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Health Care January 21, 2022

Alpha then delta and now omicron – 6 questions answered as COVID-19 cases once again surge across the globe

By Sara Sawyer, University of Colorado Boulder; Arturo Barbachano-Guerrero, University of Colorado Boulder, and Cody Warren, University of Colorado Boulder [This article first appeared in The Conversation, used with permission]…

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Health Care January 19, 2022

The omicron variant is deepening severe staffing shortages in medical laboratories across the US

By Rodney E. Rohde, Texas State University [first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Medical laboratory professionals form the backbone of health care and the public health system. They…

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Health Care January 19, 2022

With the Omicron COVID-19 variant circulating through Cobb County, what are best practices for masking?

Cobb County has reinstituted its mask mandate for Cobb government buildings as the highly transmissible Omicron variant of COVID-19 spreads through the community. The Cobb courts have their own protocols…

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Education January 18, 2022

More than masks and critical race theory – 3 tasks you should be prepared to do before you run for school board

By Casey D. Cobb, University of Connecticut [first published in The Conversation, used with permission] When people run for school board these days, they often are motivated to campaign on…

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Economy January 11, 2022

The Great Resignation: Historical data and a deeper analysis show it’s not as great as screaming headlines suggest

By Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University [This article first appeared in The Conversation — republished with permission] The so-called Great Resignation was one of the top stories of 2021 as…

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Health Care January 5, 2022

Dr. Memark: Cobb County COVID numbers “astronomical”

Dr. Janet Memark, District Health Director for Cobb & Douglas Public Health, distributed the following update on COVID in Cobb and Douglas counties, calling the number of cases “astronomical.” Good…

Health Care January 1, 2022

They Were the Pandemic’s Perfect Victims

by Duaa Eldeib, Propublica [This story was originally published by ProPublica] ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this…

Health Care December 30, 2021

COVID-19: where to learn about it, find the data, get more information, and identify misinformation

A lot has been written about COVID-19 and the vaccines. There’s so much out there, ranging from valuable information to fraudulent nonsense that I thought compiling the current state of…

Health Care December 30, 2021

The Vaccine Rollout Was a Success. But Events Within and Beyond Biden’s Control Stymied Progress

By Victoria Knight December 20, 2021 [This article first appeared in Kaiser Health News — used with permission] Eleven months ago, President Joe Biden assumed office during one of the…

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