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Health Care March 31, 2022

Georgia lawmakers unanimously pass bill to overhaul mental health services

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article was first published in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 30, 2022 A sweeping mental health bill meant to lift Georgia from…

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Health Care March 30, 2022

9,600 new cases added to Georgia’s COVID numbers today due to an unreported backlog of cases

We won’t be publishing today’s full COVID report for Cobb County today because the two-week totals would give a distorted picture of the county’s transmission rate because of more than…

Austin Heller with megaphone in front of students holding signs

Health Care March 30, 2022

Voting rights organization, students protest extremist anti-abortion group at KSU

By Arielle Robinson The New Georgia Project hosted a protest Friday, March 25, on Kennesaw State University’s Campus Green, where students joined them in protesting an anti-abortion group that was…

Health Care March 29, 2022

COVID in Cobb County March 29

The numbers in this report were taken from the Georgia Department of Public Health COVID Daily Status Report, from the summary posted on the CDC County View data tracker, and…

Health Care March 28, 2022

COVID in Cobb County March 28

The numbers in this report were taken from the Georgia Department of Public Health COVID Daily Status Report, from the summary posted on the CDC County View data tracker, and…

Health Care March 27, 2022

Cobb COVID case rate among school-aged residents show increases

After a steady drop, last Friday’s COVID School Aged Surveillance Report showed an increase in cases in Cobb County for the three populations the report tracks: preschool (0-4 years of…

Health Care March 26, 2022

COVID in Cobb County March 25: CDC now designates Cobb transmission rate as low

Cobb County’s rate of COVID has now fallen from “moderate” community transmission rate to “low” by the guidelines set by the CDC. The CDC gives the following recommendations for the…

Health Care March 25, 2022

Vaccine hesitancy is complicating physicians’ obligation to respect patient autonomy during the COVID-19 pandemic

By Ryan Liu, Penn State [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Sitting barely 6 feet away from me, my patient yelled angrily, his face mask slipping…

Health Care March 24, 2022

Warnock pushes to lower drug prices for seniors, diabetics

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]March 24, 2022 Georgia U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock announced a plan Thursday to lower drug…

Labeled coronavirus image from the CDC; labeled with E Proteins, S proteins and M proteins

Health Care March 24, 2022

COVID in Cobb County March 24

The numbers in this report were taken from the Georgia Department of Public Health COVID Daily Status Report, from the summary posted on the CDC County View data tracker, and…

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Georgia lawmakers unanimously pass bill to overhaul mental health services

9,600 new cases added to Georgia’s COVID numbers today due to an unreported backlog of cases

Voting rights organization, students protest extremist anti-abortion group at KSU

COVID in Cobb County March 29

COVID in Cobb County March 28

Cobb COVID case rate among school-aged residents show increases

COVID in Cobb County March 25: CDC now designates Cobb transmission rate as low

Vaccine hesitancy is complicating physicians’ obligation to respect patient autonomy during the COVID-19 pandemic

Warnock pushes to lower drug prices for seniors, diabetics

COVID in Cobb County March 24