Health & Wellness

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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…

Food Safety May 25, 2025

Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from May 16 to May 22

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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Nutrition May 22, 2025

Summer Food Service Program at Three Cobb Libraries: Happy Helpings in June and July

Cobb County Public Library distributed the following announcement: Breakfast and lunch meals will be served free of charge to children weekdays in June and July in three Cobb County public…

Health & Wellness May 22, 2025

This News Might Ruin Your Appetite — And Summer

This article by David Hilzenrath first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. David Hilzenrath May 20, 2025 It’s a marvel of food technology: ice cream that resists melting….

Health & Wellness May 22, 2025

Too much sitting increases risk of future health problems in chest pain patients – new research

by Keith Diaz, Columbia University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] For patients hospitalized with chest pain, the amount of time they spend sedentary afterward is…

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Health & Wellness May 21, 2025

How Trump Aims To Slash Federal Support for Research, Public Health, and Medicaid

This article by Elisabeth Rosenthal first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Elisabeth Rosenthal May 20, 2025 Health care has proved a vulnerable target for the firehose of…

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Health & Wellness May 20, 2025

The roots of dementia can start in childhood – prevention should be a lifelong goal

by Scott Chiesa, UCL; Francesca Farina, University of Chicago, and Laura Booi, Leeds Beckett University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] More than 60 million people…

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