VA 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. 

Trump 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...

Children’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.

Priority 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...

Georgia Tests 100% of Nursing Home Residents

This applies to nursing home residents in facilities with 25 or more beds.

1 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...

State: 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.

Ga 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...

18k 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...

State 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...