A new CDC study suggests that cutting down the number and concentration of bars, clubs and other places that serve alcohol can reduce violent crime. Read the full article: WABE
Month: May 2015
Managing heart care remotely
Doctors at Emory are now using sensors to remotely monitor and manage heart failure. Read the full article: WABE
Plans for former hospital
Four conceptual plans for the former Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital property were pitched to members of the Rome Redevelopment Committee. Read the full article: Rome News-Tribune
Toys for sick children
Two Warner Robins girls are selling lemonade and snacks in front of their home to raise money to buy toys for sick children. Read the full article: Macon Telegraph
Newnan: Hospital appeal?
An appeal may be coming over a judge’s order for the state to award a CON for a psychiatric and substance abuse hospital in Newnan. Read the full article: Newnan Times-Herald
New rule addresses health of streams
The feds roll out new clean water regulations focusing on the health of streams that help feed into primary drinking sources.
Legislator: Waiver plan still requires legislative OK
State Rep. Jason Spencer has fought the Affordable Care Act as hard as anyone in the Georgia General Assembly. Spencer, a Woodbine Republican, was a driving force behind passage of a bill that requires legislative approval for expansion of Medicaid in Georgia under the 2010 federal health care law. He also pushed legislation that forbids…
Danger under the sun: Taking skin cancer seriously
Danny Sanders, who operates Oglethorpe Feed & Farm Supply, has been dealing with farmers and cattlemen in Oglethorpe County for more than 16 years. He’s seen them come and go with all sorts of injuries and ailments, including skin cancer. “A couple of farmers that I knew had places burned off their skin” by doctors,…
Augusta: ‘Level playing field’
A longtime Augusta dentist, who has been a paraplegic since a car accident in 1966, marks the 25th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Read the full article: Augusta Chronicle
Big gifts help BeltLine
A gift of nearly $600,000 from Delta’s CEO and his wife helped close out the $12.5 million campaign to fund the Atlanta BeltLine’s Westside Trail. Read the full article: Atlanta Business Chronicle