Health & Wellness

HIV June 26, 2025

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

Photo above courtesy of Cobb & Douglas Public Health Cobb & Douglas Public Health distributed the following announcement about free HIV testing in Austell tomorrow, Friday, June 27: Friday, June…

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Health & Wellness June 26, 2025

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

This article by Lauren Sausser and Phil Galewitz first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Lauren Sausser and Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News June 24, 2025 Nearly seven…

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Health & Wellness June 24, 2025

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

by Susan Yeargin, University of South Carolina, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When summer starts with a stifling heat wave, as many places are seeing…

Food Safety June 23, 2025

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

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 June 23, 2025

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

by Brian Bossak, College of Charleston, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Summer is just getting started, and millions of people are under heat advisories as…

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Health & Wellness June 23, 2025

How artificial intelligence controls your health insurance coverage

by Jennifer D. Oliva, Indiana University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Over the past decade, health insurance companies have increasingly embraced the use of artificial…

Health & Wellness June 19, 2025

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

This article by Michelle Andrews first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Michelle Andrews June 18, 2025 When Alyne Diamond fell off a horse in August 2023 and…

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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…

Health & Wellness June 18, 2025

Measles cases are in 34 states with North Dakota now the focus

by Tim Henderson, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 16, 2025 As super-contagious measles continues to spread and nears a six-year U.S….

Health & Wellness June 18, 2025

When you lose your health insurance, you may also lose your primary doctor – and that hurts your health

by Jane Tavares, UMass Boston and Marc Cohen, UMass Boston, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When you lose your health insurance or switch to a…

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