The EPA’s administrator told a gathering at Atlanta’s Morehouse School of Medicine on Thursday that she wants her organization viewed “as a public health agency.” Gina McCarthy emphasized the importance of environmental effects on health at a roundtable discussion at Morehouse, which including medical students, local college professors and community activists. The activists brought up…
A bill to allow Georgia dental hygienists to work in safety-net settings without a dentist present met an unexpected, controversial fate during the recent session of the General Assembly. The legislation appeared destined for passage after apparent agreement among all concerned parties. But then it was blocked by the House Rules Committee, and never got a…
Recently the Georgia Legislature considered House Bill 684, which purportedly would have allowed greater access to dental care for Georgians in safety-net settings by allowing dental hygienists to perform cleanings without requiring that a dentist be present or an exam be given. Initially, the Georgia Dental Association opposed the bill. Subsequently, we worked on amendments…
Emory researchers have launched the largest-ever research study in Atlanta — the Emory Healthy Aging Study — and you can be part of it. Read the full article: Atlanta Business Chronicle
The longtime chief executive officer for Rockdale Medical Center will soon take on a leadership role with Piedmont Henry Hospital in Stockbridge. Read the full article: Rockdale Citizen
Northeast Georgia Medical Center Braselton has been approved for a level 2 neonatal intensive care unit. Read the full article: Gainesville Times
The report found that friends and family spent, on average, more than $5,000 a year of their own money on the expenses of their loved one with dementia, ranging from food to adult diapers.
The board for the parent corporation of Memorial University Medical Center on Tuesday night unanimously approved a strategic partnership agreement with North Carolina-based Novant Health. Read the full article: Savannah Morning News
Two of Georgia’s top health officials laid out plans to fight Zika after Atlanta was named the top city for mosquitoes. Read the full article: 11alive.com
The widow of an elderly man who died after a six-month stay at a PruittHealth nursing home in Augusta has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit. Read the full article: Augusta Chronicle