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News Articles: Health

Amanda Zurawski (middle) and Kaitlyn Joshua (right) have been sharing their personal stories of being denied abortion care. While campaigning for Democrats as part of the Reproductive Freedom bus tour, they appeared on the Aug. 14 show Political Connections with host Ybeth Bruzual (left) in Orlando, FL.

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  • Health

Women sharing personal stories about abortion bans have become a political force

Women who have suffered unnecessarily after being denied abortions are talking about it publicly, and to support candidates. Could these stories have a political impact in the upcoming election?

November 03, 2024
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By:
  • Rosemary Westwood
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks as former President Donald Trump listens during a news conference, April 12, 2024, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. Johnson promised recently that if they gain control in Congress, Republicans' agenda includes "massive reform" of the Affordable Care Act.

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  • Health

What a big Republican win Tuesday could mean for Obamacare

With the Affordable Care Act once again under fire from Republicans, a leading health care economist explains what a Republican sweep might mean for the health coverage of 45 million Americans.

November 03, 2024
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By:
  • Dan Gorenstein
Marburg can be an exceptionally deadly virus. An outbreak in Rwanda is being handled with "unprecedented" success, say public health experts. In this photo from a 2014 Marburg outbreak in Kenya, a medical worker in protective gear carries a meal to a man quarantined in an isolation tent after coming into contact with a virus carrier.

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  • Global Health

An 'unprecedented' good news story about a potentially deadly viral outbreak

The death rate for Marburg virus is nearly 90%. There are no approved vaccines and treatments. So how did Rwanda achieve what one doctor calls an "unprecedented" success in controlling its outbreak?

November 02, 2024
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By:
  • Gabrielle Emanuel
Open enrollment for ACA plans began Nov. 1 and runs through Jan. 15, 2025. During the Trump administration, the enrollment period was shortened and funding for sign up help was drastically cut.

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  • Health

As ACA sign ups start, more Americans have health insurance than ever. Will it last?

Enrollment in Affordable Care Act health plans has grown every year of the Biden administration, leading to record low numbers of people who are uninsured.

November 02, 2024
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By:
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin
People gather in front of the Georgia State Capital in Atlanta on Friday, June 24, 2022, to protest to protest the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

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  • Health

Abortions in Georgia dipped last year, evidence of a changing landscape of reproductive care

It’s the first decline the state has seen in procedures since 2017, according to final data from the Georgia Department of Public Health. 

October 31, 2024
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas
A relative adjusts the oxygen mask of a tuberculosis patient

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  • Global Health

Public health officials confirm zero students tested positive for TB exposure at Walton High School

Cobb & Douglas Public Health and Walton High School’s administration tested approximately 200 students and faculty at the school Tuesday, Oct. 29, and all results were negative for TB exposure.

October 31, 2024
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
During her pregnancy, Megan Norris struggled with addiction to fentanyl. During a relapse, she exposed herself and her fetus to the toxic animal tranquilizer xylazine, which has flooded the street drug supply in the U.S.  "Xylazine is so addictive, so physically addictive, you just can't stop," Norris said.

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  • Health

Pregnant women and babies face 'terrifying' threat from xylazine addiction

In parts of the U.S., more than half of pregnant women facing severe addiction are also exposed toxic to the toxic animal tranquilizer xylazine, a threat to them, their fetuses and newborns.

October 31, 2024
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By:
  • Brian Mann

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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
Shaun Flores (from left), Sarah Jaley, Michael — a teacher who asked NPR not to use his last name for medical privacy — and Elizabeth Vossen say OCD impacts their lives on a day-to-day basis.

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  • Health

This is what it’s really like to have OCD, according to 4 people living with it

OCD is often misunderstood. Here’s what it’s like, from people who live with it.

October 31, 2024
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By:
  • Claire Murashima
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
Dawn Shedrick, left, is one of roughly 106 million unpaid caregivers in the U.S. For 30 years, Shedrick taken care of her mother, Nathalia Shedrick, right, who has multiple sclerosis.

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  • Health

Caregiving can be a tough, lonely mission. One daughter found ways to reconnect

Some 106 million people provide unpaid care for an adult in the U.S. Many feel invisible and profoundly lonely. But some are creating new ways to support each other.

October 31, 2024
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By:
  • Kat McGowan
A 2005 electron microscope image shows an avian influenza A H5N1 virion.

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  • Health

Bird flu has been found in a pig for the first time in the U.S.

The discovery of an infected pig at a backyard farm in Oregon raises concerns about bird flu's potential to become a human threat.

October 30, 2024
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By:
  • The Associated Press

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  • Arts & Life

Young women are challenging the stigma of sex and love addiction support groups

On social media, young women are increasingly open about attending 12-step sex and love addiction programs. Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous reports 1,200 meetings in more than 50 countries.

October 30, 2024
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby
A shortages of IV fluids has led to postponed and canceled surgeries at hospitals across the country.

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  • Health

Shortage of IV fluids leads to canceled surgeries

IV fluids used in hospitals remain in short supply, after Hurricane Helene shut down a key North Carolina factory. The closure has hospitals scrambling to stretch supplies and prioritize care.

October 30, 2024
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By:
  • Sydney Lupkin
A relative adjusts the oxygen mask of a tuberculosis patient

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  • Health

Public health officials return to Walton High School to read TB test results

About 300 students at Walton High School in Cobb County who may have been exposed to tuberculosis (TB) underwent skin tests on Tuesday.

October 30, 2024
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
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