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Ellen Eldridge

Ellen Eldridge is the senior health care reporter for Georgia Public Broadcasting. Her work appears on Now Habersham through a reporting partnership with GPB News, a non-profit newsroom covering the state of Georgia. 
Health & Safety

1 in 4 nursing homes use ‘chemical straitjackets’ to manage residents, US News & World Report says

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State, National & World News

UGA study looks at how many military families use food pantries

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Health & Safety

New CDC director wants to build relationships with lawmakers and restore trust in public health

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State, National & World News

New federal mental health parity rule matches Georgia’s moves to strengthen social safety net

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State, National & World News

Dialing 988 for mental health crisis reaches its first year. Here’s why you may not have heard

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Health & Safety

A clinical trial studies inhaled insulin for children

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Health & Safety

Health care workforce shortage in ‘state of emergency’ DBHDD commissioner says

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Health & Safety

Georgia now allows advanced directives for mental health

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State, National & World News

On World AIDS Day, Georgia leads the nation in new HIV cases — and Atlanta is a hot spot

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Health & Safety

GBI says brightly colored fentanyl pills have not been found in Georgia ahead of Halloween

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Health & Safety

Flu season may be worse this year with relaxed COVID-19 mitigation efforts, experts warn

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Health & Safety

As monkeypox cases slow, state health department is ‘cautiously optimistic’

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Health & Safety

Is reversing early-stage Alzheimer’s disease possible? A new study finds it may be

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State, National & World News

Traveling this holiday weekend? Here’s what to know about COVID numbers

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Health & Safety

Menthol cigarettes next up for FDA ban list after Juul vaping products

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State, National & World News

Georgia is ready to roll out 988 crisis line — and respond to needs

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State, National & World News

Fentanyl-related overdose deaths lead record surge in drug deaths

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State, National & World News

Georgia will no longer consider fentanyl test strips as drug paraphernalia

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State, National & World News

Georgia’s BA-2 subvariant COVID cases are ‘more of a ripple than a wave,’ official says

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Life in Motion

Georgia children could lose access to food if nutrition waivers are not renewed

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