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A Healthcare worker closes a plastic bag containing a coronavirus test kit

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Political Rewind: When will it end? Where Georgia stands with COVID three years into the pandemic

Friday on Political Rewind: On Jan. 21, 2020, the first case of COVID-19 was detected in the U.S.. Since then, more than 2 million Georgians contracted the virus and nearly 40,000 have died. As a milder variant goes around this winter, we ask a panel of health experts how to best protect ourselves.

January 20, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more

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Georgia Today: Gun violence claims more teen lives, holiday travel human trafficking, more jobs

On the Monday Dec. 19 edition of Georgia Today: Gun violence claims more teen lives over the weekend in Atlanta, holiday travelers should be on the lookout for human trafficking victims, and more jobs are coming to Georgia

December 19, 2022
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By:
  • Peter Biello and
  • Jeremy Powell
Former General Michael Flynn speaks at a campaign event with Republican senate candidate Josh Mandel (not pictured) ahead of next month's primary election in Cortland, Ohio, U.S., April 21, 2022. Photo by Gaelen Morse/REUTERS

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  • Politics

Georgia Today: Michael Flynn in Atlanta, another EV battery plant, rising pregnancy-related deaths

On the Friday Dec. 9 episode of Georgia Today: Michael Flynn testifies in Atlanta, another EV battery plant is coming to Georgia, and pregnancy-related deaths are on the rise.

December 09, 2022
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By:
  • Peter Biello and
  • Jeremy Powell
Dr. Miriam Rittmeyer speaking at the “World Polio Day 2022 and Beyond” summit in Geneva, Switzerland.

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  • Health

Savannah-based midwifery expert speaks at World Health Organization summit in Switzerland

Dr. Miriam Rittmeyer gave a talk on the Manchichi Program, which provides formal medical training to indigenous midwives in Guatemala and Panama.

October 26, 2022
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
Woman in White and Red Floral Dress Standing on Green Grass Field

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'There is no reason for Black women to have such high maternal mortality rates,' says health leader

Health care systems leaders who attended the Black Directors Health Equity Agenda conference this week in Atlanta learned that Black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than white women. 

October 06, 2022
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Anti-choice protesters outside a Macon clinic then slated to become an abortion provider in 2018. The protesters won, leaving the closest abortion provider two hours away in Columbus.

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  • Health

In Macon, maternal health experts see differing implications post Roe

The Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade came during a symposium of maternal health experts on Mercer’s Macon Campus. Reactions by attendees were mixed. 

June 24, 2022
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas and
  • Grant Blankenship
Protestors Hold A Demonstration Against Georgia's Heart Bill, HB 481

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A leaked Supreme Court opinion would nix Roe v. Wade. Here’s what it means for Georgia abortion law

Georgia's six-week abortion ban is likely to go into effect.

May 03, 2022
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By:
  • Riley Bunch
A pregnant woman cradles her womb.

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  • Health

Georgia Senate backs longer Medicaid benefits for postpartum women

The state Senate unanimously approved a bill Monday extending Medicaid coverage from six months to a year for low-income postpartum women.

February 08, 2022
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By:
  • Andy Miller
Workers who suffer miscarriages may face repercussions if they try to take a lot of time off at work. There are no national laws that mandate sick leave for workers, let alone specific protections for people dealing with a miscarriage.

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  • Health

Workers have few job protections during the trauma of a miscarriage

About a quarter of all pregnancies end in miscarriage. Despite the large number of workers affected, no national laws protect them when they need time off to deal with the loss.

January 27, 2022
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By:
  • Bryce Covert

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