Health & Wellness

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Health & Wellness August 14, 2026

My Husband Was Kicked Out of Hospice for Dying Too Slowly

This article by Kim Clark first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Aug 14, 2026 “No more operations,” he said. It was mid-January 2026, and my then-73-year-old husband,…

The "Star of Life" symbol represents medicine and health care. Three rectangles are arranged in a radial pattern to form a sort of abstract star shape, with a snake coiled around a staff superimposed on the center.

Health & Wellness August 14, 2026

Georgia board adds certain HIV diagnoses to conditions that can bypass Medicaid work requirements

by Alander Rocha, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 13, 2026 Georgia health officials moved to include low-income people living with certain…

Health & Wellness August 12, 2026

Hospital Prepayment Requirements Add New Wrinkles to Patients’ Financial Responsibility

This article by Julie Appleby first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Aug 12, 2026 Thomas Zordani flew from his home in Denver to Phoenix for a consultation…

Health & Wellness August 12, 2026

Anti-abortion groups urge attorney general to halt mailing of abortion pills

by Kelcie Moseley-Morris, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 11, 2026 A group of leading anti-abortion organizations sent a letter to newly…

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Health & Wellness August 12, 2026

Cyclospora spreads through human waste – so how did it get on food?

by Joan Rose, Michigan State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The nationwide cyclospora outbreak is very likely a result of sewage contamination in the…

Health & Wellness August 11, 2026

A Federal Policy Is Complicating How Organizations Battle the Opioid Crisis

This article by Scott Maucione, WYPR, first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Aug 11, 2026 Last year, Baltimore had three mass overdose incidents in the span of…

Health & Wellness August 11, 2026

Trump urges shift in childhood vaccine recommendations, calls for splitting up MMR vaccine

by Shauneen Miranda, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 10, 2026 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday signed a sweeping executive order…

Health & Wellness, Wellstar Health System August 11, 2026

Wellstar Completes Mountain Lakes Medical Center Acquisition

By Mark Woolsey Marietta-based Wellstar Health System says it’s finished its acquisition of Mountain Lakes Medical Center in Northeast Georgia, with the addition bringing the system to12 hospitals. The 25-bed…

Health & Wellness August 10, 2026

Same Knee Surgery, Twice the Price: Hospital Monopolies Push Up Healthcare Costs

This article by Peter Whoriskey first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Aug 10, 2026 More than a million times a year, a U.S. surgeon slices open a…

Food Safety August 9, 2026

Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from July 31 to August 6

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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