Health
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Transfit Athens Helps Women With Crisis Pregnancies
Transfit Athens is different than most gyms. It works to transform women not only physically but spiritually. The trainers incorporate Christian faith and worship into their personalized exercise programs. Transfit trainer, Shelley Tanner, started Hope 139 House to support pregnant women and new moms who need extra help. The organization…
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Athens Regional Plans to Expand
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center recently filed documents to the Georgia Department of Community Health about launching a $171 million expansion project. The project would include demolishing the oldest portion of the hospital, constructing a seven-story tower and renovating existing nursing units. The hospital’s capacity would remain at 359 beds.…
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Effects, Misconceptions of Allergy Season
Bulldog Urgent Care Physician Assistant, Jim Callis shares his expert advice on allergy season. Your sniffles may be caused by allergies rather than the flu. Earlier this morning Reporter Sabrina Burse spoke with Bulldog Urgent Care Physician Assistant, Jim…
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CBD Oil Could Reduce Opioid Abuse
Representative Allen Peake of Macon says a new bill could be key to reducing opioid abuse in Georgia. Peake and others would like to see Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and intractable pain added to a list of illnesses treatable with cannabis oil and addressed under the bill. Lifetime illnesses that…
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Opioid Crisis Hits Northeast Georgia
Madison County is now considering joining Athens-Clarke and Oconee Counties in a multi-state federal lawsuit suing manufacturers and distributors of opioid drugs. Reporter Bethany Bell reported live at the Blasingame, Burch, Garrard & Ashley law firm with more on how the opioid crisis has affected our local community. No one…
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Medical Marijuana Legal to Possess in Georgia but Not to Grow
Possessing medical marijuana in Georgia is legal with a registered medical card. However Georgian’s still cannot legally grow it, and if you go across state lines to legally purchase and bring it back, it’s considered a federal offense. House Bill 645 is the latest bill going through the general assembly. The…
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Northeast Georgia Sees Rise in Flu Cases
Athens, Ga.- There has been a rise in flu cases across Northeast Georgia. Georgia Horsley, a nurse practitioner for the Bulldog Urgent Care at the University of Georgia says that she has seen more students and people within the Athens community being tested positive for both influenza A and B.…
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Flu Hitting Northeast Georgia Hard
Health officials in Georgia are worried about your health after a flu vaccine shortage and another flu-related death. Coweta County coroner Richard Hawk says that a 15-year old girl also died just after 7 a.m. on Tuesday morning. He says that the girl was a healthy teenager before she caught…
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Grady Explains: The Flu Vaccine
People choose each year not to get vaccinated for the flu because of their concerns with the shot. A Twitter poll we conducted showed that 44% of 32 people got their flu shot while 56% did not. We asked people on Facebook what their concerns with the vaccine are. Grady…
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Preventions for the Flu That Killed 5 in Georgia
Five people died this flu season according to a Georgia Department of Public Health report. The virus is now widespread in Georgia. The Center for Disease Control lists several ways to prevent getting the flu. The CDC’s site says what to look for when you’re wondering if you have the flu.…