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AARP poll: Older Georgia voters prioritize affordability, Social Security

Older voters in Georgia are highly motivated to vote this November and their top concerns are the cost of everyday items, healthcare and protecting...

City of Atlanta launches ‘Make Atlanta Your Own Gym’ to make daily movement healthy habit

The City of Atlanta, in partnership with the Fulton County Board of Health and a growing network of healthcare, academic and community organizations, announced...

DeKalb County Commissioner Nicole Massiah highlights healthcare Reform at Atlanta Healthcare Roundtable

DeKalb County Commissioner Nicole Massiah joined physicians,healthcare professionals, insurance experts and community leaders Saturday for ahealthcare roundtable hosted by Dr. Heavenly Kimes and Dr....

Trump Administration demands hospitals share emergency room records

A tiny federal agency in the Trump Administration tasked with protecting the public from injuries caused by lawn mowers and coffeemakers is demanding that...

Trump’s CDC nominee praises vaccines, without vowing independence from Kennedy

Erica Schwartz, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, expressed support for vaccines — including mRNA-based covid shots...

Thousands of Medicare beneficiaries thought their drug plan was free. Then they lost it.

Jude Pare and his partner, Diane Tix, live in rural Minnesota until temperatures dip below freezing, when they take refuge in Arizona for the...

Black Men: ‘Manning Up’ Isn’t a Mental Health Flex

by Jennifer Porter Gore Black men are increasingly dying of “deaths of despair” while the systems around them look the other way. More than 61 million Americans...

Grief, Advocacy, and Education: A Counselor Reflects on Black Maternal Health

By Jennifer Porter Gore | Word-In-Black | San Diego Voice and Viewpoint In 2024, the number of U.S. mothers who died as a result of pregnancy...

Black Maternal Health Advocates Renew Push for Michigan Momnibus Bills

By: Jasmine West Black women are still dying at disproportionate rates during childbirth in Michigan, and advocates spent this week reminding lawmakers that the crisis...

Sickle cell advocates sound alarm as Georgia bill advances

By Alexandria Green Jones As momentum builds around new sickle cell legislation in Georgia, advocates say a deeper issue continues to threaten the very communities...

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