The CDC revises its estimate of the flu vaccine’s effectiveness downward to 18%.
Month: February 2015
Austell: Pay for exercise
Austell’s mayor wants to pay city employees $5 for each day they exercise one hour at the city’s 24-hour gym. Read the full article: Atlanta Business Chronicle
Atlanta: Malaria initiative
The CDC is heading up a consortium of global health nonprofits to eradicate malaria from Hispaniola, the last Caribbean island with endemic cases of the disease. Read the full article: Atlanta Business Chronicle
Newnan: Wounded warriors
About 120 wounded warriors and supporters will bicycle into Newnan on Sunday and enjoy lunch at the Coweta Veterans Club. Read the full article: Newnan Times-Herald
Measles scare over with no spread
The Georgia measles scare that stemmed from an infected infant arriving here from overseas is apparently at an end, with no further spread of the disease. Earlier this month, state health officials said they identified 35 people – most of them children – as susceptible to getting measles from the infant who was hospitalized in…
Ga. House OKs health benefits
About 11,000 part-time school workers – such as bus drivers and cafeteria workers – would keep their health insurance under a budget plan approved by the House. Read the full article: WABE
Girls rescued in SWAT standoff
Two young girls were rescued from an apartment in DeKalb County overnight after police say they were used as sex slaves. Read the full article: wsbtv.com
Albany: Cost control
The Georgia Hospital Association’s chief medical officer says health care reform is needed in regard to costs and the overall health of Americans. Read the full article: Albany Herald
Cancer hospital fires back in fight over legislation
“Pure politics.” That’s how Cancer Treatment Centers of America describes the opposition to legislation that would allow the cancer hospital to expand its capacity – and treat more Georgians. “This is not about the citizens of Georgia,’’ said David Kent, chief operating officer of CTCA’s hospital in Newnan. “This is about [other] hospitals protecting their…
C-diff blamed for 15,000 deaths a year
A nasty intestinal bug, Clostridium difficile, sickens nearly twice as many Americans each year as was previously thought.