COVID-19

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Health Care December 2, 2022

COVID cases among Cobb County’s school-aged residents increasing

COVID cases among Cobb County’s school-aged residents for the 14-day period ending December 1 is increasing in all age categories (pre-school, public school age, and college), in keeping with the…

Health Care November 30, 2022

COVID in Cobb County and statewide: November 30, 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 30, 2022. The numbers in…

Health Care November 29, 2022

Yes, the Chinese protests are about politics and freedom. But they are also about what COVID might do if it is let loose now

by James Chin, University of Tasmania [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] While a lot of attention has been given to the unprecedented protests in China…

Health Care November 27, 2022

COVID-19 rapid tests can breed confusion – here’s how to make sense of the results and what to do, according to 3 testing experts

by Nathaniel Hafer, UMass Chan Medical School; Apurv Soni, UMass Chan Medical School, and Yukari Manabe, Johns Hopkins University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As…

Health Care November 23, 2022

COVID in Cobb County: Wednesday November 23, 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 23, 2022. The numbers in…

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Health Care November 22, 2022

Treating Long Covid Is Rife With Guesswork

This article by Blake Farmer first appeared in Kaiser Health News and on Nashville Public Radio Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio November 22, 2022 Medical equipment is still strewn around…

Health Care November 18, 2022

COVID cases among Cobb County’s school-aged residents for the 14-day period ending November 17, 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 November 17, 2022. Cobb CountyAge categoryAll cases…

Health Care November 18, 2022

COVID-19, RSV and the flu are straining health care systems – two epidemiologists explain what the ‘triple threat’ means for children

by Rebecca S.B. Fischer, Texas A&M University and Annette Regan, University of San Francisco [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Every fall and winter, viral respiratory…

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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Opinion September 27, 2023

Political Cartoon of the Day, September 27

By Clay Jones

Cobb County September 27, 2023

BOC considers amending noise ordinance; approves strategic plan

by Caleb Groves The Cobb County Board of Commissioners discussed amending the noise ordinances in Cobb during Tuesday’s work session. Lieutenant Pettitt of the Cobb County Police Department presented amendments…

Justice September 27, 2023

Supreme Court supermajority will clarify its constitutional revolution this year, deciding cases on guns and regulations

by Morgan Marietta, University of Texas at Arlington, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The first Monday in October, the traditional date for the beginning of…

U.S. Congress September 27, 2023

Wildland firefighters face a huge pay cut without action by Congress – here’s how physically demanding this lifesaving job is

by Brent C. Ruby, University of Montana, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Radios crackle with chatter from a wildfire incident command post. Up the fireline,…

Justice September 27, 2023

Attorneys spar over Georgia’s voting law after federal judge temporarily blocks some provisions

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] September 26, 2023 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit will determine…