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Health Care July 23, 2022

From miscarriage liability to taxes, lots to sort out in Georgia’s anti-abortion law

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]July 22, 2022 A court decision ordering Georgia’s anti-abortion law to immediately take effect Wednesday…

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Health Care July 22, 2022

COVID among the school-aged residents of Cobb County: July 22, 2022

The table below is a summary of the Georgia Department of Public Health‘s School Aged COVID-19 Data Report for the week ending July 22. Cobb CountyAge categoryAll cases to date14-day…

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Health Care July 21, 2022

‘So Rudderless’: A Couple’s Quest for Autism Treatment for Their Son Hits Repeated Obstacles

Michelle Andrews July 21, 2022 [This article first appeared in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission] When Sebastian Rios was a toddler, he hardly talked. “Don’t worry,” his pediatrician told…

Health Care July 20, 2022

COVID in Cobb County: July 20, 2022

The Georgia Department of Public Health is now reporting on the COVID numbers for the state weekly instead of daily. These numbers are from the report issued on Wednesday July…

Health Care July 19, 2022

Fighting Monkeypox, Sexual Health Clinics Are Underfunded and Ill-Equipped

Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News and Lauren Weber July 19, 2022 Clinics that treat sexually transmitted diseases — already struggling to contain an explosive increase in infections such as syphilis…

Health Care July 18, 2022

Abortion funds may not be able to keep up with rising demands, as more people travel out of state for the procedure

By Gretchen E. Ely, University of Tennessee [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Abortion providers in places like Pennsylvania and California are seeing an uptick in…

Health Care July 15, 2022

Cobb among Georgia counties prioritized to receive monkeypox vaccine

The Georgia Department of Public Health announced today in a press release that the department has been receiving limited amounts of the monkeypox vaccine, and that 93 cases have been…

Health Care July 15, 2022

COVID transmission among Cobb County preschool, school-aged and undergraduate college-aged residents is high and increasing

Both in Cobb County and statewide the COVID transmission rate among pre-school, public-school-aged, and undergraduate college-aged residents is high and increasing. The table below is a summary of the Georgia…

Health Care July 13, 2022

COVID in Cobb County: July 13 2022

The Georgia Department of Public Health is now reporting on the COVID numbers for the state weekly instead of daily. These numbers are from the report issued on Wednesday July…

Health Care July 9, 2022

Dr. Janet Memark posts update on state of COVID pandemic in Cobb and Douglas counties

Dr. Janet Memark District Health Director for Cobb & Douglas Public Health, issued the following update on the state of the COVID pandemic in Cobb and Douglas counties: Good morning…

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