BD agrees to new state requirements to curb ethylene oxide emissions
The state of Georgia and BD have reached a last-minute agreement to stem emissions of cancer-causing ethylene oxide gas at the company’s medical sterilizing...
Feds warn ethylene oxide crackdown could cause shortages of medical devices
Medical device makers and federal regulators are on edge after the closure of two major sterilization facilities and the potential shuttering of a third...
CBD oil as medicine: The promise and the risks
Metro Atlanta resident Becky Ferguson says she started using non-addictive cannabis oil because she hoped it would ease her chronic pain.
The result was not...
Georgia declines in health ranking for women and children
A recent report ranks Georgia 40th among states on the health of women and children, down three spots from its 2018 ranking.
The 2019 United Health...
Readmission penalties for Medicare patients hitting dozens of Georgia hospitals
A Medicare initiative aimed at reducing readmissions of discharged patients is penalizing 88 percent of Georgia hospitals evaluated in the program.
That’s a slightly higher...
Rural remedy: Mercer med school brings care to ‘areas of need’
This is the first in an occasional series on rural health care in Georgia. These articles are supported by a grant from the Arthur...
Georgia near the top in HIV risk, report shows
A new analysis underscores the enormous challenges that Georgia faces in fighting HIV.
The state ranks No. 3 in HIV risk in the U.S., trailing only...
Sick kids’ siblings need help and comfort, too
Alivia Linnekin, 7, has been battling acute myeloid leukemia since March.
She has had several long stays at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite,...
NGMC receives American Cancer Society’s HPV Partnership Award
Award recognizes Northeast Georgia Medical Center's efforts to prevent HPV-related cancers
(Gainesville, Ga.) – Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) is one of only three hospitals...
Grady eye cases inspire look at safety of sideview mirrors
Within three months, three patients came to Grady Memorial Hospital with similar, devastating eye injuries.
And the circumstances of their accidents were strikingly similar. Each...
Blood shortage continues, donors needed
A drop in summer donations has created an emergency blood shortage in Georgia and across the U.S.
Blood supplies are now below a two day...
Mobile health care for kids takes another step
A new van that will deliver health care to Georgia children continues a trend of bringing medical services to schools.
Peach State Health Plan is...