Health & Wellness

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Health & Wellness October 28, 2025

A Ticking Clock: How States Are Preparing for a Last-Minute Obamacare Deal

This article by Amanda Seitz and Julie Appleby first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Amanda Seitz and Julie Appleby October 28, 2025 One family in Virginia Beach,…

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Food Safety October 28, 2025

E.A. Sween Recalls nearly 128,000 Pounds of Pulled Pork Sandwiches Over Plastic Contamination

[Editor’s note: As a result of last year’s outbreak of listeria-contaminated food products and the consequent outbreak of foodborne illness and deaths, the Cobb County Courier will publicize any food…

Health & Wellness October 27, 2025

Doctors Muffled as Florida Moves To End Decades of Childhood Vaccination Mandates

This article by Arthur Allen first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Arthur Allen October 27, 2025 SARASOTA, Fla. — Florida plans to end nearly a half-century of…

Food Safety October 26, 2025

Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from October 17 to October 23

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…

Food Safety October 26, 2025

Hormel Foods Recalls Nearly 4.9 Million Pounds of Chicken Products Over Metal Contamination

[Editor’s note: as a result of last year’s outbreak of listeria-contaminated food products, and the consequent outbreak of foodborne illness and deaths, the Cobb County Courier will note any food…

Food Safety October 25, 2025

USDA alert: over 2.2 million pounds of barbecue pork jerky recalled after metal fragments found

[Editor’s note: as a result of last year’s outbreak of foodborne illness and deaths due to listeria in a food product, the Cobb County Courier will publicize any food recall…

Health & Wellness October 24, 2025

GOP Talking Point Holds ACA Is Haunted by ‘Phantom’ Enrollees, but the Devil’s in the Data

This article by Victoria Knight first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Victoria Knight October 24, 2025 The idea that Affordable Care Act marketplaces are riddled with fraud…

Health & Wellness October 24, 2025

Why your late teens and early 20s are crucial times for lifelong heart health

by Jewel Scott, University of South Carolina, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Emerging adulthood – the life stage that unfolds around ages 18-25 – is…

Health & Wellness October 23, 2025

Officials Show Little Proof That New Tech Will Help Medicaid Enrollees Meet Work Rules

This article by Rae Ellen Bichell and Sam Whitehead first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Rae Ellen Bichell and Sam Whitehead October 23, 2025 This summer, the…

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Health & Wellness October 23, 2025

COVID-19 mRNA vaccines could unlock the next revolution in cancer treatment – new research

by Adam Grippin, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Christiano Marconi, University of Florida, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The COVID-19 mRNA-based…

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Community, Engagement December 6, 2025

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