Health & Wellness

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Health & Wellness June 27, 2025

Dual Threats From Trump and GOP Imperil Nursing Homes and Their Foreign-Born Workers

This article by Jordan Rau first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Jordan Rau, KFF Health News June 26, 2025 In a top-rated nursing home in Alexandria, Virginia,…

Health & Wellness

CDC vaccine panel abruptly overhauled by RFK Jr. says it will review childhood vaccination schedules

HIV

Cobb & Douglas Public Health to Offer Free HIV Testing Friday in Honor of National HIV Testing Day

Health & Wellness

5 Takeaways From Health Insurers’ New Pledge To Improve Prior Authorization

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Health & Wellness

6 tips for staying safe in extreme heat if you’re a runner, cyclist and anyone else active outdoors

Food Safety

Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from June 13 to June 19

Health & Wellness

How to stay safe during heat waves – and heat stroke warning signs to watch for

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Health & Wellness

How artificial intelligence controls your health insurance coverage

Health & Wellness

Have Job-Based Health Coverage at 65? You May Still Want To Sign Up for Medicare

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Food Safety June 18, 2025

FreshRealm chicken products shipped to Kroger and Walmart recalled after three reported listeria-related deaths

An investigation by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) into a listeria outbreak that caused three deaths has prompted a voluntary recall of chicken Alfredo…

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Support Local Journalism June 28, 2025

We’re setting our sights low here at the Cobb County Courier!

By Larry Felton Johnson We’re setting our sights low here at the Cobb County Courier. We love big contributions, but realize that in these times of economic uncertainty, readers might…

Libraries June 28, 2025

West Cobb Regional Library: Dance, Dungeons and Dragons

By Kelly Johnson West Cobb Regional Library’s schedule of events this month brings to mind Men Without Hats’ Safety Dance. Both the song and its music video. Especially the music…

Opinion June 28, 2025

Dark Money’s Stealth Power And What You Can Do About It

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Earlier, I wrote about 501(c)(4) groups, which claim to be “social welfare organizations” yet have the power to raise and…

Weekend Quiz June 28, 2025

Quiz: How much do you know about the early history of Cobb County?

How much do you know about the early history of Cobb County? We run daily quizzes in the Cobb County Courier newsletter, and recently decided to move the Saturday and…

Weather June 28, 2025

Scattered storms in Georgia Saturday PM; strongest storms might bring damaging winds

The National Weather Service warns of potential hazardous weather conditions in north and central Georgia today, with isolated morning storms and scattered afternoon thunderstorms that could bring damaging winds, lightning,…

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Health & Wellness

Dual Threats From Trump and GOP Imperil Nursing Homes and Their Foreign-Born Workers

CDC vaccine panel abruptly overhauled by RFK Jr. says it will review childhood vaccination schedules

Cobb & Douglas Public Health to Offer Free HIV Testing Friday in Honor of National HIV Testing Day

5 Takeaways From Health Insurers’ New Pledge To Improve Prior Authorization

6 tips for staying safe in extreme heat if you’re a runner, cyclist and anyone else active outdoors

Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from June 13 to June 19

How to stay safe during heat waves – and heat stroke warning signs to watch for

How artificial intelligence controls your health insurance coverage

Have Job-Based Health Coverage at 65? You May Still Want To Sign Up for Medicare

FreshRealm chicken products shipped to Kroger and Walmart recalled after three reported listeria-related deaths