A Coweta County woman is in jail after her deceased infant tested positive for methamphetamine. Read the full article: Newnan Times-Herald
Month: September 2015
Bibb: Community gardens
New community gardens and improved health services are coming to some Macon-Bibb County neighborhoods. Read the full article: Macon Telegraph
Tybee: 2 die in ceremony
Two people are dead and one is missing after being stranded in the ocean at a Hindu religious ceremony. Read the full article: Savannah Morning News
State: Can’t confirm cancer cluster in Waycross area
State public health officials said Monday that based on their initial analysis, unusual childhood cancer cases in the Waycross area do not constitute a cancer cluster. Relatives and community members in the southeast corner of Georgia have reported three childhood sarcoma cases in Ware County and one in a neighboring county that were diagnosed within…
Kaiser scores another annual top rating in Georgia
Kaiser Permanente is again Georgia’s top-rated health plan in commercial insurance, according to the National Committee for Quality Assurance. It’s the 11th straight year that Kaiser, a nonprofit, got NCQA’s No. 1 rating among commercial health plans in the state. The NCQA rankings use a 1-to-5 scale, with 5 being the highest. The 2015-2016 ratings also…
Columbia hospital CON upheld
Georgia Regents Medical Center was correctly awarded a license to build a 100-bed hospital in Columbia County, an administrative law judge has ruled. Read the full article: Augusta Chronicle
Walk to End Alzheimer’s
Thousands of supporters turned out at Atlantic Station Saturday morning – in the pouring rain – for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Read the full article: 11alive.com
Breast cancer awareness
For the sixth year, The Albany Herald has continued a commitment to go pink in support of breast cancer awareness and the Cancer Coalition of South Georgia. Read the full article: Albany Herald
Rising deductibles squeeze families
For those who have to pay health insurance deductibles, the out-of-pocket outlays are growing.
Record funds for Emory
Emory University researchers received $572.4 million in external grants in fiscal year 2015, a record for the school. Read the full article: Atlanta Business Chronicle