Healthbeat Atlanta

2 weeks ago | roughdraftatlanta.com | Rebecca Grapevine |Healthbeat Atlanta

A bill to certify community health workers in Georgia failed to pass after the state Senate abruptly adjourned much earlier than usual on Friday, ending the legislative session for the year. The Senate had planned to take up the proposal along with others for final passage but adjourned about 9:15 p.m. instead.

3 weeks ago | roughdraftatlanta.com | Rebecca Grapevine |Healthbeat Atlanta

Thousands were laid off Tuesday from the Atlanta-based CDC, dealing a blow to the city's public health workforce, local, national and global research on illness prevention, and likely the city's economy. The CDC's parent agency, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, last week announced a sweeping reorganization that would result in about 2,400 "reductions in force" at the CDC.

3 weeks ago | mdjonline.com | Allen Siegler |Healthbeat Atlanta

Even as one of the most severe Georgia flu seasons in recent years continues to recede, health workers in the metro Atlanta area continue to express caution about respiratory, vaccine-preventable diseases. Throughout March, hospitalizations and health care visits for flu have continued to decline in the state, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

3 weeks ago | atlanta.capitalbnews.org | Rebekah Sager |Madeline Thigpen |Allen Siegler |Healthbeat Atlanta

When Shanette Williams speaks publicly, she holds the obituary of her 28-year-old daughter, Amber Nicole Thurman, in her hands. She says it gives her comfort and the strength to continue to tell the story of how a Georgia hospital allowed her daughter to die unnecessarily. Williams is a woman who rarely bows her head, unless in prayer. She is striking with the face of a model, high cheekbones, dark chocolate almond-shaped eyes, and a warm smile.

1 month ago | roughdraftatlanta.com | Rebecca Grapevine |Healthbeat Atlanta

Disruptions to funding streams from the National Institutes of Health aren't just rattling university researchers. Atlanta startups that help move scientific innovations to market - creating jobs and furthering industry and academic collaboration - are also on edge. These are small businesses that use a tiny portion of the NIH's budget to bridge the gap between research and consumers.