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Health Care August 6, 2021

Cobb & Douglas Public Health makes statement on school COVID-19 protocols

Cobb & Douglas Public Health issued the following statement regarding COVID-19 protocols followed by the two local school systems: Statement regarding schools and their COVID-19 policies and quarantine protocol Cobb…

Sign in front of Cobb & Douglas Public Health on County Services Parkway in article about Cobb & Douglas Public Health hiring

Health Care August 6, 2021

Cobb & Douglas Public Health receives award for breastfeeding support

Cobb & Douglas Public Health was among the recipients of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) WIC Breastfeeding Award of Excellence. The more than 100 winners across the country…

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Health Care August 5, 2021

Cobb’s COVID rate skyrockets amid confusing official guidelines

The already high rate of community transmission in Cobb County continues to skyrocket, amid disconnect between CDC recommendations and guidelines from the Cobb County School District and the Georgia Department…

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Health Care August 4, 2021

Cobb County covered by eviction moratorium extension

At a current 14-day case rate of 347 cases per 100,000 population, Cobb has more than three times the threshold of high community transmission required to be covered by the…

Welcome to Cobb County brick sign at Henderson Road on Veterans Memorial

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Health Care August 3, 2021

Despite a reduction in uninsured rates, thousands in Cobb still have no health coverage

By Rebecca Gaunt Cynthia Johnson was given two days of pain medication and a referral to a specialist for a fractured shoulder in July. She can’t afford to see the…

Janet Memark speaks at Healthy Start meeting used in article about COVID cases in Cobb

Health Care August 1, 2021

Dr. Memark reports Cobb COVID hospitalizations and deaths almost exclusively among the unvaccinated

Cobb County posted a video report from Dr. Janet Memark, District Health Director for Cobb & Douglas Public Health, in which she reinforced reports from other parts of the country…

coronavirus under electron microscope

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Health Care July 31, 2021

Cobb COVID-19 cases spike into high community transmission territory

After dropping steadily for a few months, Cobb County is back in the danger zone of “high community transmission,” of COVID-19 according to figures on the Cobb & Douglas Public…

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Health Care July 28, 2021

Cobb County School District and Marietta City Schools to keep masks optional

By Rebecca Gaunt Masks will remain optional for students and staff in the Cobb County School District and Marietta City Schools despite updated COVID-19 guidelines from the CDC. The CDC…

Wellstar Kennestone Emergency Department interior shot of medical staff workstations and rooms

Health Care July 26, 2021

Wellstar Kennestone celebrates one-year anniversary of new emergency department

Last year Wellstar Kennestone Hospital unveiled its expanded Emergency Department (ED) during some of the worst days of the COVID-19 pandemic. The ED opened on July 23, 2020, and is…

coronavirus under electron microscope

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Health Care July 25, 2021

Cobb heading back toward high community spread of COVID-19

The Cobb County government announced on its Facebook page that the number of new infections of COVID-19 in Cobb County, which had been dropping in recent days, has started climbing…

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Cobb County November 27, 2023

MUST Hope House Shelter to open its Winter Weather Shelter tonight as temperatures drop to freezing

Because of the freezing weather predicted by the National Weather Service for Cobb County over the next few days, MUST Hope House Shelter will be opening its Winter Weather Shelter…

Cobb County November 27, 2023

Get some Christmas shopping done and support Cobb County’s vibrant arts community

If you want to get some early Christmas shopping done, while at the same time supporting the vibrant art community in Cobb County, you should visit the annual 12 Days…

Science and Technology November 27, 2023

How do viruses get into cells? Their infection tactics determine whether they can jump species or set off a pandemic

by Peter Kasson, University of Virginia, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] COVID-19, flu, mpox, noroviral diarrhea: How do the viruses that cause these diseases actually…

Justice November 27, 2023

Most states ban shackling pregnant women in custody, yet many report being restrained

by Renuka Rayasam, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 24, 2023 Ashley Denney was about seven months pregnant in 2022 when police…

U.S. Congress November 27, 2023

How U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson helped derail a fight against election lies

by Zachary Roth, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 26, 2023 Back in July, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified before the…