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Nearly 600 cases of monkeypox have been identified in Georgia since the disease first showed up in the Peach State at the beginning of June, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Georgia has almost 600 cases of monkeypox

by Rebecca Grapevine | Capitol Beat News ServiceAugust 8, 2022September 24, 2023

Do you know when your child needs to go to urgent care or when they need to go to the ER?

Emergency Room or Urgent Care? Where should you take your child?

by Thom ChandlerAugust 8, 2022August 8, 2022

Sidecar Health compiled a list of facts about surprise medical bills, and what the No Surprises Act—which took effect Jan. 1—will do to combat unexpected health care bills.

What the ban on surprise medical bills means for you

by Lauren Liebhaber | StackerAugust 4, 2022August 4, 2022

Valdosta officials discovered a slow discharge of about 840 gallons of sewage into a local tributary earlier this week.

A ruptured sewage line in Valdosta has been slowly releasing 840 gallons into a local tributary

by Thom ChandlerJuly 27, 2022July 27, 2022

The Live Well Twiggs collaborative recently announced plans for a new community health education center in Jeffersonville.

One of Georgia’s lowest ranked counties for health care is getting a new health center

by Thom ChandlerJuly 21, 2022July 21, 2022

The phone lines at Georgia’s crisis call center lit up for days after comedian Robin Williams took his own life in 2014. And the call volume spiked again when celebrity chef and popular TV show host Anthony Bourdain committed suicide in 2018.

New 988 mental health crisis hotline launches in Georgia

by Jill Nolin | Georgia RecorderJuly 15, 2022July 15, 2022

A months-long dispute between Northside Hospital system and insurance provider Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield has come to an end, with the two parties finalizing a new agreement.

Northside Hospital is in-network for Anthem Blue Cross members again

by Thom ChandlerJuly 14, 2022July 14, 2022

Dengue, zika and chikungunya fever mosquito (aedes aegypti) on human skin

West Nile virus found in mosquitoes along Atlanta Beltline

by Thom ChandlerJuly 12, 2022July 12, 2022

When you take a probiotic supplement, you are likely under the assumption that all those billions of beneficial bacteria will happily establish themselves in your digestive tract, providing a range of health benefits.

Do probiotics really work? A UGA study aims to find out

by Maria M. Lameiras | CAES NewsJuly 8, 2022July 8, 2022

Wellstar Health System has reached an agreement with UnitedHealthcare that puts the insurance company in network with the health system again.

Wellstar is in-network for UnitedHealthcare patients again

by Thom ChandlerJuly 6, 2022July 6, 2022

Under the state’s new law, Georgia health insurers must cover mental health treatment at the same level they cover physical ailments

Starting today, insurance companies in Georgia must cover mental health the same way they cover physical health

by Rebecca Grapevine | Capitol Beat News ServiceJuly 1, 2022July 1, 2022

raccoon, portrait, wildlife

Rabies Alert: A rabid raccoon was captured in a Buford neighborhood

by County NewsJune 22, 2022June 23, 2022

A form of highly contagious bird flu has been detected in a backyard farm in Toombs County, the first outbreak in Georgia this year, the state Department of Agriculture reported.

Bird flu reported in backyard farm in South Georgia

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceJune 3, 2022June 23, 2022

A metro Atlanta man has a confirmed case of orthopoxvirus, according to a statement released by the Georgia Department of Public Health on Wednesday.

Suspected case of monkeypox found in Georgia

by Rebecca Grapevine | Capitol Beat News ServiceJune 1, 2022June 23, 2022

The City of Fayetteville Water Department has issued a boil-water advisory for Habersham Place and Churchill Court until at least 2:30 p.m. on May 25.

Boil water advisory issued for parts of Fayetteville

by Thom ChandlerMay 24, 2022June 23, 2022

Both the Biden administration and Congress moved Wednesday to try to relieve a national infant formula shortage, as the White House invoked the Defense Production Act and the U.S. House approved $28 million for the Food and Drug Administration.

The latest on the baby formula shortage

by Jennifer Shutt | Georgia Recorder and Jacob Fischler | Georgia RecorderMay 19, 2022June 23, 2022

Two health-care players embroiled in a legal controversy that could affect hundreds of thousands of Georgians’ health care faced off in state Supreme Court.

Anthem and Northside Hospital face off in court

by Rebecca Grapevine | Capitol Beat News ServiceMay 17, 2022June 23, 2022

raccoon, portrait, wildlife

Rabies alert in Hall County

by Thom ChandlerMay 10, 2022June 23, 2022

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