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Health & Wellness August 12, 2026

Cyclospora spreads through human waste – so how did it get on food?

by Joan Rose, Michigan State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The nationwide cyclospora outbreak is very likely a result of sewage contamination in the…

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Health & Wellness August 11, 2026

A Federal Policy Is Complicating How Organizations Battle the Opioid Crisis

This article by Scott Maucione, WYPR, first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Aug 11, 2026 Last year, Baltimore had three mass overdose incidents in the span of…

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Health & Wellness August 11, 2026

Trump urges shift in childhood vaccine recommendations, calls for splitting up MMR vaccine

by Shauneen Miranda, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 10, 2026 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday signed a sweeping executive order…

Health & Wellness, Wellstar Health System August 11, 2026

Wellstar Completes Mountain Lakes Medical Center Acquisition

By Mark Woolsey Marietta-based Wellstar Health System says it’s finished its acquisition of Mountain Lakes Medical Center in Northeast Georgia, with the addition bringing the system to12 hospitals. The 25-bed…

Health & Wellness August 10, 2026

Same Knee Surgery, Twice the Price: Hospital Monopolies Push Up Healthcare Costs

This article by Peter Whoriskey first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Aug 10, 2026 More than a million times a year, a U.S. surgeon slices open a…

Food Safety August 9, 2026

Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from July 31 to August 6

The following are scores for the past week for restaurants, school cafeterias, hotels, and other food service facilities in Cobb County from the Georgia Department of Public Health. For more…

Health & Wellness August 7, 2026

Budget Battle Erupts in Nation’s Capital Over Opioid Settlement Money

This article by Rachel Spears and Aneri Pattani first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Aug 7, 2026 For years, Washington, D.C., has paid for Medicaid — the…

Health & Wellness August 6, 2026

Medicaid Work Rule Leaves Homeless People in the Cold

This article by Katheryn Houghton first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Aug 6, 2026 MISSOULA, Mont. — Tywon Pugh has seizures that make it hard to find…

Health & Wellness August 6, 2026

Taxi drivers rarely die of Alzheimer’s – how complex mental maps and spatial reasoning protect your brain

by Hatim Sharif, The University of Texas at San Antonio, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Taxi and ambulance drivers are less likely than workers in…

Health & Wellness August 5, 2026

Pediatricians and Health Departments Sidestep Trump’s CDC on Vaccine Guidance

This article by Karen Brown, New England Public Media, first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Aug 5, 2026 AMHERST, Mass. — For the last 30 years, whenever…

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