Health & Wellness

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Health & Wellness August 28, 2025

How stripping diversity, equity and inclusion from health care may make Americans sicker

by Abigail Folberg, University of Nebraska Omaha and Brittany Givens Rassoolkhani, University of Kentucky, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] President Donald Trump’s administration has dramatically…

Health & Wellness August 28, 2025

FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines with new restrictions, potentially limiting access for healthy children

by David Higgins, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Guidance around COVID-19 vaccines has once again shifted after the Food…

Health & Wellness August 27, 2025

Blue States That Sued Kept Most CDC Grants, While Red States Feel Brunt of Trump Clawbacks

This article by Henry Larweh, Rachana Pradhan, and Rae Ellen Bichell first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Henry Larweh and Rachana Pradhan and Rae Ellen Bichell August…

Food Safety August 25, 2025

Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from August 15 to August 21

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 August 25, 2025

The Price Increases That Should Cause Americans More Alarm

This article by Elisabeth Rosenthal first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Elisabeth Rosenthal August 22, 2025 Wary of inflation, Americans have been watching the prices of everyday…

Health & Wellness August 20, 2025

Guns, Race, and Profit: The Pain of America’s Other Epidemic

This article by Fred Clasen-Kelly and Renuka Rayasam first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Fred Clasen-Kelly and Renuka Rayasam August 19, 2025 BOGALUSA, La. — Less than…

Health & Wellness August 20, 2025

Advocates say $20 million fine a first step toward enforcement of Georgia mental health parity law

by Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 18, 2025 Mental health advocates gathered at the state Capitol in Atlanta to…

Food Safety August 18, 2025

Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from August 8 to August 14

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 18, 2025

Ossoff, health care advocates ratchet up calls to renew tax credits set to expire this year

by Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 14, 2025 Georgia residents could see as much as a 40% increase in…

Health & Wellness August 18, 2025

The growing fad of ‘microdosing’ mushrooms is leading to an uptick in poison control center calls and emergency room visits

by Joshua Kellogg, Penn State, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Imagine you purchase a bag of gummies labeled nootropic – a term used to describe…

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