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Mental & Behavioral Health June 5, 2025

Increasing mental health knowledge goal of Highland Rivers Connect Training Institute

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health issued the following announcement about training it is making available through a new program: Highland Rivers Behavioral Health is capping Mental Health Awareness Month with the…

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Health & Wellness June 4, 2025

Watch: In a ‘Dead Zone,’ Doctors Don’t Practice and Telehealth Doesn’t Reach

This article by Sarah Jane Tribble first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Sarah Jane Tribble, KFF Health News June 3, 2025 There’s a fight in the nation’s…

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Health & Wellness June 2, 2025

American Doctors Are Moving to Canada To Escape the Trump Administration

This article by Brett Kelman and Oona Zenda first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Brett Kelman and Oona Zenda Illustration by Oona Zenda May 30, 2025 Earlier…

Health & Wellness June 2, 2025

When doctors don’t believe their patients’ pain – experts explain the all-too-common experience of medical gaslighting

by Elizabeth Hintz, University of Connecticut and Marlene D. Berke, Yale University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] For people with chronic gynecological pain conditions, pain…

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Health & Wellness June 1, 2025

Federal Cuts Ripple Through a Bioscience Hub in Rural Montana

This article by Katheryn Houghton first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Katheryn Houghton Updated May 27, 2025 Originally Published May 27, 2025 HAMILTON, Mont. — Scientists are…

Food Safety June 1, 2025

Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from May 23 to May 29

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 May 30, 2025

A Medicaid Patient Had a Heart Attack While Traveling. He Owed Almost $78,000.

This article by Arielle Zionts first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Arielle Zionts May 29, 2025 On Christmas Day at the WaTiki indoor water park, Hans Wirt…

Health & Wellness May 29, 2025

Wellstar plans 230-bed hospital in Acworth

Wellstar Health System announced in a press release it is filing a Letter of Intent with the Georgia Department of Community Health to build a 230-bed hospital in Acworth. A…

Health & Wellness May 29, 2025

Public health and private equity: What the Walgreens buyout could mean for the future of pharmacy care

by Patrick Aguilar, Washington University in St. Louis and Peter Boumgarden, Washington University in St. Louis, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Pharmacies are more than…

Health & Wellness May 28, 2025

For opioid addiction, treatment underdosing can lead to fentanyl overdosing – a physician explains

by Lucinda Grande, University of Washington, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Imagine a patient named Rosa tells you she wakes up night after night in…

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