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Anthem is the parent company of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield names new chief in Georgia
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Dentist Rana Stino, left, checks the retainer fit on patient Holly Brown on Jan. 20, 2022, at Water Tower Dental Care in Chicago. Brown wears a retainer to protect her teeth from grinding. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

Cracked teeth. Grinding. Dentists say COVID-19 stress is affecting our dental health
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Experts Say Avoid These Foods For a Healthier Mind

Relationship between food, disease stronger than you may think
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5 Skincare Mistakes You're Making

What is ‘slugging,’ the newest viral skin care hack?
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Being unvaccinated puts unborn children at risk

Study: Severe COVID complications more common in unvaccinated pregnant women9h ago
Governor Brian Kemp and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma celebrate with a fist bump after Verma announced that the Trump administration would approve both Georgia's health care "waiver" requests. (PHOTO by Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Georgia sues Biden administration over health waiver
Edward Irons, dean emeritus of the business school at Clark Atlanta University

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Edward Irons: a dean emeritus at Clark Atlanta University, dies at 98
FDA approves first peanut allergy drug treatment

Early treatment could tame peanut allergies in small kids
US Reports More Than 1 Million New Daily COVID-19 Cases Amid Omicron Surge

Study highlights where you’re most likely to get COVID-19
5 'Harmless' Habits That Are Disrupting Your Sleep

Wake-up call: Research reveals toll of poor sleep on health care workers
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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5 science-backed ways you can improve your memory
Blood donation could send you to the Super Bowl
Alternative Limb Project creates unique prosthetics for amputees
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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Why your pet bearded dragon might make you sick
‘Don’t weigh me’ cards now available to take to doctors
January is Thyroid Awareness Month

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Machine learning, AI used to rapidly detect sepsis
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The Atlanta-based Northside Hospital health system was granted an injunction in Fulton County Superior Court that averted a Jan. 1 termination of its contract with insurance giant Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield.

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