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5 'Harmless' Habits That Are Disrupting Your Sleep

Wake-up call: Research reveals toll of poor sleep on health care workers
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Dr. Cecil Bennett, medical director of a primary care center in Newnan and an adjunct professor at Morehouse School of Medicine’s Family Medicine Program says, “omicron has not stopped me from anything I like to do.” Bennett goes to the gym, the theatre, restaurants, but to be clear, he takes precautions, wearing the extra-protective N95 or KN95 masks in public. (Branden Camp for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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What if COVID doesn’t go away? How Georgians are trying to get on with their lives
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Georgia hospitals plead for public to help lower COVID-19 spread
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Cervical Cancer Could Be Eliminated Within The Next 20 Years

Why Black women need to be screened for cervical cancer
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COVID-19 is causing the worst worker shortage in a generation in Georgia's nursing homes, and the shortages are sending waves of disruption throughout the state’s health system. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Nursing homes struggle as omicron depletes staff, sickens residents
FILE -- A 15-year-old participating in Moderna’s teen COVID-19 vaccine trial receives a shot in Houston of Feb. 5, 2021. (Brandon Thibodeaux/The New York Times)

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COVID vaccination rates among young children lag in Georgia, South
These Foods May Help Prevent Memory Loss

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American Red Cross in Georgia reporting severe shortage in blood donations

Blood donation could send you to the Super Bowl
Turning limbs into art

Alternative Limb Project creates unique prosthetics for amputees
January 4, 2022 Atlanta - Georgia Tech students and employees are getting tested for COVID-19 at Georgia Tech’s Economic Development Building on Tuesday, January 4, 2022. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Why is this COVID surge so different from the others? Here’s what doctors say
Georgians who want to sign up for health insurance on the Affordable Care Act's marketplace exchange have until Saturday, Jan. 15 to do so. (PHOTO by Ariel Hart)

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Saturday is the last day for ACA health insurance signups
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Bonnie and Steven Salamon hope he can participate in clinical trials and get the new, yet controversial drug, Abuhelm. Steven was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's.

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Advocates weigh in on Medicare decision on new Alzheimer’s drug
The essential cooking ingredient that might extend your life
Machine learning, AI used to rapidly detect sepsis
Anthem seeks to halt court order continuing Northside contract
A family passes an "Everything will be OK" yard sign in Dunwoody during the early days of COVID-19 in Georgia. (John Spink / jspink@ajc.com)

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DeKalb parent: Five tips for providing stability for kids amid COVID
Georgia hospitals warn of ripple effects from COVID surge
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Georgia back in bottom 10 of best states to raise a family
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