Health & Wellness

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Health & Wellness January 5, 2026

To Knock Down Health-System Hurdles Between You and HIV Prevention, Try These 6 Things

This article by Zach Dyer and Oona Zenda first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Zach Dyer and Oona Zenda Illustrations by Oona Zenda January 5, 2026 When…

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Health & Wellness January 5, 2026

Georgia legislative panel recommends mobile units, student loan aid for rural cancer care

by Alander Rocha, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 5, 2026 A state legislative committee is recommending expanded loan forgiveness for doctors…

Food Safety January 4, 2026

Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from December 26 to January 1

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 January 2, 2026

Trump administration agrees to drop anti-DEI criteria for stalled health research grants

by Jacob Fischler, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 31, 2025 The Trump administration will review frozen grants to universities without using…

Health & Wellness January 2, 2026

Midlife weight gain can start long before menopause – but you can take steps early on to help your body weather the hormonal shift

by Vinaya Gogineni, Vanderbilt University and Anna Barton Bradley, Vanderbilt University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] You’re in your mid-40s, eating healthy and exercising regularly….

Health & Wellness January 1, 2026

Advertisements Promising Patients a ‘Dream Body’ With Minimal Risk Get Little Scrutiny

This article by Fred Schulte first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Fred Schulte, KFF Health News December 31, 2025 Lenia Watson-Burton, a 37-year-old U.S. Navy administrator, expected…

Health & Wellness December 31, 2025

Criminally Ill: Systemic Failures Turn State Mental Hospitals Into Prisons

This article by Sarah Jane Tribble, KFF Health News, and Doug Livingston, The Marshall Project – Cleveland, first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Sarah Jane Tribble, KFF…

Health & Wellness December 30, 2025

Listen to the Latest ‘KFF Health News Minute’

This article first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. December 23, 2025 Dec. 18 Arielle Zionts reads the week’s news: Cuts to federal programs may limit the Trump…

Health & Wellness December 29, 2025

Medical Bills Can Be Vexing and Perplexing. Here’s This Year’s Best Advice for Patients.

This article by Emmarie Huetteman first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Emmarie Huetteman December 23, 2025 A Texas boy’s second dose of the MMRV vaccine cost over…

Health & Wellness December 29, 2025

How C-reactive protein outpaced ‘bad’ cholesterol as leading heart disease risk marker

by Mary J. Scourboutakos, Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Heart disease is the leading…

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Government & Politics, State Government January 22, 2026

Georgia candidates pitch zero state income tax. How would it work?

by Maggie Lee, The Current, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 21, 2026 Two high-profile Republicans running for higher office in Georgia…

Government & Politics, State Government January 22, 2026

Agency responsible for child welfare services in Georgia is on track for $48M budget shortfall

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 21, 2026 The head of Georgia’s Division of Family and Children Services faced…

Education, News January 22, 2026

Cobb legislators file bill to prevent school districts from cutting public comment feed

(photos by Rebecca Gaunt) By Rebecca Gaunt Six Cobb legislators have filed House Bill 989, a bipartisan bill that would require all Georgia school districts to record or broadcast public…

Immigration January 22, 2026

Federal immigration enforcement near schools disrupts attendance, traumatizes students and damages their academic performance

by Carolyn Sattin-Bajaj, University of California, Santa Barbara, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Trump administration’s recent surge of more than 3,000 federal agents to…

Justice January 22, 2026

A government can choose to investigate the killing of a protester − or choose to blame the victim and pin it all on ‘domestic terrorism’

by Stephanie A. (Sam) Martin, Boise State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The question the First Amendment keeps asking, across wars and panics and…

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