Health & Wellness

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Health & Wellness July 16, 2025

How 17M Americans enrolled in Medicaid and ACA plans could lose their health insurance by 2034

by Simon F. Haeder, Texas A&M University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The big tax and spending package President Donald Trump signed into law on…

Health & Wellness July 15, 2025

‘The most draconian cuts imaginable’: Health care providers, advocates brace for Medicaid cuts

by Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] July 14, 2025 As the dust settles in the wake of President Donald Trump’s…

Food Safety July 14, 2025

Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from July 4 to July 10

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 July 14, 2025

Q&A: Georgia nursing leader on how to educate patients amid information overload

This article by Rebecca Grapevine first appeared in Healthbeat, republished with permission. Rebecca Grapevine, Healthbeat Jul 9, 2025 at 3:25pm EDT Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free…

Health & Wellness July 14, 2025

How an Atlanta pediatrician deals with climate anxiety – and finds joy in action

This article by Rebecca Grapevine first appeared in Healthbeat, republished with permission. Rebecca Grapevine, Healthbeat Jul 11, 2025 at 10:12am EDT Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free…

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Health & Wellness July 11, 2025

U.S. measles cases at highest level than any time in the last 30 years

Photos courtesy of Wellstar Health System Wellstar Health System submitted the following article warning of the recent alarming increase in measles cases: Measles cases are increasing in the United States,…

Wellstar Health System July 9, 2025

Ketul Patel to head Wellstar Health System

By Mark Woolsey Photo above from PR Newswire announcement The Wellstar Health System will soon have new top leadership. Wellstar trustees announced Tuesday that Ketul J. Patel has been picked…

Health & Wellness July 8, 2025

Employers are failing to insure the working class – Medicaid cuts will leave them even more vulnerable

by Sumit Agarwal, University of Michigan, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Congressional Budget Office estimates that 7.8 million Americans across the U.S. will lose…

Health & Wellness July 8, 2025

Rural hospitals will be hit hard by Trump’s signature spending package

by Lauren S. Hughes, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and Kevin J. Bennett, University of South Carolina, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The public…

Food Safety July 7, 2025

Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from June 27 to July 3