The next time you’re at the grocery store, stop and look at the nutrition labels. You may notice a few changes. Although new labels authorized by the Food and Drug Administration are not yet required by law, a few companies are already beginning to put out products with updated wording. “We are keeping the iconic…
Students from the Douglas County College and Career Institute are the winners of the “We’re Not Gonna Take It” video contest. The contest is a chance for Georgia students to make PSA video and audio clips related to the opioid crisis, which will be aired on television and radio stations across the state. A recent…
They’re called circadian rhythms. And this internal body clock of mine is about to call time out. When you’re taking a 7-hour trip eastward, leaving at 10:30 at night, and without a first-class seat, you’re looking at a circadian circus of jet lag. I can’t complain about the destination: Along with my wife, a French teacher, I’ll…
Lauren McShane already had a master’s degree in public health, but wanted to branch out into the clinical side of health care. She considered going to medical school. Another possibility was becoming a physical therapist. But what she chose was taking up assistant programs at a physician assistant school. Her decision, she said, was based on…
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…
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…
A new report estimates that a full Medicaid expansion in Georgia would provide health insurance to 473,000 more residents in 2019. The Urban Institute policy brief, released Wednesday, is the latest to predict the effect of expansion on the state. Georgia is among 19 states that have not expanded Medicaid as outlined by the Affordable…
Georgia’s high rate of people without health insurance. Soaring premiums for auto insurance. The potential for Medicaid expansion. Health care contract disputes. In what’s shaping up as a pivotal race for Georgia’s next insurance commissioner, many of the prominent issues are related to health care coverage. Three Republicans and two Democrats are on the ballot…
Hospitals, like many other workplaces, have a tough time filling slots on the night shift. Few doctors and nurses want to work overnight hours, which are often inconvenient and can take a toll in fatigue and burnout. But in a novel way, Emory medical providers are addressing the problem. Through the technology of telehealth, the…
One in 100 babies are born with congenital heart disease. And it can be deadly. Critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) that goes untreated causes half of the infant deaths in this country related to birth defects. The scary thing is that infants show no symptoms at birth. Fortunately, CCHD can be diagnosed, either in the…