Weekend deadline looms as Wellstar, United wrangle over contact
For the second time in recent months, insurance giant UnitedHealthcare is mired in a contract squabble with a large Georgia health care system. And...
NGMC receives initial accreditation for cardio disease and hospice fellowship programs
Northeast Georgia Medical Center is extending new training opportunities to physicians. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education has awarded the hospital initial accreditation...
Hospitals unsure of vaccine mandate’s effects, but it may curb nurse job-jumping
Georgia hospital officials were scrambling Friday to gauge the impact of President Biden’s order for health care workers to get vaccinated for Covid-19.
The mandate...
District 2 Public Health opens four free COVID testing sites in North Georgia
District 2 Public Health now has four COVID testing sites open in its 13-county North Georgia region. These drive-through sites provide free PCR testing (non-rapid...
Your Covid game plan: Are stadiums safe?
The college football season is kicking into high gear, the NFL season starts Sept. 9, and the baseball pennant races are heating up. For...
Emory Healthcare postpones some elective surgeries due to bed shortage
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 surge around Georgia, Emory Healthcare postponed some elective surgeries this week due to a shortage of beds and continues to...
State Poison Center gets reports of misuse of drug in Covid surge
The misuse of an anti-parasite drug to treat or prevent Covid has spiked in recent weeks, leading to increased calls to poison centers.
The CDC issued a health...
Regional COVID update
The agency that oversees public health departments in 13 North Georgia counties released its latest regional COVID update on August 27. The data shows...
Symptomatic COVID patients are more contagious
ATHENS — Individuals with COVID-19 are most likely to spread the virus to close contacts two days before the onset of symptoms to three days...
As low vaccination rate fuels surge, Georgia hospital workers feel frustration, fatigue
The current covid onslaught may be the worst of the four virus surges in one crucial way: The effect on hospital employee morale.
Leaders of...
COVID-19 booster shots to roll out starting next month
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — Top U.S. health officials announced a plan Wednesday to begin offering COVID-19 booster shots to Americans starting Sept. 20, with the scheduling...
Georgia waiting on CDC guidance for administering third vaccine
ATLANTA — Following the FDA’s authorization of an additional COVID vaccine dose for immunocompromised individuals, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is...