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A BioLab chemical plant fire outside Atlanta polluted the area's air for over a month. Here's how a new research project aims to find out the health impacts of six metro counties. https://t.co/lnJ6mT6V86

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A new report finds uneven services and staffing shortages across Georgia. States from Mississippi to Oregon have tackled similar issues with changes to funding, accountability, and access. https://t.co/XihZwr5eTj

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The Trump administration's new "roadmap" on drug policy adds potential conflicts with its actions, including a budget request that proposes cuts to addiction and mental health programs. https://t.co/Ezy7zwJcxM

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Rick Jackson points to his company’s pandemic response - providing health workers during the emergency - as proof of leadership. Experts say his state contracts could pose ethical challenges if he wins. https://t.co/OHDhAG3c5u

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Healthbeat, a new nonprofit news platform reporting on public health, is launching in August in Atlanta. And we want to hear from you. https://t.co/yWBGUOZAeR

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Questions are mounting after federal officials allow home quarantine for some hantavirus cruise passengers while keeping others confined. “I do not think the administration is acting in a transparent or rational fashion,” one public health expert said. https://t.co/pLw3AJMjvs

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Hotlanta: Summer is on the way, but metro area lacks data to prepare for extreme heat https://t.co/oLMtLAXHbs

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Dr. Alister Martin is an untraditional pick to lead the 7,000-employee health department, with a background more in medicine and advocacy than public health. https://t.co/sBoaQOujD9

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Here’s what we know about how funding cuts will affect Essential Plan coverage, what people can do to stay insured, how to access care without insurance, and the battle playing out in Albany to cover the costs. https://t.co/kvY7FCYfvk

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Emory’s Anant Madabhushi says artificial intelligence could transform global and rural U.S. health care — if America invests in diverse data and and cost-saving “frugal” approaches. Here’s what he says needs to happen. https://t.co/hwRFws3Qrp

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Advisory or absent? The board's inactivity at the Georgia Department of Public Health raises concerns about transparency and oversight. https://t.co/9zKbCUMIAV

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Amid tuberculosis cases and bird flu concerns, the NYC Health Department faces federal funding instability. Here’s a Q&A with City Council member Lincoln Restler on proposed measures to protect the city’s public health infrastructure. https://t.co/nFJluFx793

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Poppy seeds come from the plant that produces opium and from which narcotics such as morphine and codeine are derived. During harvesting and processing, the seeds can become coated with the opium fluid. https://t.co/ZW15sc7Uf7

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Why is the CDC in Atlanta there when most federal agencies are in the Washington, D.C., area? As with many things the city, the answer involves Coca-Cola — and mosquitoes. https://t.co/cRMdQLm5dD

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Internal records reveal new details about how South Carolina’s record-breaking measles outbreak spread through a close-knit group of unvaccinated people. https://t.co/5pejJ2fPwk

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Rutgers School of Public Health Dean Perry Halkitis' new book argues for a public health approach that better understands human behavior. https://t.co/QZk73YBbw0

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CDC quarantine orders could face legal challenges, a public health law expert told Healthbeat. The federal agency contends hantavirus is a type of severe acute respiratory syndrome to keep two cruise ship passengers confined for additional monitoring. https://t.co/pfdKLVuaHY

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that every adult get tested at least once in their lifetime as a part of routine health care, but only about a third of Americans do it. Here's how to get it done in Atlanta. https://t.co/8BOJqWDZsZ

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Rick Jackson points to his company’s pandemic response - providing health workers during the emergency - as proof of leadership. Experts say his state contracts could pose ethical challenges if he wins. https://t.co/wukY1zyU1n

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Just 4 households had measles infections at the start of the South Carolina outbreak — which became the largest in decades.