health care

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Immigration December 18, 2024

Trump Threat to Immigrant Health Care Tempered by Economic Hopes

This article by Vanessa G. Sánchez first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Vanessa G. Sánchez December 17, 2024 LOS ANGELES — President-elect Donald Trump’s promise of mass…

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Health Care December 16, 2024

Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants from December 6 to 12

The following are scores for the past week for restaurants, school cafeterias, hotels, and other food service facilities in Cobb County from the Georgia Department of Public Health. For more…

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International October 18, 2023

Decades of underfunding, blockade have weakened Gaza’s health system − the siege has pushed it into abject crisis

by Yara M. Asi, University of Central Florida, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] For the wounded, injured and sick in Gaza, there is seemingly no…

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Cobb County September 1, 2023

Safe Kids Cobb County receives $5,000 grant for child safety initiatives

According to a news release from Cobb & Douglas Public Health, the Cobb & Douglas Health Foundation for Safe Kids Cobb County has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the…

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Pets and Pet Adoption August 5, 2023

The Deafening Toll: Exploring the Adverse Effects of Loud Noises on the Hearing of Pets

by Inger Eberhart, Cobb County Department of Public Safety, Communications Specialist Recent Studies Shed Light on the Impact of Thunderstorms, Engines, and More In a world bustling with sounds, our…

Restaurants November 12, 2022

Restaurant and other food service inspection scores in Cobb County: Friday November 4 – Thursday November 10

The following are inspection scores for the past week for restaurants, school cafeterias, hotels and other food service facilities in Cobb County from the Georgia Department of Public Health: Friday…

Georgia July 27, 2022

ACLU, doctors open new legal front to challenge Georgia anti-abortion law

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]July 26, 2022 A new attempt to stop Georgia’s anti-abortion law has been filed in…

Education July 23, 2021

Questions remain after Cobb County School District releases COVID-19 protocols

By Rebecca Gaunt Cobb County School District released its COVID-19 protocols for the 2021-2022 school year Tuesday, but many families are frustrated by unanswered questions. [Editor’s note: an open inquiry…

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From the Editor July 5, 2021

From the Editor: Back Home to Cobb County at Last

Our regular readers might that noticed that our volume of content dropped over the past few days. I was in Albany, New York for the past three months, taking care…

Smyrna Mayor Derek Norton takes the COVID-19 test

Smyrna July 27, 2020

Smyrna to cover cost of city employee COVID-19 testing for three-day period

The City of Smyrna is going to cover the cost of voluntary COVID-19 testing for its city employees on July 28, July 29 and July 30. “I am so proud…

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Health Care cost December 18, 2024

5 of the most frustrating health insurer tactics and why they exist

by Monica S. Aswani, University of Alabama at Birmingham and Paul Shafer, Boston University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The U.S. has made great progress…

Health Care December 18, 2024

Vaccine misinformation distorts science – a biochemist explains how RFK Jr. and his lawyer’s claims threaten public health

by Mark R. O’Brian, University at Buffalo, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Vaccinations provide significant protection for the public against infectious diseases and substantially reduce…

Food science December 18, 2024

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