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/ 3 years agoGeorgia Ranks High for Physical Inactivty in Adults
Regionally, the south was the worst.
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/ 3 years ago8.3 million people enrolled in Healthcare.gov Plans for 2020
Approximately 8.3 million people selected or were automatically re-enrolled in plans using the HealthCare.gov platform during the 2020 open enrollment period. ...
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/ 3 years agoHealth Company Donating Data to Help Fight the Drug Overdose Crisis
This donation will improve HHS’ work with state and local officials on drug trends in their areas to target coordination of...
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/ 3 years agoFDA Finalizes Rule on Unauthorized E-Cigarettes
Companies that do not cease manufacture, distribution and sale of unauthorized flavored cartridge-based e-cigarettes (other than tobacco or menthol) within 30...
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/ 3 years ago4,000 Georgians to Get Fitbit Fitness Tracker Under Medicaid Plan
4,000 Georgians will be able to get a Fitbit activity tracker watch with access to the educational and motivational resources of...
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/ 3 years agoOSHA: Workplace Fatalities Unchanged, Unintentional Overdoses, Suicide on Work on the Rise
Suicide at work, which increased by 11 percent in 2018, is also a tragic public health problem that can have lasting...
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/ 3 years agoGa Dept. of Public Health: Flu is Widespread in Georgia
The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed more than 200 hospitalizations and two flu-related deaths.
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/ 3 years agoHIV Prevention Drug Now Available at No Cost – For Some
Through the Department of Health & Human Services, the preventative drug will be available at no cost to people without prescription...
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/ 3 years ago1 in 5 adolescents and 1 in 4 young adults now living with prediabetes
Nearly 1 in 5 adolescents aged 12-18 years, and 1 in 4 young adults aged 19-34 years, are living with prediabetes,...
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/ 3 years agoHIV Testing, Treatment, Prevention Not Reaching Enough Americans
Far too many Americans with HIV are unaware that they have it. Far too few have the virus under control through...