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  • Health

Rising cases of diabetes in Georgia are linked to obesity, public health policy

Around 1 million people in the state have Type 2 Diabetes — and close to a quarter million more likely have it and don’t know, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health.

October 31, 2024
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Callie Beale and her daughter Kit pose for a portrait near their home in Savannah.

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  • Politics

Delay in care can be deadly in pregnancy. Here's one mother's experience with Georgia's abortion law

“I should have been able to act without the government's interference in order to save my daughter's life,” said Savannah mother Callie Beale.

October 31, 2024
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
The mission and vision statements for the Center for Diversion and Services.

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  • Health Care

Atlanta officials hold ribbon-cutting downtown for jail diversion resource center

Atlanta community leaders gathered downtown to cut the ribbon on a new center that will provide resources that could divert people from going to jail.

October 29, 2024
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
In this Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, file photo, a patient receives an influenza vaccine in Mesquite, Texas. Amid all the focus on COVID-19 vaccinations, U.S. health experts have another plea: Don’t skip your flu shot. With U.S. schools and businesses reopened, international travel resuming and far less masking this fall, flu is likely to make a comeback.

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  • Health

Lower than average flu vaccine uptake in Georgia is not unexpected

According to reported flu vaccine uptake in the 2023-2024 season, only about 41% of Georgians got the shot.

October 22, 2024
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas
In this photo illustration, a package of Opill is displayed on March 22.

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  • Health

Biden administration proposes a rule to make over-the-counter birth control free

Health insurers would be required to cover all recommended over-the-counter contraception products, such as birth control and condoms, without a prescription and at no cost, for those with insurance.

October 21, 2024
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By:
  • Chandelis Duster
Ravi Coutinho took a picture of himself on May 22, 2023, hoping to mark the beginning of his recovery from alcohol use disorder.

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  • Health Care

The human cost of ghost networks

He tried to find a therapist who would take his insurance. He did not succeed.

September 25, 2024
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By:
  • Rhitu Chatterjee and
  • Max Blau
Climate-driven flooding destroyed Tony Calhoun’s home in 2022. But as the water receded, his despair only grew. His fiancee, Edith Lisk (left), hopes to bring attention to the mental health toll of extreme weather.

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  • Climate

He survived the water, but not the flood

Climate-driven flooding destroyed Tony Calhoun’s home in 2022. But as the water receded, his despair only grew. Now, his family hopes to bring attention to the mental health toll of extreme weather.

September 17, 2024
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  • Rebecca Hersher
After the Change Healthcare cyberattack wreaked chaos in the health care system, members of the Senate Finance Committee heard testimony from Andrew Witty, chief executive officer of UnitedHealth Group, Change Healthcare's parent company.

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  • Health

Cyberattacks plague health care. Critics call the federal response 'inadequate'

The Change Healthcare cyberattack sparked a new strategy from the federal government on preventing destructive ransomware crimes. Critics say it doesn't go far enough.

September 17, 2024
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  • Darius Tahir
Wide Shot of Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia

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  • Health Care

As Georgia's uninsured rate remains higher than national average, stakeholders discuss policy

According to the latest census, 1.2 million people under 65 years old in Georgia do not have health insurance. 

September 12, 2024
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas
Savannah resident Callie Beale speaks at an abortion rights rally in Savannah held by the presidential campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris on Sept. 5, 2024.

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  • Politics

Harris campaign brings reproductive rights bus tour to Savannah, highlighting local women's stories

The stop came one week after Harris visited Savannah for a campaign rally.

September 06, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
A rainstorm passes over Interstate 94 in Morton County, N.D., on May 25. Inclement weather and long travel distances to medical providers present serious access barriers for seniors here, many of whom are not able to drive or are uncomfortable driving in low-visibility conditions.

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  • Health Care

Photos: How older adults navigate their health care needs in rural America

Reporters for NPR traveled across North and South Dakota to see the challenges older adults in rural areas face when they need medical care — and to see what it's like for the people trying to help.

September 05, 2024
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By:
  • Tim Evans and
  • Juliana Kim
Don Fitterer, 81, sits for a portrait at his home in Glen Ullin, N.D., on May 23. Fitterer is a participant in the Western Morton County Aging in Community program, which connects older adults in the medically underserved area of western Morton County with a variety of resources that can improve their quality of life.

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  • Health Care

In a rural small town, a group of locals steps up to support senior health

Health care options for older adults in small rural towns can be lacking. In Glen Ullin, N.D., some community members are trying to bridge the gaps in care.

September 05, 2024
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By:
  • Juliana Kim and
  • Tim Evans
a man gets a checkup

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  • Health Care

New health services company offers zero copay, zero deductible plans to Georgia employers

Georgia companies with 51 or more employees are eligible to enroll in a new health insurance plan that offers clients a "credit card" to pay out-of-network providers.

September 04, 2024
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Cindie Haakenson is seen through a window of her home as the family farm is reflected before her on May 21 in Willow City, N.D. Despite a preference to remain at home, Cindie's husband, Sherwood Haakenson, needed to move to a 24-hour long-term care center.

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  • Health Care

The cost of senior care: Why aging farmers fear the nursing home

Small family farmers are often “land rich, cash poor," and nursing homes and other types of long-term care are expensive. Many worry about sacrificing their land to pay for care at the end of life.

September 03, 2024
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By:
  • Juliana Kim and
  • Tim Evans
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign event in Potterville, Mich., on Thursday.

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  • Elections

'I'll be voting no.' Trump clarifies his stance on the abortion amendment in Florida

After indicating he would vote in favor of abortion rights in Florida, telling NBC News, "I'm going to be voting that we need more than six weeks," Trump clarifies on Fox News: "I'll be voting no."

August 30, 2024
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  • Sarah McCammon
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