Monday, January 31, 2022
Judge extends order, keeping Northside patients in Anthem network till spring | Georgia Health News
Getting Your School-Age Child Into a Healthy Sleep Routine - Consumer Health News | HealthDay
Screens Near Bedtime Bad for Preschoolers' Sleep - Consumer Health News | HealthDay
Most health systems still base doctors' pay on volume, despite push towards value-based care: study | FierceHealthcare
Judge upholds Minneapolis vaccine-or-test rule for eateries | AP News
The new BA.2 omicron subvariant is already circulating in half of U.S. states
Insurers dislike CMS plans for network adequacy, plan design | Modern Healthcare
Inside a Georgia hospital’s ICU, medical staff wages war against COVID
Friday, January 28, 2022
Beyond Antibodies: Vaccines Teach Your Immune T-Cells to Fight COVID Long Term - Consumer Health News | HealthDay
Yes, Omicron Is Loosening Its Hold. But the Pandemic Has Not Ended. - The New York Times
CMS: $49M in grants to boost Medicaid, CHIP enrollment | Modern Healthcare
Female clinicians spend more time with patients and earn less because of it, study shows | Modern Healthcare
Thursday, January 27, 2022
Parents with kids too young for vaccines or rapid tests feel forgotten and alone : Shots - Health News : NPR
Georgia Bill Aims to Limit Profits of Medicaid Managed-Care Companies | Kaiser Health News
Mississippi has 10th pediatric death from COVID-19 | Modern Healthcare
How the Anti-Vax Movement Is Taking Over the Right | Time
Wide-ranging mental health bill aims to increase access to services in Georgia
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
More Proof That COVID Vaccines Won't Harm Fertility - Consumer Health News | HealthDay
More Than 1 Million U.S. Kids Diagnosed With COVID in Single Week - Consumer Health News | HealthDay
More Than 1 Million U.S. Kids Diagnosed With COVID in Single Week - Consumer Health News | HealthDay
As HHS releases another $2B in COVID relief payments, hospitals call for Congress to cover delta, omicron expenses | FierceHealthcare
Anthem reports $1.1B in profit for Q4, doubling its haul year over year | FierceHealthcare
Insurer Anthem underwhelms Street with 2022 forecast | Modern Healthcare
Mushie & Co. pacifier recall
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
How Vaccine Misinformation Left US Children Vulnerable To Omicron Variant Of Covid
Study finds high levels of omicron-fighting antibodies four months after Pfizer booster | TheHill
Study finds high levels of omicron-fighting antibodies four months after Pfizer booster | TheHill: A new study shows high levels of coronavirus antibodies that fight the omicron variant four months after a third dose of the Pfizer vaccine, a positive sign for the durability of a booster shot’s effectiveness.
How Omicron's Mutations Allow It To Thrive - The New York Times
FDA halts use of antibody drugs that don't work vs. omicron
Monday, January 24, 2022
Anthem names new chief in Georgia amid dispute with Northside | Georgia Health News
HealthDay Now: Are the Kids All Right? Supporting Teens Through the Crisis - Consumer Health News | HealthDay
Walensky: CDC language "pivoting" on "fully vaccinated" - Axios
Fauci optimistic omicron will peak in February - ABC News
Georgia sues Biden administration over health waiver
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield names new chief in Georgia
Explainer: What caused problems with Georgia COVID-19 website in January 2022?
Friday, January 21, 2022
No break from Covid: Metro Atlanta medical officials urge vaccinations | Georgia Health News
Spit Test: Saliva Alerts Babies to Close Relationships - Consumer Health News | HealthDay
Many Marijuana Vendors Aim Advertising at Kids: Study - Consumer Health News | HealthDay
States ask for more guidance from HHS on when COVID-19 emergency will end | FierceHealthcare
State Laws Aim to Regulate ‘Troubled Teen Industry,’ but Loopholes Remain | Kaiser Health News
Preteens may be vaxed without parents under California bill | AP News
Patient, Beware: Some States Still Pushing Ineffective Covid Antibody Treatments | Kaiser Health News
Thursday, January 20, 2022
Covid vaccination rates among young children lag in Georgia, South | Georgia Health News
Biden to give away 400 million N95 masks starting next week | Modern Healthcare
Biden to give away 400 million N95 masks starting next week | Modern Healthcare: The Biden administration will begin making 400 million N95 masks available for free to Americans starting next week, now that federal officials are emphasizing their better protection against the omicron variant of COVID-19 over cloth face coverings.
CMS vaccine policy now enforceable in all 50 states | Modern Healthcare
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
U.S. faces wave of omicron deaths in coming weeks, models say | Modern Healthcare
U.S. faces wave of omicron deaths in coming weeks, models say | Modern Healthcare: The fast-moving omicron variant may cause less severe disease on average, but COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. are climbing and modelers forecast 50,000 to 300,000 more Americans could die by the time the wave subsides in mid-March.
Politics Clouds Folks' Views on COVID Rules, Global Survey Confirms - Consumer Health News | HealthDay
Researchers report that a rapid antigen test for SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes COVID-19 — proved highly accurate when compared to the established standard virus detection method: the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). - Consumer Health News | HealthDay
MedPAC declines to recommend to Congress additional pay bumps for doctors, hospitals | FierceHealthcare
When Will Covid End? Fauci Says Too Soon to Say Omicron Heralds Shift to Endemic - Bloomberg
Coronavirus live updates and omicron variant news - The Washington Post
Georgia lawmakers start work on record $30.2 billion budget
Monday, January 17, 2022
What the Kemp budget has for health care — and what it doesn’t | Georgia Health News
CDC Study Shows Power of Flu Vaccine for Kids - Consumer Health News | HealthDay
HHS renews COVID-19 public health emergency order for another 90 days | FierceHealthcare
With No End in Sight to Pandemic Life, Parents Find Disruption Is the New Normal | Kaiser Health News
Free COVID tests: Federal website for orders launches next week | Modern Healthcare
Study shows breastfeeding can benefit more than just your baby
Why COVID-19 is Still the Pandemic of the Unvaccinated | Time
Why COVID-19 is Still the Pandemic of the Unvaccinated | Time: Studies from Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson& Johnson show that vaccines continue to offer protection against severe disease. And booster shots stand up to Omicron much like the initial vaccine regimens stood up to Delta.
Friday, January 14, 2022
‘Incidental’ cases, shortages of staff make Covid-19’s new act tough for hospitals | Georgia Health News
Masks Cut Distance Coronavirus Travels in Half, Study Finds - Consumer Health News | HealthDay
Masks Cut Distance Coronavirus Travels in Half, Study Finds - Consumer Health News | HealthDay: Florida researchers found face masks cut the distance that airborne pathogens such as the coronavirus can travel by more than half.
With No End in Sight to Pandemic Life, Parents Find Disruption Is the New Normal | Kaiser Health News
As Omicron Surges, Effort to Vaccinate Young Children Stalls | Kaiser Health News
Biden to double free COVID tests, add N95s, to fight omicron | Modern Healthcare
Supreme Court allows healthcare worker vaccine mandate to continue | Modern Healthcare
Saturday is the last day for ACA health insurance signups
Why is this COVID surge so different from the others? Here’s what doctors say
Thursday, January 13, 2022
Hospitals urge Biden, Becerra to extend emergency declarations as hospitalizations reach pandemic highs | FierceHealthcare
Partisan divide on COVID policy widens in state legislatures | Modern Healthcare
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Nearly 600,000 U.S. Kids Had COVID Last Week - Consumer Health News | HealthDay
To keep schools open, White House pledges 10 million more COVID tests per month : NPR
Metro Atlanta schools battle to stay open amid COVID staff shortages
Anthem seeks to halt court order continuing Northside contract | Georgia Health News
Strained Georgia hospitals see rise in patients from COVID surge
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Kaiser Permanente gets a new Georgia president | Georgia Health News
U.S. reports 1.35 million COVID-19 cases in a day, shattering global record | Reuters
U.S. reports 1.35 million COVID-19 cases in a day, shattering global record | Reuters: The United States reported 1.35 million new coronavirus infections on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, the highest daily total for any country in the world as the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant showed no signs of slowing.
Insurers must begin covering at-home COVID-19 tests by Jan. 15 | Modern Healthcare
Georgia state government's COVID-19 dashboard updated after five-day absence
Georgia sets one-day record for COVID-19 cases
Georgia back in bottom 10 of best states to raise a family
Monday, January 10, 2022
Omicron is leading Georgia’s highest-ever case count of COVID-19 infection among children | Georgia Public Broadcasting
Justices appear likely to narrowly uphold CMS vaccine mandate on hold in half of US | FierceHealthcare
Omicron Isn't Mild for Hospitals - The Atlantic
Early Data Hints at Omicron’s Potential Toll Across America - The New York Times
Hospitalizations skyrocket in kids too young for COVID shots | Modern Healthcare
More COVID-19 boosters would significantly cut hospitalizations, deaths, study shows | Modern Healthcare
Friday, January 7, 2022
Covid Live Updates: Omicron News, Vaccines and More - The New York Times
COVID case counts may be losing importance amid omicron | AP News
Kaufman Hall: Consumers may again be avoiding getting care as hospital margins remain depressed | FierceHealthcare
New Georgia COVID rules loosen school quarantine, tracing requirements
Georgia’s COVID surge upends preschools and leaves parents scrambling
COVID-19 Vaccine Is Safe for Kids Ages 5-11, CDC Data Show | Time
Thursday, January 6, 2022
Across Georgia campuses, professors urge stricter COVID-19 measures
Urban Air Pollution Drives Millions of Cases of Asthma in Kids - Consumer Health News | HealthDay
US urges COVID boosters starting at age 12 to fight omicron | AP News
Coronavirus live updates and omicron variant news - The Washington Post
Omicron surge vexes parents of children too young for shots
As Fulton County Schools’ mask mandate returns, court fight continues
Wednesday, January 5, 2022
'Baby Talk' Could Help Spot Infants With Autism - Consumer Health News | HealthDay
COVID Vaccine in Pregnancy Won't Raise Odds for Preemie Birth - Consumer Health News | HealthDay
Centene completes acquisition of Magellan Health | FierceHealthcare
Centene completes acquisition of Magellan Health | FierceHealthcare: The $2.2 billion deal closed exactly one year after its announcement on Jan. 4, 2021.
COVID surge threatens to overwhelm some primary care offices | Modern Healthcare
Northside Hospital and Anthem contract battle goes to court
Babies born in pandemic have slight developmental lag, study finds
Georgia hospitalizations keep climbing in COVID-19 wave | 90.1 FM WABE
Georgia hospitalizations keep climbing in COVID-19 wave | 90.1 FM WABE: Nearly 4,000 people were hospitalized Tuesday with COVID-19 statewide, a number that has more than tripled in the past two weeks. Hospitalizations in metro Atlanta’s two core hospital districts are now as high or higher than during the delta wave in late summer. Almost 40% of all patients in a hospital district in Atlanta’s northwest suburbs have tested positive for COVID-19.
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
US Coronavirus: Children's hospitals across the US are reporting pandemic-high hospitalizations as doctors say vaccinations for kids are critical - CNN
From infants to teens, this hospital has a deluge of young Covid-19 patients. Here's what parents want others to know - CNN
Covid hospitalizations soar in Atlanta area; Northside wins a round in court vs. Anthem | Georgia Health News
Getting Your Child Their Vaccine? Some Tips on Easing Needle Fears - Consumer Health News | HealthDay
U.S. Hospitals Seeing Record Numbers of Young COVID Patients - Consumer Health News | HealthDay
Omicron upends return to U.S. schools and workplaces | Modern Healthcare
‘Overwhelming’ amount of data delays Georgia COVID-19 update
U.S. Sets Global Daily Record of Over 1 Million Virus Cases | Time
Monday, January 3, 2022
Georgia schools COVID response: Which districts have mask mandates, online classes amid omicron variant surge
Anytime Is the Right Time for COVID Vaccine in Pregnancy - Consumer Health News | HealthDay
Study Finds No Ties Between Youth Tackle Football, Brain/Behavioral Issues - Consumer Health News | HealthDay
Atlanta COVID restrictions: These colleges are moving classes online
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