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Health Care November 15, 2019

Two updates on Cobb measles outbreak

The Georgia Department of Public Health issued an update to the press release it issued earlier in the day. They had stated earlier that there was a possible fourth additional…

Cobb County, Health Care November 15, 2019

Three additional measles cases found in Cobb County

The Georgia Department of Public Health confirmed three additional cases of measles in Cobb County today. Last week a case was diagnosed in a student at Mabry Middle School. This…

Health Care November 11, 2019

Cobb County School District confirms measles case at Mabry Middle School UPDATED

UPDATE: The Courier sent a followup question to the Cobb County School District: What provisions are being made for the affected students to keep up with their school work between…

Health Care November 9, 2019

GA Department of Public Health issues measles alert in Cobb County

The Georgia Department of Public Health issued the following press release this afternoon regarding a measles case discovered in Cobb County: The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed…

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Health & Wellness June 27, 2025

CDC vaccine panel abruptly overhauled by RFK Jr. says it will review childhood vaccination schedules

by Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 25, 2025 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will reexamine current recommendations…

Health & Wellness June 6, 2025

Game theory explains why reasonable parents make vaccine choices that fuel outbreaks

by Y. Tony Yang, George Washington University and Avi Dor, George Washington University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases such as…

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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…

Health & Wellness May 19, 2025

Why we fall for fake health information – and how it spreads faster than facts

by Angshuman K. Kashyap, University of Maryland, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In today’s digital world, people routinely turn to the internet for health or…

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Health Care May 7, 2025

The MMR vaccine doesn’t contain ‘aborted fetus debris’, as RFK Jr has claimed. Here’s the science

by Hassan Vally, Deakin University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Robert F. Kennedy Jr, the United States’ top public health official, recently claimed some religious…

Freedom of Information April 17, 2025

The sudden dismissal of public records staff at health agencies threatens government accountability

by Reshma Ramachandran, Yale University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Mass layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services are continuing as the agency…

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Food Safety June 30, 2025

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