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Health Care January 24, 2022

Blood drive at Town Center

Town Center at Cobb is hosting a blood drive. The details are in the press release reprinted below: Town Center at Cobb will host the American Red Cross for a…

Health Care January 24, 2022

The Doctor Didn’t Show Up, but the Hospital ER Still Charged $1,012

by Noam N. Levey [This article orginally appeared in Kaiser Health News, used with permission] January 24, 2022 Dhaval Bhatt had been warned about hospital emergency rooms. “People always told…

coronavirus imposed on Cobb County School District signage

Health Care January 24, 2022

Watchdog group posts COVID data not shared by Cobb County School District

By Rebecca Gaunt The Cobb County School District updated its COVID-19 data Friday for the first time in over a month, the same day Watching the Funds – Cobb posted…

Man in Norwegian nursing home sitting in front of table by Christmas tree

Health Care January 23, 2022

Conflicts between nursing home residents are often chalked up to dementia – the real problem is inadequate care and neglect

By Eilon Caspi, University of Connecticut [This article first appeared in The Conversation, used with permission] Frank Piccolo was a beloved high school chemistry teacher in Ontario, Canada, until his…

Cobb County government building sign, a vertical rectangular sign with the words "Board of Commissioners," "County Clerk," "County Manager," "County Office," "Employment," and a wheelchair entrance icon

Health Care January 22, 2022

Cobb to distribute 1,000 COVID test kits on January 23

Cobb County is going to begin distributing the test kits approved at the January 11 meeting of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners. The event is at Jim Miller Park….

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

Health Care January 22, 2022

Cobb County COVID report for January 2

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

an electron microscope view of the virus that caused COVID. a circular area dotted with round spots

Health Care January 21, 2022

Alpha then delta and now omicron – 6 questions answered as COVID-19 cases once again surge across the globe

By Sara Sawyer, University of Colorado Boulder; Arturo Barbachano-Guerrero, University of Colorado Boulder, and Cody Warren, University of Colorado Boulder [This article first appeared in The Conversation, used with permission]…

chart showing increase in 5-17-year old COVID cases, decreases in other age groups

Health Care January 21, 2022

COVID cases increasing among Cobb 5 to 17- year olds in January 21 school-aged surveillance report

The case rate for COVID-19 among public-school-aged residents of Cobb County in the 5-17 age bracket is high and increasing. The rate for preschoolers and undergraduate college-aged residents decreased but…

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

Health Care January 21, 2022

Cobb County COVID report for January 21

The numbers in this report were taken from the Georgia Department of Public Health Daily Status Report from January 20, 2022, and from the summary posted on the CDC County…

photo of a lab technician wearing a mask working with glass vials

Health Care January 19, 2022

The omicron variant is deepening severe staffing shortages in medical laboratories across the US

By Rodney E. Rohde, Texas State University [first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Medical laboratory professionals form the backbone of health care and the public health system. They…

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Blood drive at Town Center

The Doctor Didn’t Show Up, but the Hospital ER Still Charged $1,012

Watchdog group posts COVID data not shared by Cobb County School District

Conflicts between nursing home residents are often chalked up to dementia – the real problem is inadequate care and neglect

Cobb to distribute 1,000 COVID test kits on January 23

Cobb County COVID report for January 2

Alpha then delta and now omicron – 6 questions answered as COVID-19 cases once again surge across the globe

COVID cases increasing among Cobb 5 to 17- year olds in January 21 school-aged surveillance report

Cobb County COVID report for January 21

The omicron variant is deepening severe staffing shortages in medical laboratories across the US