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Could Georgia Consider Work Requirements For Medicaid?

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Could Georgia Consider Work Requirements For Medicaid?

Atlanta’s Medical Community To Push For Federal Distracted Driving Law

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Atlanta’s Medical Community To Push For Federal Distracted Driving Law

How Plants And A Civil War-Era Book Help Emory Scientists Search For New Drugs

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How Plants And A Civil War-Era Book Help Emory Scientists Search For New Drugs

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, which includes 12,000 doctors, said there are 13 states that have hospitals with contracts with McDonald’s, Wendy’s or Chick-fil-A. In its campaign against hospital fast food, the group targets facilities that have a restaurant lease close to its renewal date.

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Macon Hospital’s Move Reflects Fast-Food Opposition

Andy Miller, Georgia Health News • May 30, 2019

About three-quarters of all the questions about essential oils that the Georgia Poison Center fielded were concerned with children under age 12, says Dr. Gaylord Lopez, director of the center. Many of those cases involved children under age 5, he adds.

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Essential Oils Popular But Can Pose Risk To Kids, Georgia Health News Reports

Georgia Health News • May 29, 2019

“Many teens describe abusing drugs as a way of gaining popularity or even blending in during high school,” writes VOX ATL reporter Sophie James. “Although substance abuse affects everyone, the effect on teenagers is especially important.”

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A VOX ATL Report: Dope To Cope — Why Teens Substitute Drugs For Dopamine

VOX ATL • May 29, 2019

“If nothing else, I was happy to be the person who gave other people hope. To come from such a hopeless place, that felt right. The problem is, recovery is not straightforward. It is not simple,” writes Haley Henderson of VOX ATL.

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VOX ATL Teen: Your Mental Illness Isn’t The Most Important Thing About You

VOX ATL • May 23, 2019

The uninsured rate for women of childbearing age is nearly twice as high in states that have not expanded Medicaid compared to those that have expanded Medicaid, according to the report from the Georgetown Center for Children and Families. Georgia’s rate of uninsured women ages 18 to 44 is 20 percent, the third-highest in the nation behind Texas and Oklahoma, according to the study.

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Study: Medicaid Expansion Can Save Lives Of Infants, Moms

Andy Miller, Georgia Health News • May 22, 2019

Georgia’s 27 “A” hospitals were a combination of urban and suburban hospitals and smaller rural facilities. Piedmont Healthcare had seven of its hospitals earning an “A.’’

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Georgia Moves Up In Key Rating Of Hospital Safety

Andy Miller, Georgia Health News • May 22, 2019