An analysis found rates of serious thoughts of suicide range from about 1 in 50 adults in Georgia (2.1 percent) to 1 in 15 in Utah (6.8 percent). Read the full article: USA Today
Month: October 2011
Board rejects Army nurse
A letter from the Georgia Board for Licensed Practical Nurses told an Army nurse that her application to practice here was rejected. Read the full article: 11alive.com
Adolescent antidepressant use
Roughly 1 in 25 adolescents in the U.S. are taking antidepressants, according to a new government study. Read the full article: Athens Banner-Herald
Health statistics show link to local economy
Georgia counties with poor health statistics tend to lag on economic vitality as well, an analysis shows. Partner Up for Public Health, an advocacy campaign, has produced a comparison of data ranking counties on health outcomes and economic strength. The analysis “shows how intertwined they are,’’ said Charlie Hayslett, whose Hayslett Group firm manages the…
Grady under inspection after patient’s fatal fall
A team of inspectors arrived this week at Atlanta’s Grady Memorial Hospital to conduct a federal survey of its care systems. The action comes in the wake of a patient’s death in a fall from an 11th-floor window. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is conducting the survey to make sure Grady meets…
The cost of readmissions
Hospitals seek to reduce readmissions as they risk losing millions of federal dollars. Read the full article: ajc.com
Behind the meth ‘curtain’
Georgia judges and pharmacists learn about meth production and its impacts. Read the full article: Athens Banner-Herald
Macon: River Edge layoffs
River Edge Behavioral Health Center lays off 20 full-time employees and says uninsured patients will feel the impact of the job cuts. Read the full article: Macon Telegraph
Macon: Smoking rules halted
An attempt to write tighter rules for smoking in Macon fails again to pass the City Council. Read the full article: Macon Telegraph
Lowering the risk of breast cancer
Emory Winship Cancer Institute surgeon Dr. Sheryl Gabram says while you can’t eliminate your risk of breast cancer, you can lower it through controlling weight and exercise, myfoxatlanta.com reports.