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Better get your flu shot
After three glorious days on St. Simons Island, Elizabeth Plyler arrived home with a splitting headache and a temperature that had spiked to 104.It was Tuesday, just hours after Labor Day, so she went to school only to find herself in the nurse’s office. The headache was getting worse. At ...
Former surgeons general to discuss health, policy, prevention
Six former U.S. surgeons general will gather Thursday in Atlanta for a conference on health disparities in underserved and at-risk communities.Th conference, hosted by the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at the Morehouse School of Medicine, comes at a time when many Americans are signing up for new health care options ...
“PLEASE wash your hands … Please.”
“Your test results came back. You have c. diff.” The nurse was standing at the foot of my bed, holding an information pamphlet. She tossed it on the bed. That was it. That was how I was informed that I had been diagnosed with a debilitating infection that will be ...
On health care, beware of hucksters
WASHINGTON — Obamacare is upon us, and already fraudsters are out to cheat people.With a lot of confusion about the health insurance marketplaces, consumers are receiving phone calls from people claiming to provide insurance cards needed under the Affordable Care Act. Keep your guard up, says Edward Johnson, president and ...
Life Stories: A volunteer with hospice helps families hold onto sweet memories
Kerry Hughes wastes no time in getting to know Ruth and Chuck Coe well. Toting a red pen and yellow highlighter in one hand and a voice recorder in the other, she asks a series of questions, covering a lot of ground. Where were you born? How did you meet? ...
MiMedx shares tumble on FDA concerns
A Cobb County company that makes tissues from donated placentas for wound care and other uses has been served with a letter from the Food and Drug Administration stating the agency believes the company lacks approvals to market the products.Marietta-based MiMedx said in a news release Wednesday that the company ...
Protect your eyes with glasses and the garden
It’s time to find the sunglasses you didn’t need very often this rainy summer and protect your eyes from the glare of … What is that? The sun! The ultraviolet (UV) rays in sunlight can damage your eyes and are linked to cataracts and age-related macular degeneration (AMD); two leading ...
15-year-old gets heart, surgery successful
Anthony Stokes, the 15-year-old DeKalb resident whose family feared he would die if he didn’t get a new heart, is in recovery today after getting a new heart. Mark Bell, a spokesman for the family, confirmed today that Stokes was in surgery for five hours Tuesday evening. Just last week, ...
Prescriptions for ADHD go up by 50%
There has been a 50% rise in the use of drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in six years.
Hospital rejects teen for heart transplant list
About a month ago, Anthony Stokes was a 15-year-old who enjoyed playing basketball. Then came the sleep troubles and the stomachaches. When the chest pains started, his mother took him to the hospital. Tests revealed that his heart is dangerously weak, so weak that doctors at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta ...
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