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Medical Center NICU Celebrates 40th Anniversary

Thu, 07 Nov 2013 00:24:21 GMT

The Medical Center of Central Georgia celebrated the 40th anniversary of its Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Wednesday.

Obama Meets With Senate Democrats on Health Care

Wed, 06 Nov 2013 15:27:17 GMT

President Barack Obama met with Senate Democrats facing re-election next year to discuss the problem-plagued health care rollout that could affect their races.

Jimmy Carter Celebrates Program to End Trachoma Disease

Wed, 06 Nov 2013 00:35:50 GMT

Former President Jimmy Carter and Pfizer Inc. are celebrating the 15th anniversary of an initiative focused on eliminating an infectious eye disease known to cause blindness in people living in developing nations.

Lawmakers Push to Keep Obama's Health Care Pledge

Mon, 04 Nov 2013 17:21:43 GMT

Little more than a week after millions of consumers received health care cancellation notices, lawmakers in both parties are pushing legislation to redeem President Barack Obama's pledge that anyone liking their coverage will be allowed to keep it under the nation's controversial new law.

Many Health Woes in Teens Seeking Obesity Surgery

Mon, 04 Nov 2013 12:16:33 GMT

A government-funded study shows that teens seeking weight-loss surgery have a startling number of health problems that used to be seen only in adults.

Google Veteran Brought in As Part of Health Website Fix

Thu, 31 Oct 2013 15:48:10 GMT

An engineer from technology giant Google has been recruited to help fix HealthCare.gov, the new federal insurance exchange website.

Obama Also Tried Health Care Website

Thu, 31 Oct 2013 13:21:43 GMT

It sounds like President Obama himself is among those who've had trouble with HealthCare.gov.

Cities in Red States Push Federal Health Plan

Thu, 31 Oct 2013 12:49:00 GMT

city of Houston's approach to the rollout of the nation's new health care program resembles the response to a hurricane.

Woman to Give 'Obese' Children Letters, No Candy on Halloween

Wed, 30 Oct 2013 15:44:49 GMT

A Fargo, N.D., woman says she will give trick-or-treaters that she deems "moderately obese" a letter instead of candy this Halloween.

Mitt Romney Rips 'Obamacare'

Wed, 30 Oct 2013 15:38:44 GMT

President Obama may praise Mitt Romney's health care plan in Massachusetts on Wednesday, but Romney is not returning the favor when it comes to Obamacare nationally.

Feds Post Food Allergy Guidelines for Schools

Wed, 30 Oct 2013 11:17:42 GMT

The federal government is issuing its first guidelines to schools on how to protect children with food allergies.

Georgia College Receives $325,000 Healthy Living Grant

Tue, 29 Oct 2013 19:08:19 GMT

Georgia College and State University received a $325,000 grant over the next three years to continue expanding programs that promote a healthy lifestyle and fight childhood obesity.

Sebelius Will Vow to Fix Website 'As Soon As Possible'

Tue, 29 Oct 2013 17:14:24 GMT

HHS secretary to testify Wednesday that HealthCare.gov's issues are 'not acceptable.'

Report: Medicaid Expansion May Lower Prison Costs

Tue, 29 Oct 2013 16:44:02 GMT

A research report says states can combat rising prison health care costs by expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, outsourcing and other measures.

Medicare Chief Apologizes for Website Problems

Tue, 29 Oct 2013 10:52:08 GMT

A top Obama administration official is apologizing for the problems that have kept Americans from successfully signing up for coverage at the government's health care website.

Roswell HS Football Team Rallies Around Cancer Survivor

Tue, 29 Oct 2013 10:41:33 GMT

A special member of the Roswell community took the field with the Roswell High School Hornets at their practice Monday night.

Agriculture Secretary to Discuss Health Care Plan in Ga.

Tue, 29 Oct 2013 09:38:57 GMT

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will visit Atlanta to promote President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.

Doctors Urge Limits on Kids' Texts, Tweets, Internet

Mon, 28 Oct 2013 13:36:50 GMT

The American Academy of Pediatrics has new advice many kids will find hard to swallow: It wants limits on tweeting, texting and other social media.

How Affordable Care Act Subsidies Work

Fri, 25 Oct 2013 18:58:19 GMT

Those who qualify can get federal subsidies to offset the cost of a health insurance plan through healthcare.gov.

Democrats Now Want 'Obamacare' Delayed

Thu, 24 Oct 2013 14:45:45 GMT

A growing number of the president's allies are worried about political fallout from glitches in the administration's health insurance website.