Rural remedy: Mercer med school brings care to ‘areas of need’
This is the first in an occasional series on rural health care in Georgia. These articles are supported by a grant from the Arthur...
Georgia near the top in HIV risk, report shows
A new analysis underscores the enormous challenges that Georgia faces in fighting HIV.
The state ranks No. 3 in HIV risk in the U.S., trailing only...
Sick kids’ siblings need help and comfort, too
Alivia Linnekin, 7, has been battling acute myeloid leukemia since March.
She has had several long stays at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite,...
NGMC receives American Cancer Society’s HPV Partnership Award
Award recognizes Northeast Georgia Medical Center's efforts to prevent HPV-related cancers
(Gainesville, Ga.) – Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) is one of only three hospitals...
Grady eye cases inspire look at safety of sideview mirrors
Within three months, three patients came to Grady Memorial Hospital with similar, devastating eye injuries.
And the circumstances of their accidents were strikingly similar. Each...
Blood shortage continues, donors needed
A drop in summer donations has created an emergency blood shortage in Georgia and across the U.S.
Blood supplies are now below a two day...
Mobile health care for kids takes another step
A new van that will deliver health care to Georgia children continues a trend of bringing medical services to schools.
Peach State Health Plan is...
Piedmont’s new payment plan: 25% upfront for some patients
Piedmont Healthcare is requiring patients who shoulder the entire cost of a non-emergency medical service to pay 25 percent of the bill before they get...
Abrams says waiver effort won’t fix Georgia’s health care problems
Former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams told reporters Wednesday that Georgia’s proposed health care waivers are “shortsighted’’ and will leave hundreds of thousands without...
Duncan urges culture of transparency in health care
Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan told journalists Tuesday that he wants to see transparency on quality of medical care as much as on medical prices.
Duncan...
Market in pre-owned diabetic strips worries experts
The small yellow yard signs began to appear this spring, seemingly overnight and without fanfare. They’re peppered across the parking lots of shopping centers and...
Where does Georgia rank on some key health measures?
Georgia’s child well-being ranking has climbed one spot, to 38th among the states, in an annual national report on kids.
The KIDS COUNT Data Book...