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Allergy season is here

Allergy season is here

Atlanta has had several days of high or extremely high pollen counts over the past six weeks.

Rebecca Grapevine, Healthbeat
Rebecca Grapevine, Healthbeat
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Half the world still doesn’t have a national public health agency

Half the world still doesn’t have a national public health agency

The result is fragmentation, which can slow the response to outbreaks. The good news is that many countries are making progress to create central health agencies.

William Herkewitz, Healthbeat
William Herkewitz, Healthbeat
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How politics and AI are making it harder to ‘follow the science’

How politics and AI are making it harder to ‘follow the science’

Who controls what counts as evidence, and what happens when that control is abused?

Dr. Jay K. Varma, Healthbeat
Dr. Jay K. Varma, Healthbeat
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After a large measles outbreak in South Carolina, a warning sign appears in Georgia

After a large measles outbreak in South Carolina, a warning sign appears in Georgia

Wastewater data show the virus in metro Atlanta for the first time since fall, hinting at possible undetected spread.

Rebecca Grapevine, Healthbeat
Rebecca Grapevine, Healthbeat
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The next U.S. aid disruption: HIV, malaria drugs for Africa and Asia

The next U.S. aid disruption: HIV, malaria drugs for Africa and Asia

Some countries have backup systems to keep medicines flowing. Others do not.

William Herkewitz, Healthbeat
William Herkewitz, Healthbeat
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How smoking fell to lowest level ever and other public health wins

How smoking fell to lowest level ever and other public health wins

Cuts to public health threaten gains on flu, TB, syphilis, and smoking.

Dr. Jay K. Varma, Healthbeat
Dr. Jay K. Varma, Healthbeat
AtlantaAtlanta
Healing ‘arts’: How stories become medicine in Atlanta

Healing ‘arts’: How stories become medicine in Atlanta

Several local groups are using music, comedy, and other art forms to inform, comfort, and heal.

Rebecca Grapevine, Healthbeat
Rebecca Grapevine, Healthbeat
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Iran war threatens facilities that keep drinking water flowing in Gulf

Iran war threatens facilities that keep drinking water flowing in Gulf

Many countries in the region depend on desalination plants for fresh drinking water. And for many, there is no Plan B if those plants get destroyed.

William Herkewitz, Healthbeat
William Herkewitz, Healthbeat
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Measles and other consequences of a leaderless CDC

Measles and other consequences of a leaderless CDC

Vaccine policy is mired in confusion, states are losing public health funding, and measles is spreading as the Trump administration struggles to find a new CDC director.

Dr. Jay K. Varma, Healthbeat
Dr. Jay K. Varma, Healthbeat
AtlantaAtlanta
One in three Georgia parents report food insecurity

One in three Georgia parents report food insecurity

The new polling data come as Georgia work requirements for SNAP take effect.

Rebecca Grapevine, Healthbeat
Rebecca Grapevine, Healthbeat
GlobalGlobal
How the Iran war is disrupting the world’s medicine supplies

How the Iran war is disrupting the world’s medicine supplies

Persian Gulf countries are crucial transit hubs for pharmaceuticals, and drugs that need to be kept cold and have a short shelf life — including some cancer therapies — are vulnerable to shipping delays.

William Herkewitz, Healthbeat
William Herkewitz, Healthbeat
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We’re taking too many antibiotics. And we need to make more of them.

We’re taking too many antibiotics. And we need to make more of them.

What to know: New research shows that even a single course of antibiotics may disturb the body. Dentists may be over-prescribing antibiotics. And the FDA is moving to address a shortage of one of our oldest antibiotics: penicillin.

Dr. Jay K. Varma, Healthbeat
Dr. Jay K. Varma, Healthbeat
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