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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)
COVID vaccination rates among young children lag in Georgia, South
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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)
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)
Saturday is the last day for ACA health insurance signups
Mediterranean Diet Named Best Diet for 2021
Experts say these are the top 5 diets of 2022
This bearded dragon gave a person a wave.
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5 Signs It's Time to Address Your Mental Health
‘Don’t weigh me’ cards now available to take to doctors
January is Thyroid Awareness Month
What is Hashimoto’s disease?
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.
Advocates weigh in on Medicare decision on new Alzheimer’s drug
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Machine learning, AI used to rapidly detect sepsis
Anthem seeks to halt court order continuing Northside contract
DeKalb parent: Five tips for providing stability for kids amid COVID
(PHOTO by John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)
Georgia hospitals warn of ripple effects from COVID surge
How to become a legal nurse consultant
A nurse’s 7 tips to combat burnout
Georgia back in bottom 10 of best states to raise a family
In this file photo, Lauren Wilson has her temperature taken by a health care worker with her dog Binxy looking on while getting a Covid test done at the Viral Solutions drive-up COVID booster vaccinations and testing site on North Druid Hills Road. Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com
A look at major COVID-19 developments over the past week
State running ‘hotel’ for some vulnerable COVID-19 patients
Coronavirus, cold or the flu? Here’s how to tell the difference
Coronary disease linked to decline in thinking, memory skills in middle-aged women
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U.S. had 5 rabies deaths last year, highest total in a decade
How 2.6M COVID tests on DPH site revealed a nearly 2-year data issue
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Mayo Clinic’s strategies for stressed kids
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