A year ago, a resident of a Central Georgia nursing home climbed out of the window of her room and wandered off. The staff at Pinehill Nursing Center in Byromville realized she was gone and launched a search. The woman had been reported to be delusional and refusing to... Read more
Nine years ago, TaTa-Nisha Frazier wanted to get her three children back after losing custody. She faced a formidable obstacle: her addiction to alcohol and drugs. Frazier went into treatment in DeKalb County. Now, at 47, after what she calls a “tumultuous journey,’’ Frazier has a story that... Read more
A fast-food outlet at a Macon medical center is closing, the second such action at a Georgia hospital in the past three years. This week, Navicent Health announced that a McDonald’s restaurant inside its major Macon hospital is closing. The decision follows a complaint by the Physicians Committee for... Read more
The measles outbreak has brought much-needed attention to the importance of vaccines. Next month, a CDC committee will meet in Atlanta to weigh whether to continue recommending another vaccine – this one for seniors. In a new GHN Commentary, Dr. Linda Walden says jettisoning the current recommendation of a... Read more
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