Georgia Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics: 2022

Friday, December 30, 2022

Newborns' 'Random' Body Movements Are Helping Them Learn - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

U.S. Could Face Surging Numbers of Teens With Diabetes - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Thursday, December 29, 2022

Few NICUs Regularly Screen for Social Determinants of Health - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Obesity Might Lower Milk Production in Breast Feeding Moms - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

2023 forecast: Providers brace for health equity action

Opinion: Bolster children’s self-esteem, resilience and mental health

Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Atopic Dermatitis Raises Subsequent Fracture Risk in Children - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Minority Communities More Likely to Have Water Contaminated by Toxic Metals - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Getting COVID Booster Helps Your Antibodies Last Longer - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Kids with behavioral health needs are logging longer ED stays

5 state Medicaid programs that promote health equity | Modern Healthcare

Wellstar, Augusta University Health in east Georgia developing plan for a partnership

Young voices: Two kids explain how the pandemic changed their lives

Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Target Recalls Children's Weighted Blankets Over Suffocation Risk - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Sick Profit: Investigating Private Equity’s Stealthy Takeover of Health Care Across Cities and Specialties | Kaiser Health News

Sick Profit: Investigating Private Equity’s Stealthy Takeover of Health Care Across Cities and Specialties | Kaiser Health News: Private equity firms have shelled out almost $1 trillion to acquire nearly 8,000 health care businesses, in deals almost always hidden from federal regulators. The result: higher prices, lawsuits, and complaints about care.

Monday, December 26, 2022

Children’s Firearm Injuries Up During the Pandemic - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

'It's finally here': States have a Medicaid eligibility deadline

CDC warns of a rise in severe strep A infections among children

$1.7T spending bill gets support, some criticism from healthcare groups | Modern Healthcare

Bainbridge senator resigns to take new state health care job

Thursday, December 22, 2022

Bainbridge senator resigns to take new state health care job

Centene, Under Siege in America, Moved Into Britain’s National Health Service | Kaiser Health News

ER Doctors Call Private Equity Staffing Practices Illegal and Seek to Ban Them | Kaiser Health News

HHS will be distributing Tamiflu to states from national stockpile | Modern Healthcare

Parents face scarcity of pediatric medicine as flu and cold cases rise

Can more parental involvement, accountability help curb Atlanta’s youth crime?

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

COVID Vaccines Better Than COVID Infection at Guarding Against, Hospitalization, Death - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Coinfection With Flu, SARS-CoV-2 Described in Children - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

How to Help Your Child Avoid Asthma Flares During Winter - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Omnibus bill eases Medicare rate cuts, extends telehealth reimbursement | Modern Healthcare

FDA expert panel to discuss the future of COVID vaccines

Hundreds of US Hospitals Sue Patients or Threaten Their Credit, a KHN Investigation Finds | Kaiser Health News

Homicides of Children Soared in the Pandemic’s First Year, CDC Reports - The New York Times

Millions to lose Medicaid coverage under Congress' plan

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Overdose Deaths Up in Teens From July to December 2019 to 2021 - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Panel Warns FDA’s Troubled Tobacco Unit Lacks Direction - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

CVS, Walgreens Limit Purchases of Kids' Pain Relievers - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

An Uptick in Invasive Strep A Cases has Experts Concerned - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Centene expects to earn at least $137.4B in revenue for 2023

Inside a Children’s Hospital: Struggling to Cope With a Surge of Respiratory Illness | Kaiser Health News

Healthcare spending hit $4.3T in 2021 but growth slowed | Modern Healthcare

'Stick with the science' Dr. Anthony Fauci's parting advice | Modern Healthcare

Nonprofit pays off lunch debt at nearly 300 metro Atlanta schools

Don’t Look Now, But the Culture War Is Turning Back to COVID | Time

Monday, December 19, 2022

Both Smoking and Vaping Can Hurt Your Teeth and Gums - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Not All Pediatric Cases of Type 2 Diabetes Have Obesity - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Early flu season in U.S. may be peaking early, too - STAT

Friday, December 16, 2022

CDC Extends BMI-for-Age Growth Charts to Monitor Severe Obesity in Children, Adolescents - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Countering Antivax Misinformation Ups Parents' Perceptions of HPV Vaccines - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor: December 2022 | KFF

CDC director says diversity is essential to the future of health care

Thursday, December 15, 2022

White House 'Winter Preparedness Plan' - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

ASH: Iron Deficiency More Likely in Formula-Fed Preemies - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Race Plays Big Role in Which U.S. Kids Learn to Swim - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Mass Shootings Reopen the Debate Over Whether Crime Scene Photos Prompt Change or Trauma | Kaiser Health News

Centene president, COO appointed | Modern Healthcare

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Surge of viruses, accidents fills pediatric ICU beds in Georgia

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Children Report Changing Symptoms in Year Following COVID-19 - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Fentanyl Hidden in Fake Adderall, Cocaine Drive Surge in US Drug Overdoses

COVID-19 vaccine saved $1.2T in healthcare costs: study | Modern Healthcare

Covid-19 vaccines have saved 3 million lives in US, study says, but the fight isn't over | CNN

Pediatricians send an SOS to rest of medical community

As Twitter rolls back its ban on COVID misinformation, some health experts worry about threat to public health | Fierce Healthcare

Vaccine choice law in healthcare settings struck down | Modern Healthcare

Monday, December 12, 2022

Worse Perinatal Outcomes Seen for Babies Born to Minority Moms - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

U.S. Health Officials Urge Masking in Major Cities - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Covid news: Children under age 5 now eligible for omicron vaccines

Autism tech startups aim to disrupt amid ABA challenges | Modern Healthcare

Friday, December 9, 2022

Hospital Financial Decisions Play a Role in the Critical Shortage of Pediatric Beds for RSV Patients | Kaiser Health News

FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines for children under age 5 | Modern Healthcare

Thousands of patients losing Atlanta doctors’ offices after AMC closes

Thousands of patients losing Atlanta doctors’ offices after AMC closes: Dee Dixon left her appointment with the doctor who guides her care for diabetes shaken. It was mid-November, and Wellstar Health System was about to m

Thursday, December 8, 2022

1 in 10 Teens Have 'Sexted,' Many See Porn by 6th Grade - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Type 1 Diabetes Can Hold Kids Back Academically - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Bill that puts more antibiotics on market no sure thing

FDA fast-tracks review of over-the-counter opioid drug

Dublin lawmaker Hatchett to head powerful Georgia House budget panel

Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Childhood Obesity Linked to Poor Brain Health - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Fatal Drug ODs for Pregnant or Postpartum Women Hit Record Highs - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Kids with long COVID should be tracked over time, says study

Myocarditis after Covid vaccine low among teens, young adults, new study finds

Health insurance prior authorization rules proposed by CMS | Modern Healthcare

Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Banning Flavored Vapes Didn't Get Folks Quitting - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Flu shots are a "very good match" to this season's strains, CDC says - CBS News

Florida Leaders Misrepresented Research Before Ban on Gender-Affirming Care | Kaiser Health News

Pfizer asks FDA to clear updated COVID shot for kids under 5 | AP News

Monday, December 5, 2022

‘Tripledemic’ of flu, COVID and RSV jams Ga. ICUs with sick kids, adults

UnitedHealth Group expects to bring in nearly $360B in revenue for 2023 | Fierce Healthcare

Covid hospitalizations increasing after an autumn lull - The Washington Post

CDC: Flu activity high in 44 states | Modern Healthcare

Sexually transmitted diseases surge in Georgia

Friday, December 2, 2022

Teen brains aged faster than normal from pandemic stress, study says - The Washington Post

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Medicaid Machinations | Kaiser Health News

Fewer Parents Talking to Child's Regular Provider About Vaccines - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Thursday, December 1, 2022

The 'Great Resignation' Is Taking a Toll on U.S. Health Care - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

COVID-19 death rates in young people rose in 2021 | CIDRAP

Study: U.S. gun death rates hit highest levels in decades | AP News

Twitter stops enforcing Covid-19 misinformation policy - POLITICO

Her Apartment Might Have Put Her Son’s Health at Risk. But ‘I Have Nowhere Else to Go.’ | Kaiser Health News

How the COVID-19 Pandemic Affected U.S. Birth Rates | Time

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

CDC to give Georgia more than $115 million for public health

Lead Toxin Concerns Spur Recall of Toddler Sippy Cups - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Blue Cross transgender care lawsuit tests ACA anti-discrimination policy | Modern Healthcare

Trans care, abortion bans recast debate on provider and patient rights | Modern Healthcare

AMC’s closure cost Atlanta a rare cluster of highly diverse doctors

Monday, November 28, 2022

Lots of Teen Boys Are Using Steroids, Often With Side Effects - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Lots of Teen Boys Are Using Steroids, Often With Side Effects - Consumer Health News | HealthDay: MONDAY, Nov. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Steroid users, especially teen boys and young men, seem indifferent to the serious side effects and dependency associated with use of the drugs, a new study finds.“We’re seeing more young adults and adolescent boys engaging in risk behaviors, such as the use...

Lots of Teen Boys Are Using Steroids, Often With Side Effects - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Trickle of Covid Relief Funds Helps Fill Gaps in Rural Kids’ Mental Health Services | Kaiser Health News

WHO, CDC: A record 40 million kids miss measles vaccine dose | AP News

WHO, CDC: A record 40 million kids miss measles vaccine dose | AP News: LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say measles immunization has dropped significantly since the coronavirus pandemic began, resulting in a record high of nearly 40 million children missing a vaccine dose last year.

WHO, CDC: A record 40 million kids miss measles vaccine dose | AP News

Battle against RSV in schools recalls COVID-19 fight | The Hill

HHS' $350M COVID-19 vaccine initiative | Modern Healthcare

Wednesday, November 23, 2022

Even a Little Drinking in Pregnancy Can Reshape Fetal Brain - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Why Kids Are Getting Sick With RSV, Flu, and Flooding ERs

Pediatrician helps foster the love of books in patients, their parents

Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Flu Has Started Early and With a Punch: CDC - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Pfizer booster spurs immune response to new omicron subtypes | AP News

Insurance claim denial rates rising as health systems struggle | Modern Healthcare

Monday, November 21, 2022

Number of Americans Carrying Loaded Handguns Has Doubled - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Many U.S. Parents Avoid Talking About Vaccines With Their Child's Doctor - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Long Hours in Day Care Won’t Cause Behavioral Problems - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

CDC: Home births soared to a 30-year high in 2021

RSV cases have plateaued, but an early flu is rising

UnitedHealth-Change Healthcare merger: DOJ, states appeal | Modern Healthcare

Friday, November 18, 2022

Path Cleared for Georgia to Launch Work Requirements for Medicaid | Kaiser Health News

Most Guns Used in Suicide Are Easily Accessed - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Suicidality, Self-Harm Up for Children With Gender Dysphoria - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Why payers should be preparing now for new COVID-19 boosters

Centene to sell Magellan Specialty Health to Evolent Health | Modern Healthcare

March of Dimes grades Georgia ‘F’ for poor maternal and infant health

Thursday, November 17, 2022

Many Young People Could Lose Hearing die to Lous Concerts - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

method of delivery at birth affects kids' vaccination - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Decline in Stillbirth Rates in United States Has Stalled - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Maternal Health Backers Seek to Add Bill to Year-End Package (1)

FDA to review baby formula production rules to prevent bacterial illness | Reuters

March of Dimes report shows an increase in pre-term births, racial disparities : NPR

How Banks and Private Equity Cash In When Patients Can’t Pay Their Medical Bills | Kaiser Health News

Atlanta councilmember accuses Wellstar of never wanting to provide urban health care

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Common Cough Suppressant Sending More Kids to Emergency Rooms - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

weed smoking ups risk for emphysema more than cigarette smking - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

How Optimism Can Close the Medicaid Coverage Gap | Kaiser Health News

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Parents are missing work at record rates to take care of sick kids - The Washington Post

COVID hospitalizations are rising in infants under 6 months, CDC says - Los Angeles Times

Blue Cross plans expand access to prescription digital health tools | Modern Healthcare

Moderna Says Its Omicron Booster Works Against New Variants | Time

Monday, November 14, 2022

Industry Voices—What people want from virtual primary care

CMS seeks to close gaps in health equity data collection as new measures roll out | Fierce Healthcare

Thousands of Experts Hired to Aid Public Health Departments Are Losing Their Jobs | Kaiser Health News

Sick Profit: Investigating Private Equity’s Stealthy Takeover of Health Care Across Cities and Specialties | Kaiser Health News

Friday, November 11, 2022

schools not stocking asthma inhalers due to liability concerns - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

schools not stocking asthma inhalers due to liability concerns - Consumer Health News | HealthDay: FRIDAY, Nov. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- It's a potentially deadly issue: Some U.S. school administrators don’t keep life-saving albuterol asthma inhalers on hand because they’re afraid of getting sued for misuse. That's true even in states like Illinois, where strong "stock albuterol" laws are on ...

Tobacco Giant Sues California Over Flavored Tobacco Ban - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

11.3 Percent of School Students Report Tobacco Product Use - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

North Carolina legislative leaders push Medicaid expansion to 2023 | Modern Healthcare

Affirmative action lawsuits could limit medical school diversity efforts | Modern Healthcare

Thursday, November 10, 2022

In pregnancy, COVID vaccine offers better immunity than prior infection - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Stopping the Churn: Why Some States Want to Guarantee Medicaid Coverage From Birth to Age 6 | Kaiser Health News

Fentanyl in High School: A Texas Community Grapples With the Reach of the Deadly Opioid | Kaiser Health News

Wednesday, November 9, 2022

uptake, intensity of vaping is on the rise among teens - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

People With Long Covid Face Barriers to Government Disability Benefits | Kaiser Health News

Tuesday, November 8, 2022

Pediatric Migraine Tied to Anxiety, Depression Symptoms - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

telemedicine has grown in popularity during pandemic - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

UnitedHealth continues to lead the way on insurer profits in Q3

As covid, flu and RSV cases collide, CDC warms of a tough winter ahead - The Washington Post

Nasty flu strain spreads faster, sickening many children and adults

Monday, November 7, 2022

search for RSV vaccine picks up speed - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Florida Restricts Doctors From Providing Gender Treatments to Minors - The New York Times

Medicaid plans scrap, revise tools with racial biases, survey shows | Modern Healthcare

RSV wave has children's hospitals in 'crisis mode' | Modern Healthcare

CDC: Wide gap in how Blacks, Hispanics were treated for COVID-19

Friday, November 4, 2022

infant head shaping pillows are useless, dangerous - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

nasal swab test could gauge severity of RSV - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Centene Showers Politicians With Millions as It Courts Contracts and Settles Overbilling Allegations | Kaiser Health News

Cigna's Centene PBM deal to ding 2023 earnings | Modern Healthcare

Pfizer study says updated COVID boosters rev up protection

Georgia children who lost parents to COVID-19 struggle with grief

Thursday, November 3, 2022

Physicians rally to avert Medicare payment cuts - STAT

Weight loss drug Wegovy helped teens with obesity lose weight

There's an amoxicillin shortage amid the RSV surge - The Washington Post

New Children’s Healthcare, Emory campuses spur development

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Risk Factors for Sudden Infant Death Vary by Time of Death - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Wellstar's safety-net hospital closure leaves Atlanta EDs packed

Wellstar's safety-net hospital closure leaves Atlanta EDs packed: With ED and trauma volumes spiking, Grady Health System said it is adding new beds, triage systems and telehealth capabilities to manage demand.

Low costs expected to keep Obamacare interest high | AP News

Worry for city’s health surrounds loss of Atlanta Medical Center

Worry for city’s health surrounds loss of Atlanta Medical Center: Hours after Atlanta Medical Center closed its doors at midnight Monday, some state and city leaders and community members gathered to lament the loss

Tuesday, November 1, 2022

Flu, RSV and COVID cases might fill pediatric hospital beds

This Open Enrollment Season, Look Out for Health Insurance That Seems Too Good to Be True | Kaiser Health News

New RSV vaccines may soon put an end to rough seasons | CNN

To prevent maternal deaths, providers focus on 'fourth trimester' | Modern Healthcare

Atlanta Medical Center’s final goodbye

Monday, October 31, 2022

Cystic Fibrosis Screening Often Misses Black, Hispanic Babies - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

FDA Reports Amoxicillin Shortage - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Massive learning setbacks show COVID's sweeping toll on kids | AP News

Elon Musk owns Twitter. Should healthcare organizations be worried? | Modern Healthcare

Elon Musk owns Twitter. Should healthcare organizations be worried? | Modern Healthcare: Twitter has become vital to how healthcare companies communicate with consumers.

After weeks of drama, disappointment, Atlanta Medical Center to close

Friday, October 28, 2022

brain waves help spot, guide treatment in concussion - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

no link between anesthesia in pregnancy, child development - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Vaping Might Trigger Irregular Heartbeat, Animal Studies Show - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

What Parents Need to Know About RSV in Infants - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Thursday, October 27, 2022

FDA cites a lack of public health benefit and potential risk to youth

Children’s announces major gift, new center

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

What Parents Need to Know About Cronobacter Bacteria in Baby Formula - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

ACA's preventative care requirement under attack

States Opting Out of a Federal Program That Tracks Teen Behavior as Youth Mental Health Worsens | Kaiser Health News

Blue Cross plan tap Amazon Pharmacy for home delivery | Modern Healthcare

Walmart to launch 16 Florida health centers in 2023 | Modern Healthcare

Children’s announces major gift, new center

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Brain development drives toddlers to stop naping - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Abbott Nutrition puts up $500 million for new state of art baby formula production | Food Safety News

Cigna's Express Scripts wins Centene PBM contract | Modern Healthcare

Early surge of flu, viruses in children this fall overwhelms hospitals

Wellstar to shut East Point clinic in metro Atlanta, donate to neighbor clinic

Monday, October 24, 2022

Too many US parents leave leftover medicine in the home - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

U.S. Child Hunger Spiked in Weeks After Child Tax Credits Repealed - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Acute Gastroenteritis Outbreaks Common in U.S. Schools, Child Care - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

RSV infections have children's hospitals running short on space

Healthcare workers raise concerns about safety after shooting kills 2 at Dallas hospital

Biden Administration Offers Plan to Get Addiction-Fighting Medicine to Pregnant Women - The New York Times

couples conceived more babies during lockdown - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Toxic Workplace Can Harm Your Health, U.S. Surgeon General Reports - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Friday, October 21, 2022

Pfizer expects to hike U.S. COVID vaccine price to $110-$130 per dose | Reuters

CDC panel votes to add COVID shots to immunization schedule

Texas Revamps ‘Active-Shooter’ Drills at K-12 Schools to Minimize Trauma | Kaiser Health News

Texas Revamps ‘Active-Shooter’ Drills at K-12 Schools to Minimize Trauma | Kaiser Health News: School lockdown drills are designed to prepare students for violent threats. But for some students, especially those with special needs, the drills can trigger or exacerbate mental health problems. Texas is taking a step toward balancing safety and mental health with new regulations around how the drills are conducted. “If some kids are coming away traumatized or we’re magnifying existing trauma, we’re not moving in the right direction,” one expert says.

Physicians left their jobs in droves in 2021: report | Modern Healthcare

Physicians left their jobs in droves in 2021: report | Modern Healthcare: Definitive Healthcare’s report found that the medical profession lost almost 200,000 providers in just three roles.

Thursday, October 20, 2022

COVID played a role in 1 in 4 maternal deaths in 2020 and 2021

Fact Check-COVID-19 vaccines not linked to 8,200% increase in child deaths in past year, as claimed in online video | Reuters

CDC to protect access to free Covid vaccines for uninsured kids

Despite odds, small-town Georgia hospital provides comprehensive mental health care for kids

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Black Babies Born Through Fertility Treatments Face Worse Survival Than White Infants: Study - Consumer Health News | HealthDay