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News Articles: Andy Miller

'What You Need To Know: Coronavirus' With Virginia Prescott Featuring Andy Miller

Across Georgia and the nation, schools and businesses are closed, major events have been canceled and millions of people have been ordered to work from...

March 16, 2020
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  • Virginia Prescott

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  • News

OST Full Show: Medicaid Waiver, Allison Moorer, Sesame Workshop, Voter Registration, Janisse Ray

Governor Kemp recently announced his proposals for Medicaid waivers for the state. To help breakdown what the proposals could mean for your pocketbook,...

November 06, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 6 more
Smyrna's Air Quality Oversight Committee discussed results of the first independent tests of ethylene oxide levels near the Sterigenics plant at its meeting Monday.

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  • Environment

Smyrna Releases Third-Party Air Testing Results Around Sterigenics Facility

Smyrna and Cobb County officials released the first results of independent tests of air quality near the Sterigenics facility. The results, released at...

September 16, 2019
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By:
  • Amy Kiley and
  • Virginia Prescott

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  • Health

High Concentration of Toxin Linked To Airborne Cancer Found in Georgia

Georgia residents in Smyrna and Covington are just now learning that their neighborhoods have an elevated cancer risk because of exposure to airborne...

July 22, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 1 more
The essential oil market has skyrocketted, but there are associated health risks.

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  • Health

Keeping Kids Safe Around Essential Oils

Last year, U.S. retail sales of essential oils topped $133 million. That number doesn’t include sales from multi-level marketers, who sell directly to...

June 10, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Jake Troyer
Georgia Health News editor Andy Miller delved into the price tags on "On Second Thought" May 10, 2019.

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  • Health Care

It's Not Your Imagination. Healthcare Prices Are Higher In Georgia.

Healthcare costs make up almost a fifth of spending in the U.S. economy, and they’re the number one cause of personal bankruptcies. It’s well known that...

May 10, 2019
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By:
  • Amy Kiley and
  • Virginia Prescott
The Patients First Act allows Gov. Brian Kemp to request a Medicaid waiver from the federal government. That could mean changes for health care in Georgia.

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  • Health Care

What The Patients First Act Means For The Future Of Georgia Healthcare

The Patients First Act is now Georgia law. It allows Gov. Brian Kemp’s office to request a Medicaid waiver from the federal government. Both proponents...

April 08, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Amy Kiley
More than 60 of Georgia's 159 counties have no pediatrician.

Barriers Georgia Kids Face In Healthcare Programs

Georgia has the seventh highest rate of uninsured children in the country. The problem is especially severe in low-income communities. The report from...

October 09, 2018
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • La'Raven Taylor

On Second Thought For Thursday, March 22, 2018

Opioid addiction is a major problem in Georgia. Several years ago, Governor Nathan Deal signed the "Good Samaritan" bill. The bill was created to...

September 25, 2018
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By:
  • Adam Ragusea ,
  • Sean Powers ,
  • and 6 more

On Second Thought For Wednesday, April 11, 2018

In the year since President Trump took office, a new wave of social movements has rippled across the country. March for Science Atlanta brings together...

April 11, 2018
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By:
  • Sean Powers ,
  • Adam Ragusea ,
  • and 6 more
About 500,000 Georgians are affected by the contract disagreement between Piedmonth Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia.

Piedmont Healthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Georgia Remain At Crossroads

Atlanta-based hospital chain Piedmont Healthcare and health insurance company Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia are at loggerheads. The two failed to...

April 11, 2018
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By:
  • Fenly Foxen and
  • Adam Ragusea

Report: Lax Oversight On Water Testing For Lead

Lead was banned from plumbing decades ago, but as the crisis in Flint, Michigan shows, lead contamination lasts a long time. A new investigation into...

June 12, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Sean Powers
A video still of a creek in Smyrna, Georgia that was contaminated in 2016 by a chemical spill.

Report: Public Unaware Of Many Environmental Spills

It's been a few weeks since Hurricane Matthew and crews along the coast are still cleaning up. The storm caused more than a million gallons of partially...

October 17, 2016
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Sean Powers
A high number of cancer diagnoses in the Waycross, Georgia area has prompted some residents to ask if the community is going through a cancer cluster.

Health Officials Look At Possible 'Cancer Cluster' in Georgia Community

Something horrible is happening in Waycross, Georgia. Four area children were diagnosed with rare forms of cancer last year. Their cases appeared within...

March 22, 2016
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Sean Powers

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