Health

FDA Targets Flavored E-Cigarettes In Attempt To Curb Youth Smoking

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FDA Targets Flavored E-Cigarettes In Attempt To Curb Youth Smoking

Lives Lost Amid ER Violations, Investigation Finds

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Lives Lost Amid ER Violations, Investigation Finds

Investigation: Pregnant Women Face Risk Despite Federal ER Law

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Investigation: Pregnant Women Face Risk Despite Federal ER Law

In a November report, an advisory committee for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services called for improved diagnosis, lab testing and treatment, as well as more funding in fighting Lyme disease and other tick-related diseases.

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Federal Report Urges Bigger Fight Against Diseases Caused By Ticks

Andy Miller, Georgia Health News • Nov 30, 2018

Georgia Gov.-elect Brian Kemp will take office in January. The state’s health care challenges include its uninsured rate, one of the highest in the nation; its low ratings among states on different public health measures; and the continuing financial struggles of rural hospitals.

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What Will Be On Brian Kemp’s Agenda For Health Care?

Andy Miller, Georgia Health News • Nov 27, 2018

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We’re Living Longer … But A Medical Journal Sees Many Causes For Alarm

Joanne Silberner • Nov 27, 2018

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Georgians Have Voted To Help Homeless With Mental Illness

Andy Miller, Georgia Health News • Nov 19, 2018

Georgia currently has more than 58,000 people living with HIV, trailing only Florida and Texas in the South, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention statistics showed.

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South Still Center Of New HIV Infections, CDC Says

Andy Miller, Georgia Health News • Nov 16, 2018

Belsy Garcia Manrique has a goal of becoming a doctor who can bridge the cultural gulf that exists between minority patients and the medical establishment. For most of her life, U.S. immigration policy effectively blocked her path to medical school. She continues to pursue her dream, even if it doesn’t lead her back to Georgia.

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‘Dreamer’ Raised In Georgia — Now A Med Student — Feels Shut Out

Max Blau, Georgia Health News • Nov 15, 2018