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Health Care October 26, 2023

Doubts Abound About a New Alzheimer’s Blood Test

This article by Judith Graham first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Judith Graham October 26, 2023 For the first time, people worried about their risk of Alzheimer’s…

Health Care August 14, 2023

New Alzheimer’s Drug Raises Hopes — Along With Questions

This article by Judith Graham first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Judith Graham August 11, 2023 The FDA has approved Leqembi, the first disease-modifying treatment for early-stage…

Health Care August 3, 2023

The Real Costs of the New Alzheimer’s Drug, Most of Which Will Fall to Taxpayers

This article by Arthur Allen first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Arthur Allen August 2, 2023 The first drug purporting to slow the advance of Alzheimer’s disease…

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Veterans November 4, 2024

AMES preserving legacies of U.S. WWII veterans, Civil Rights participants

[This article by Alyssa Ozment first appeared on the Kennesaw State University website, republished with permission] The Center for the Advancement of Military and Emergency Services (AMES) Research is working…

Economy November 4, 2024

The Biden-Harris October Jobs Report Was Better Than Trump’s Average Jobs Report

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College On Friday, ex-President Donald Trump claimed that America’s 4.1 percent unemployment rate was the worst jobs report in our nation’s…

Elections November 4, 2024

Georgia Supreme Court issues a stay of judge’s order extending absentee ballot deadlines for 3,400 late-mailed ballots

Cobb County Communications Director Ross Cavitt distributed the following announcement regarding a Georgia Supreme Court stay of a recent order issued by Cobb Superior Court Judge Robert Flournoy III. The…

Austell November 4, 2024

Homicide on Linworth Boulevard

According to a public information release from Sgt. Eric Smith of the Cobb County Police Department, a homicide took place on Linworth Boulevard in the Austell area just after midnight…

Curious Kids November 4, 2024

Why do we use gasoline for small vehicles and diesel fuel for big vehicles?

by Michael Leamy, Georgia Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have…

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Doubts Abound About a New Alzheimer’s Blood Test

New Alzheimer’s Drug Raises Hopes — Along With Questions

The Real Costs of the New Alzheimer’s Drug, Most of Which Will Fall to Taxpayers