‘Universal’ vaccine may be down the road, but get your flu shot in the...
By: Madeline Laguaite | Georgia Health News
University of Georgia researchers are receiving millions of federal dollars to help create a “universal” flu vaccine. But...
Fewer Georgia hospitals earn ‘A’ safety rating in new Leapfrog report
One in four Georgia hospitals earned an “A’’ grade in the latest safety ratings by the Leapfrog Group, released Thursday.
That percentage is lower than...
Georgia is debut location for Walmart’s ‘health center’
By: Andy Miller | Georgia Health News
This Walmart in the western Atlanta suburbs looks at first glance like the retail giant’s other Supercenters.
But the...
The health effects of twice-yearly time changes
By: Gerdeen Dyer | Georgia Health News
First, here’s the reminder: When you go to bed Saturday night, set your clock back one hour. At 2...
BD agrees to new state requirements to curb ethylene oxide emissions
The state of Georgia and BD have reached a last-minute agreement to stem emissions of cancer-causing ethylene oxide gas at the company’s medical sterilizing...
Feds warn ethylene oxide crackdown could cause shortages of medical devices
Medical device makers and federal regulators are on edge after the closure of two major sterilization facilities and the potential shuttering of a third...
CBD oil as medicine: The promise and the risks
Metro Atlanta resident Becky Ferguson says she started using non-addictive cannabis oil because she hoped it would ease her chronic pain.
The result was not...
Georgia declines in health ranking for women and children
A recent report ranks Georgia 40th among states on the health of women and children, down three spots from its 2018 ranking.
The 2019 United Health...
Readmission penalties for Medicare patients hitting dozens of Georgia hospitals
A Medicare initiative aimed at reducing readmissions of discharged patients is penalizing 88 percent of Georgia hospitals evaluated in the program.
That’s a slightly higher...
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,...