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/ 4 years agoCarr Echoes Significance of Georgia DPH Report, Georgia Could Be Experiencing a Rise in Overdoses
New data from the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) indicates that Georgia may be experiencing an increase in drug overdoses...
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/ 4 years agoDog in Georgia Tests Positive for Virus that Causes COVID-19
The owners of the dog recently tested positive for COVID-19, but the dog did not have any evidence of respiratory disease
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/ 4 years agoCVS Closing Georgia Tech COVID-19 Testing Site, Expanding Testing With 86 Drive-Thru Sites Across Georgia
CVS is shifting operations from the single location to 86 drive-thru local testing sites at their retail stores throughout Georgia.
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/ 4 years agoCDC updates, expands list of people at risk of severe COVID-19 illness
Older adults and people with underlying medical conditions remain at increased risk for severe illness, but now CDC has further defined...
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/ 4 years agoHHS Partnering with Morehouse School of Medicine to Fight COVID-19 in Racial, Ethnic Minority and Vulnerable Communities
“Underlying social determinants of health and disparate burdens of chronic medical conditions are contributing to worse COVID-19-related outcomes in minority and...
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/ 4 years agoVIDEO: Georgia DPH Asks Residents to ‘Answer the Call’ for Contact Tracing
The Georgia Department of Public Health is releasing a new video explaining the state’s COVID-19 contact tracing efforts, asking residents to...
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/ 5 years agoVA Video Connect visits increase 1000% during COVID-19 pandemic
VA Video Connect increased from approximately 10,000 to 120,000 appointments a week between February and May of 2020.
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/ 5 years agoTrump releases PREVENTS roadmap, a nationwide plan for ending suicide among Veterans
The roadmap is the result of an Executive Order President Trump signed March 5, 2019, calling on the Departments of Veterans...
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/ 5 years agoChildren’s Robitussin, Dimetapp Recalled Over Dosing Errors
There is a potential risk of accidental overdose if caregivers dispensing the syrup do not notice the discrepancies.
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/ 5 years agoPriority COVID-19 Testing Available for All Georgia First Responders
First responders can go to any SPOC, show their official ID and be tested. There is no need to set up...