Dozens of Georgia foster children were dropped from state custody while they were missing from care, even after the state eliminated a policy allowing the practice, a Channel 2 Action News investigation uncovered. Read the full article: wsbtv.com
Year: 2018
Beck, Laws to face off for Georgia insurance chief
Insurance agency owner Janice Laws beat consumer advocate Cindy Zeldin on Tuesday to win the Democratic nomination for Georgia insurance commissioner. Laws will face Republican Jim Beck, former general manager of the Georgia Underwriting Association, in the November election. Both Laws and Beck won their party primaries easily on Tuesday, capturing around 60 percent of the vote. Beck…
Routine DNA testing moves into primary care
Starting in the next month or so, the Pennsylvania-based Geisinger system will offer DNA sequencing to 1,000 patients, with the goal of eventually extending the offer to all 3 million Geisinger patients. The health system’s test will look for mutations in at least 77 genes.
Atlanta City Council OKs big step in Piedmont Park expansion
Piedmont Park is on track for its $100 million expansion plan. On Monday, Atlanta City Council approved spending up to $20.4 million to buy about 3 acres at the corner of Piedmont Avenue and Monroe Drive. That would be the first parcel purchased for the expansion. Read the full article: WABE
UWG to focus on victims of sexual assault
The University of West Georgia Department of Health Services has been awarded a $312,000 grant from the Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council to enhance and expand services for students who have been affected by sexual violence. Read the full article: Newnan Times-Herald
Huge hospital merger still unfinished after state’s OK
Six months after getting state approval, the mega-merger between Northside Hospital and Gwinnett Health System remains unfinished business. The potential deal was originally announced in 2015, with a projected completion date of early the following year. But it has dragged out way beyond that. Even last year, there were still details to be worked out…
Rep. Cooper promises action on scabies cases
State Rep. Sharon Cooper (R-Marietta) wants the state health departments to change the way it responds to scabies infestations, following the death of a nursing home resident eaten alive by the parasitic mites, uncovered by the 11Alive Investigators. Read the full article: 11Alive.com
Doctor who made music videos faces malpractice suits
Dr. Windell Boutte’s website calls her “Atlanta’s most experienced cosmetic surgeon,” but a Channel 2 Action News consumer investigation discovered she also had plenty of experience dealing with malpractice cases. Boutte refused to answer consumer investigator Jim Strickland’s questions about seven lawsuits against her. Read the full article: wsbtv.com
Single mom needs double lung transplant
Doctors say Amy Majors needs a double lung transplant within the next two years. “If I don’t get the transplant, the doctors give me 24 months,” Majors said. Read the full article: Newnan Times-Herald
FDA approves preventive migraine medicine
Migraine sufferers across the United States have their eyes on a newly approved drug that’s offering hope for reducing the frequency of monthly migraine attacks.