Health & Wellness

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Health & Wellness November 18, 2025

Ticked Off Over Preauthorization: Walk-In Patient Avoided Lyme Disease but Not a Surprise Bill

This article by Lauren Sausser first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Lauren Sausser November 18, 2025 Leah Kovitch was pulling invasive plants in the meadow near her…

Food Safety November 17, 2025

Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from November 7 to November 13

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…

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Health & Wellness November 17, 2025

SNAP benefits have been cut and disrupted – causing more kids to go without enough healthy food and harming child development

by Jenalee Doom, University of Denver, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] About 4 in 10 of the more than 42 million Americans who get Supplemental…

Wellstar President & CEO Ketul J. Patel takes part in the healthcare system's annual Day of Service

Wellstar Health System November 14, 2025

Wellstar’s 2025 Day of Service Rallies 500+ Volunteers

Photo above: Wellstar President & CEO Ketul J. Patel takes part in the healthcare system’s annual Day of Service The following article and photos were submitted by Wellstar Health System:…

Health & Wellness November 14, 2025

Conflicting Advice on Covid Shots Likely To Ding Already Low Vaccine Rates, Experts Warn

This article by Phillip Reese first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Phillip Reese November 14, 2025 More than three-quarters of American adults didn’t get a covid shot…

Health & Wellness November 14, 2025

Who gets SNAP benefits to buy groceries and what the government pays for the program – in 5 charts

by Tracy Roof, University of Richmond, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program has helped low-income Americans buy groceries for decades with…

Health & Wellness November 13, 2025

Community health centers provide care for 1 in 10 Americans, but funding cuts threaten their survival

by Jennifer Spinghart, University of South Carolina, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Affordable health care was the primary point of contention in the longest government…

Health & Wellness November 13, 2025

‘They Don’t Return Home’: Cities Across US Fail To Curb Traffic Deaths

This article by Chaseedaw Giles first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Chaseedaw Giles November 13, 2025 LOS ANGELES — Kris Edwards waited at home with friends for…

Health & Wellness November 12, 2025

What the Air You Breathe May Be Doing to Your Brain

This article by Paula Span and Oona Zenda first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Paula Span and Oona Zenda November 12, 2025 For years, the two patients…

Health & Wellness November 12, 2025

Canada loses its official ‘measles-free’ status – and the US will follow soon, as vaccination rates fall

by Kathryn H. Jacobsen, University of Richmond, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In the wake of a measles outbreak in Canada that has infected thousands…

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