For more on these and additional updates, please click Georgia Health News: By Andy Miller, Georgia Health News Bruce Thompson has a personal stake in the topic of secondhand smoke. Thompson, a Republican state senator from White, says he has suffered from asthma since childhood. His mother was a smoker, he says, and secondhand smoke… Read more
For more on these and additional updates, please click Georgia Health News: By Ansley Stewart, Georgia Health News Sally Boswell is the first person many low-income families in Greene County call when their child gets sick. She hears about everything from acute ear infections to chronic conditions such as diabetes. Boswell helps parents, grandparents or guardians… Read more
Media release: Kurt Stuenkel, Floyd President and CEO, announced today that Wade Monk, General Counsel, will retire later this fall, and that Tommy Manning is joining Floyd’s legal department on April 1. “Wade has been our trusted legal counsel for 30 years now,” Stuenkel said. “He joined Floyd as a full-time employee in 2002. We… Read more
For more on these and additional updates, please click Georgia Health News: By Andy Miller for Georgia Health News Emory University announced Wednesday that Michael J. Mandl will take over as president and CEO of the university’s health care operations. read more
For more on these and additional updates, please click Georgia Health News: By Andy Miller, Georgia Health News State insurance officials are investigating whether health insurers are covering tobacco-cessation products as a free benefit, as required under the Affordable Care Act. read more
Media release: Local physicians will provide free oral, head and neck cancer screenings on Friday, April 3 from 1 until 3 p.m. at The Hope Center at Cartersville Medical Center. Oral, head and neck cancers claim approximately 14,000 lives per year. If diagnosed early, these cancers can be more easily treated without significant complications, and… Read more
For more on these and additional updates, please click Georgia Health News: By Andy Miller, Georgia Health News The budget issue that has most rattled the General Assembly this year involves the proposed elimination of health insurance for 11,500 part-time school employees, mainly bus drivers and cafeteria workers. read more
On Hometown Headlines Radio Edition on Friday: Gastroenterologist Dr. Roman Galysh discussed Colon Cancer Awareness Month and why it is critical to find hints of this deadly disease as early as possible. You can hear the interview by clicking the above image. This health information is provided by Harbin Clinic Gastroenterology. Did you know that colorectal… Read more
For more on these and additional updates, please click Georgia Health News: By Judi Kanne, for Georgia Health News IBM’s Watson computer technology made headlines with a victory over human contestants on the game show “Jeopardy!” in 2011. Now the artificial intelligence computer system is winning over scientists with its other potential applications, including health… Read more
Saturday: Cartersville Medical Center, along with Georgia Bone & Joint Surgeons, Harbin Clinic and Georgia Highlands College, will host the second annual “Cartersville Has Heart 5k” at Georgia Highlands College Student Center. The event is designed to promote fitness and increase overall awareness of the signs and symptoms of heart disease, while supporting the local non-profit… Read more
For more on these and additional updates, please click Georgia Health News: By Andy Miller, Georgia Health News Benjamin Wills of Atlanta is among the more than 400,000 Georgians receiving a subsidy to afford health insurance in the Affordable Care Act exchange. read more
Media release: Throughout February, Redmond Regional Medical Center teamed up with Rome Area Council for the Hearts for the Second Annual Rome Community HeART Project. Fifteen large concrete hearts were decorated by local artists and displayed throughout Downtown Rome and at Redmond. These hearts provided a way for artists to help spread heart health awareness during… Read more
For more on these and additional updates, please click Georgia Health News: By Andy Miller, Georgia Health News Lakizzy Carson’s first child, a boy, was born several weeks premature, weighing only 1 pound, 5 ounces. He needed hospital care for several weeks after his birth before he was able to go home. read more
For more on these and additional updates, please click Georgia Health News: By Andy Miller, Georgia Health News The Department of Community Health has tapped a current official to become the state’s new Medicaid chief. Linda Wiant has served as pharmacy director for Georgia Medicaid since August 2011. read more
Media release: Harbin Clinic today announced that its Endoscopy Center has once again earned esteemed certification from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care. Effective for the next three years, this designation is awarded to top healthcare organizations that participate in rigorous and ongoing self-evaluation, peer review, and education in an effort to continuously improve… Read more