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Health Care October 28, 2024

PBM Math: Big Chains Are Paid $23.55 To Fill a Blood Pressure Rx. Small Drugstores? $1.51.

This article by Andy Miller first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Andy Miller October 24, 2024 CUTHBERT, Ga. — While customers at Adams Family Pharmacy picked up…

Sports October 21, 2024

Why America is buying up the Premier League – and what it means for the future of ‘soccer’

by Kieran Maguire, University of Liverpool and Christina Philippou, University of Portsmouth, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When the Premier League broke away from the…

Education July 9, 2024

‘Divisive concepts’ law at work: LGBTQ books pulled from Cobb schools, Shakespeare flagged for review

By Rebecca Gaunt Cobb County School District documents showed that at least 30 recently-acquired books with LGBTQ themes and characters were removed from high school libraries in August 2023, and…

Health Care April 25, 2024

Tire Toxicity Faces Fresh Scrutiny After Salmon Die-Offs

This article by Jim Robbins first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Jim Robbins April 24, 2024 For decades, concerns about automobile pollution have focused on what comes…

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Neighborhoods April 25, 2024

Happier, more connected neighborhoods start right in the front yard

by Conrad Kickert, University at Buffalo and Kelly Gregg, University at Buffalo, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A salve for America’s loneliness epidemic could exist…

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Kennesaw April 12, 2024

Candidate Q&As: Kennesaw City Council Post 5 special election

by Rebecca Gaunt Five candidates qualified to be on the ballot for the May 21 special election to fill Post 5 on Kennesaw City Council. Former council member Robert “Trey”…

Health Care April 10, 2024

City-Country Mortality Gap Widens Amid Persistent Holes in Rural Health Care Access

This article by Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez April 9, 2024 In Matthew Roach’s two years as vital statistics manager…

National March 28, 2024

I’ve captained ships into tight ports like Baltimore, and this is how captains like me work with harbor pilots to avoid deadly collisions

by Allan Post, Texas A&M University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Details are still emerging about the disaster that happened in the early morning of…

Health Care January 30, 2024

Nonprofit hospitals have an obligation to help their communities, but the people who live nearby may see little benefit

by Jonathan Wynn, UMass Amherst and Daniel Skinner, Ohio University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Does living near a hospital make you more likely to…

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Health Care January 9, 2024

There’s a New Covid-19 Variant and Cases Are Ticking Up. What Do You Need to Know?

Photo credit: CDC/ Alissa Eckert, MSMI; Dan Higgins, MAMS This article by Julie Appleby first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Julie Appleby, KFF Health News January 8,…

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