Homicide and suicide outpace the more traditional causes of death for women during pregnancy or up to a year after birth, a new analysis has found. In a study published in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology, Dr. Christie Palladino, an OB/GYN and researcher at Georgia Health Sciences University, used CDC data from 17 states (including…
In the last three years, more than $19 million in drug company money has been paid to Georgia medical practitioners, 11alive.com reports. Read the full article: 11alive.com
A new VA clinic opening next year will provide a convenience for local veterans who currently have to drive a long distance for medical services. Read the full article: Carrollton Times-Georgian
The local community reaches out to 19-year-old Kody Lucas, a Perry High School graduate battling brain cancer since 2007. Read the full article: Macon Telegraph
Medicare’s basic monthly premium will rise much less than expected next year, the federal government announced. Thursday. The new Part B premium for outpatient care will be $99.90 a month for 2012, or about $7 less than projected, the Associated Press reports in USA Today. .
The hiring of an insurance consulting firm by the Macon City Council has stretched on for more than a year. Read the full article: Macon Telegraph
New Doctors Hospital CEO Doug Welch it feels his new job is like coming home. Read the full article: Augusta Chronicle
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Next year, a multibillion-dollar transportation referendum will go before voters in 10 metro Atlanta counties. So far, the hotly debated items on the project list involve improvements in rail, road and bus service. But also on the list — though drawing considerably less media attention — is a $17 million call center to help seniors…
Sentencing is delayed in the case of a former nurse anesthetist found guilty of sexually assaulting female patients. Read the full article: CBSAtlanta.com