Northwest Georgia Public Health district has the highest children’s immunization rates in the state. Read the full article: Rome News-Tribune
Month: April 2012
What’s wrong with our community health centers?
As Kaiser Health News journalist Phil Galewitz studied data on the nation’s community health centers, the statistics compelled him to visit Georgia. The overall national picture, published Wednesday in a KHN and USA Today story, is that hundreds of the nation’s nearly 1,200 federally funded community health centers fall short on major quality-of-care measures, according…
Atlanta: Patient data breach
Personal and health information for more than 315,000 patients is missing, Emory Healthcare announces. Read the full article: ajc.com
Stanton Springs: Baxter plant
Baxter International plans to open a plasma-based treatments manufacturing plant on metro Atlanta’s Eastside. Read the full article: Atlanta Business Chronicle
Cedartown: Contract rejected
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia decides not to extend its contract with Polk Medical Center. Read the full article: Rome News-Tribune
Savannah: Race for Cure
Up to 6,000 participants are expected Saturday in the Susan G. Komen Savannah Race for the Cure. Read the full article: Savannah Morning News
Screening tests every woman needs
This WebMD slideshow gives information on screenings your doctor may recommend.
Synthetic pot sales halted
The GBI and law enforcement officers in metro Atlanta say store owners are clearing shelves of synthetic marijuana products. Read the full article: wsbtv.com
Where teens get booze
About a quarter of teens who drink get their booze from a parent or older family member, according to a recent survey. Read the full article: Augusta Chronicle
Shortage of emergency drugs alarms doctors
Georgia emergency physicians say a shortage of drugs to treat critically ill and injured people poses a ‘‘real danger to our patients today, without relief in sight.’’ The Georgia EMS Medical Directors Advisory Council, in a letter Tuesday to the state commissioner of Public Health, said EMS physicians are adjusting protocols because of the shortages,…