Lawmakers say legislation is unlikely in combating violence against health care workers
Sarah Swetlik
Legislators favored proactive training programs throughout the state instead of harsher penalties for acts of violence against health care workers.
The executive director of the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission expressed concerns to lawmakers over the lack of regulations for delta-8 THC as access to minors remains unrestricted.
Experts made recommendations to the Senate Study Committee on Sickle Cell Anemia on ways to deal with the underlying issues of treating and helping individuals with sickle cell disorders.
Misinformation is killing Georgians. Many say they don’t know who to trust or why the science keeps changing. That’s why some people refuse to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
Monoclonal antibody treatment still available to Georgians with covid-19, but cases are down
Ellen Eldridge, GPB News
Gov. Kemp assures Georgians still have access to monoclonal antibody treatment a recent change in the distribution model during a briefing at the Capitol on Thursday.
Georgia medical professionals ask for protection as workplace assaults rise
Tricia Cumiskey and Sarah Swetlik
Georgia health care workers seek stricter penalties for those who assault them on the job, along with other protective measures as violence against them arises.
Groups across Georgia university campuses have organized to protest the lack of mask mandates and demand the university system to get serious about COVID-19.
While permits to grow and process medical cannabis have been awarded to six Georgia companies, there is no process to test and distribute THC products to patients within the state.
After contracting COVID-19, professor joins protests against Georgia regents’ precautions
Ellen Eldridge, GPB News
Faculty at colleges and universities in Georgia are protesting the Board of Regents’ COVID-19 policy that says masks cannot be mandatory and classes should be in person.
Due to a federal policy issued Sept.10, employers with more than 100 workers now must mandate immunizations or offer weekly testing.