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Less than 24 hours before the scheduled C-section, Reese was stillborn.

Her Child Was Stillborn at 39 Weeks. She Blames a System That Doesn’t Always Listen to Mothers.

by Duaa Eldeib | ProPublicaNovember 27, 2022November 27, 2022

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney had ruled last week that the Georgia abortion ban was unconstitutional and blocked state officials from enforcing it.

Back-and-forth over abortion law continues after Georgia Supreme Court reinstates abortion ban

by Rebecca Grapevine | Capitol Beat News ServiceNovember 23, 2022November 23, 2022

At 32, Seecheran was experiencing a stroke. His fast thinking helped him get the treatment he needed to save his life, but after a month-and-a-half stay in the hospital, doctors thought he might never regain the ability to speak.

Younger Georgians are having more strokes. Here’s why

by Ross Williams | Georgia RecorderNovember 15, 2022September 24, 2023

Depressed teenager sitting on the floor

Group asks Georgians to vote for mental health

by Rebecca Grapevine | Capitol Beat News ServiceOctober 25, 2022October 25, 2022

The News: Atlanta Medical Center announced last month it would be closing by Nov. 1, catching local officials and patients off guard. As of this week, the emergency room at Wellstar Atlanta Medical has officially closed. DeKalb County officials have taken some steps this month to alleviate the impact the hospital closure will have on DeKalb residents.

Here’s what DeKalb County is doing in the wake of Atlanta Medical Center closing

by Thom ChandlerOctober 22, 2022September 24, 2023

CVS is also taking a stance on the “Pink Tax” by ensuring equitable pricing for men’s and women’s comparable products, like razors and shaving cream.

CVS takes on the ‘Pink Tax’ and ‘Menstrual Tax’ with bold women’s health moves

by Thom ChandlerOctober 11, 2022October 11, 2022

Cases of COVID-19 and monkeypox are continuing to decline in Georgia, officials with the state Department of Public Health reported Tuesday.

Cases of coronavirus and monkeypox are down in Georgia

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceOctober 11, 2022September 24, 2023

The Georgia Commission for Access to Medical Cannabis voted this week to award licenses to Trulieve Georgia Inc. and Biological Sciences LLC to grow marijuana and convert the leafy crop into low-THC cannabis oil for sale to patients suffering from a range of diseases.

After long delay, Georgia is giving out its first two medical cannabis production licenses

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceSeptember 22, 2022September 22, 2022

ATLANTA – The state will funnel $130 million in federal COVID relief funds to Grady Memorial Hospital to help offset the impact of the looming closure of WellStar’s Atlanta Medical Center (AMC), Gov. Brian Kemp announced Thursday. The Republican governor and two Atlanta-area Democratic leaders addressed how Georgia’s capital city will cope with the closure

Here’s how Atlanta leaders plan to address Wellstar closing Atlanta Medical Center

by Rebecca Grapevine | Capitol Beat News ServiceSeptember 15, 2022September 24, 2023

The Georgia Department of Public Health will begin offering the new bivalent COVID-19 booster this week, as shipments of the vaccine arrive in the state.

Georgia will begin distributing the new bivalent COVID-19 booster this week

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 7, 2022September 7, 2022

ATLANTA – Georgia and 31 other states have reached a $438.5 million settlement with JUUL Labs in a lawsuit over the e-cigarette manufacturer’s marketing and sales practices. An agreement announced Tuesday ends a two-year bipartisan investigation into a company that until recently was the dominant player in the vaping market. The investigation revealed JUUL aggressively

Georgia to share in multi-state settlement with JUUL for marketing to underage users

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceSeptember 6, 2022September 6, 2022

Atlanta officials say they were blindsided yesterday when Wellstar Health System announced it would be shuttering Atlanta Medical Center in Downtown Atlanta effective Nov. 1.

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens demands answers about Atlanta Medical Center shutdown

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 1, 2022September 24, 2023

The Lung Institute, a source for pulmonary information for better lung health, including disease prevention and management, commissioned a national study to establish a ranking of lung health across America, over a five-year period. This data analysis factored the following statistics from the last 5 years: the change in smoking rate in each state, as well as the change in pollution level (measured in PM2.5, which is the average daily density of fine particulate matter in micrograms per cubic meter).

Out of Breath: Georgia ranked the 11th worst state in the U.S. for lung health

by Special to The Georgia SunSeptember 1, 2022September 1, 2022

ATLANTA – Two Georgia veterans lent their support this week to the use of the psychedelic drug psilocybin in treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Following multiple combat deployments, Ethan Whitfield and Marcus Capone traveled outside of the U.S. for counseling and treatment of their PTSD with psilocybin after standard drugs failed to treat their severe

Georgia may help fund new psychedelic drug for treating PTSD

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceAugust 31, 2022August 31, 2022

Methadone is a “gold standard of opioid addiction treatments,” according to study author and UGA health economist Jayani Jayawardhana.

Rural Georgia lacks access to essential opioid addiction treatment

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

Ambulance At ER

Report says only 16% of Georgia hospitals are following the new accurate pricing law

by T.A. DeFeo | The Center SquareAugust 21, 2022August 21, 2022

The Georgia Department of Public Health has launched an online, centralized scheduling tool and helpline to locate and make appointments for the monkeypox vaccine.

How to get the monkeypox vaccine in Georgia

by Thom ChandlerAugust 16, 2022August 16, 2022

Health insurance form with dollars and stethoscope

Feds reject Kemp’s plan for a Georgia health insurance marketplace

by Rebecca Grapevine | Capitol Beat News ServiceAugust 9, 2022August 9, 2022

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