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Cardiac-related complications in pregnant and postpartum moms is the top driver of maternal mortality in Georgia, according to the state’s latest public health report. Two years after it began, a program out of Southeast Georgia that relies on remote monitoring of patients is hopeful for a solution.
An internal audit has found institutions within the University System of Georgia are not fully complying with a policy issued last year restricting diversity statements in hiring.
Federal prosecutors in Savannah are launching a public awareness campaign meant to crack down on so-called straw purchases of firearms.
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