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Health Care November 18, 2022

As STDs Proliferate, Companies Rush to Market At-Home Test Kits. But Are They Reliable?

[This article by Liz Szabo first appeared in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission] Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News November 18, 2022 Among the more remarkable legacies of the covid-19…

Health Care November 17, 2022

Britain’s Hard Lessons From Handing Elder Care Over to Private Equity

[This article by Christine Spolar was first published in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission] Christine Spolar September 27, 2022 LONDON — A little over a decade ago, Four Seasons…

International November 17, 2022

How some people can end up living at airports for months – even years – at a time

by Janet Bednarek, University of Dayton [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In January 2021, local authorities arrested a 36-year-old man named Aditya Singh after he…

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Health Care November 16, 2022

COVID in Cobb County for the 14 days ending Wednesday November 16, 2022

The Georgia Department of Public Health reports on the COVID numbers for the state weekly. These numbers are from the report issued on Wednesday, November 16, 2022. The numbers in…

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Health Care cost November 15, 2022

Sick Profit: Investigating Private Equity’s Stealthy Takeover of Health Care Across Cities and Specialties

This article by Fred Schulte first appeared in Kaiser Health News and in USA Today, republished with permission Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News November 14, 2022 Two-year-old Zion Gastelum died…

Health Care November 15, 2022

Bird flu has made a comeback, driving up prices for holiday turkeys

by Yuko Sato, Iowa State University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza has spread through chicken and turkey flocks…

Health Care November 13, 2022

What is inflammation? Two immunologists explain how the body responds to everything from stings to vaccination and why it sometimes goes wrong

by Prakash Nagarkatti, University of South Carolina and Mitzi Nagarkatti, University of South Carolina [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When your body fights off an…

Health Care November 12, 2022

COVID cases among Cobb County’s school-aged residents for the 14-day period ending Thursday, November 10, 2022

The table below is a summary of the Georgia Department of Public Health‘s School Aged COVID-19 Data Report for the two-week period ending. Cobb CountyAge categoryAll cases to date14-day case…

Health Care November 12, 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Midterm Shake-Up

The “What the Health?” podcast with Julie Rovner is produced by Kaiser Health News, republished with permission November 10, 2022 Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on…

Health Care November 10, 2022

COVID in Cobb County: from reports issued Wednesday November 9, 2022

The Georgia Department of Public Health reports on the COVID numbers for the state weekly. These numbers are from the report issued on Wednesday, November 9, 2022. The numbers in…

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