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/ 4 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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/ 4 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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/ 4 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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/ 4 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...
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/ 4 years agoGeorgia Tests 100% of Nursing Home Residents
This applies to nursing home residents in facilities with 25 or more beds.
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/ 4 years ago1 In 2 Americans Say COVID-19 Has Changed The Way They Use Healthcare
84% think there will be a second wave of COVID-19 in the United States. 66% felt that everyone should have to be...
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/ 4 years agoState: Georgia Has Tested 97% of Nursing Home Residents
This marks a 12% improvement in one week. Additionally, staff testing in nursing homes is up 13% week-over-week.
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/ 4 years agoGa Southern research shows Georgia doing well in stopping spread of COVID-19, but still home to 4 of nation’s 10 highest counties for mortality rate
Graduate students in the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health at Georgia Southern University analyzed mortality data to reveal that southwest...
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/ 4 years ago18k Vials of COVID Drugs Headed to Georgia Hospitals
Nearly 85 hospitals in Georgia (complete list below) will receive remdesivir, enough to treat about 1,676 patients with COVID-19 infection. This is the...
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/ 4 years agoState Says Nursing Home Testing Ramped Up, “Record Low COVID-19 Hospitalizations”
Governor Brian Kemp announced Friday that Georgia has tested 59.7% of all nursing home residents, in addition to reporting a new...