cases among Cobb County’s school-aged residents for the 14-day period ending December 8, 2022

The table below is a summary of the Georgia Department of Public Health‘s School Aged COVID-19 Data Report for the two-week period ending December 8, 2022. Cobb CountyAge categoryAll cases…

A dollar sign and the medical staff symbol (a snake wrapped around a staff) with the words "Health Care Cost"

Health Care cost December 10, 2022

‘An Arm and a Leg’: He Made a Video About Health Insurance Terminology That Went Viral

This podcast by Dan Weissmann was produced by Kaiser Health News, republished with permission Dan Weissmann December 9, 2022 Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen. Click here for…

Health Care December 8, 2022

COVID in Cobb County from the report issued December 7, 2022

The Georgia Department of Public Health reports on the COVID numbers for the state and the counties weekly. These numbers are from the report issued on Wednesday, December 7, 2022….

« 1 … 52 53 54 55 56 … 117 »

Mableton March 17, 2025

Cobb Courier

Your Source for Local News