Two Cartersville ob/gyns filed suit Tuesday to overturn the state’s health care regulatory process, saying it restricts competition and is unconstitutional. Drs. Hugo Ribot and Malcolm Barfield are challenging the Georgia certificate-of-need program, a complex set of regulations governing the creation and expansion of medical facilities. The CON process has long been controversial because hospitals…
A Carrollton man who lost his leg after a hit-and-run crash will run in this year’s Peachtree Road Race with a prosthetic leg. Read the full article: wsbtv.com
The director of health policy at the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse, Dr. Harry Heiman, discussed how Obamacare is faring among minorities. Read the full article: WABE
A few minutes after her daughter was born, Paisley Suddeth was told Mallorie had a rare congenital defect that affected the arrangement of the organs in her body. Read the full article: Dalton Daily Citizen
Hospitality House has provided services to child and adult survivors of domestic abuse since 1978. Read the full article: Rome News-Tribune
The recently named CEO of Piedmont Atlanta Hospital says being a doctor will give him an advantage in his new role. “As a physician, seeing what the nuts and bolts of what our patients are going through brings an additional lens’’ to the position, said Dr. Patrick Battey, who will take over as CEO in…
This Wednesday, sales of fireworks become legal in Georgia. The new law may make Saturday’s Fourth of July an especially explosive holiday. Medical professionals urge safety when setting off fireworks, noting that many people end up in emergency rooms with injuries. This past weekend’s disaster at a crowded celebration in Taiwan, when decorative sprays of…
A report suggests scientists should look at how low doses of chemicals considered safe on their own might cause cancer when mixed together.
Georgians may pay more at the gas pump, and they’ll be able to buy fireworks as most of this year’s 301 new laws take effect Wednesday. Read the full article: Savannah Morning News
A controversial bill would require almost all children entering day care or school in California to be vaccinated.