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Health Care January 11, 2023

The safer you feel, the less safely you might behave – but research suggests ways to counteract this tendency

by Jesus M. de la Garza, Clemson University ; E. Scott Geller, Virginia Tech, and Sogand Hasanzadeh, Purdue University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Interventions…

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Health Care, Mental Health January 10, 2023

Georgia lawmakers hope to build on 2022’s mental health reforms

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 9, 2023 Last legislative session lawmakers stepped up state oversight for a 2008…

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Health Care January 8, 2023

Preschoolers COVID rate for Cobb and statewide exceeds all other age groups in latest report; all school-aged categories are increasing

COVID cases are rising among all school-aged categories both in Cobb County and statewide, with preschoolers exceeding other age groups in both numbers and transmission rate. In Cobb County there…

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Politics January 8, 2023

Ancient Greece had extreme polarization and civil strife too – how Thucydides can help us understand Jan. 6 and its aftermath

by Rachel Hadas, Rutgers University – Newark, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The second anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection is upon us. And…

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Health Care January 6, 2023

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Year-End Bill Holds Big Health Changes

This episode of the “What the Health?” podcast, hosted by Julie Rovner, was produced by Kaiser Health News, reposted with permission. January 5, 2023 The Host Julie Rovner KHN @jrovner…

Health Care January 5, 2023

COVID in Cobb County from the report issued Wednesday, January 4, 2023

The Georgia Department of Public Health reports on the COVID numbers for the state weekly. These numbers are from the report issued on Wednesday, January 4, 2022. The numbers in…

Health Care January 4, 2023

Public Health Agencies Try to Restore Trust as They Fight Misinformation

This article by Lauren Sausser was first published in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission. Lauren Sausser January 4, 2023 OKLAHOMA CITY — By the summer of 2021, Phil Maytubby,…

Georgia January 1, 2023

Georgia’s 2023 legislative session teed up by Wild Hog reunion, policy events as lawmakers return to Atlanta

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 29, 2022 A radically reshaped Georgia Legislature will begin a new session on…

Health Care December 28, 2022

COVID in Cobb County: Wednesday, December 28

The Georgia Department of Public Health reports on the COVID numbers for the state weekly. These numbers are from the report issued on Wednesday, December 28, 2022. The numbers in…

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