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Former CDC director Tom Frieden says Kennedy poses a ‘risk’ to the Atlanta-based health agency

by Peter Biello | GPB December 4, 2024 | 8:37 amDecember 4, 2024 | 8:38 am

Atlanta Intown, Buckhead, News, Public Safety

South Atlanta mothers organize to prevent gang violence and support survivors

by Amanda Andrews | GPB September 8, 2024 | 8:00 amSeptember 8, 2024 | 8:55 am

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Ahead of Mother’s Day, experts stress the importance of improving maternal mortality rates

by Sarah Kallis | GPB May 12, 2023 | 5:26 pmMay 12, 2023 | 8:04 pm

Monkeypox outreach efforts to the African American community have been successful, according to the Fulton County Board of Health

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Mpox cases in Georgia drop; CDC ends public health emergency

by Ellen Eldridge | GPB February 1, 2023 | 11:01 pmFebruary 1, 2023 | 11:01 pm

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Much of the CDC Is Working Remotely. That Could Make Changing the Agency Difficult.

by Sam Whitehead | Kaiser Health News December 5, 2022 | 11:18 pmDecember 5, 2022 | 11:18 pm

Reese Hagler, 8, and Artimy Osadchiy, 5, talk about the cockpit controls of the near-life-like replica of an X-Wing Starfighter from Star Wars at the Embry Hills Shopping Center event Saturday, April 16, 2022. (Steve Schaefer / steve.schaefer@ajc.com)

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Atlanta doctor builds ‘Star Wars’ X-wing starfighter to inspire kids, raise money for Ukraine

by Rodney Ho | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution April 21, 2022 | 3:42 pmApril 21, 2022 | 3:42 pm

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Brookhaven, Buckhead, Dunwoody, Georgia Voice, Top Stories

CDC and state seek to test randomly selected DeKalb and Fulton residents for COVID-19 antibodies

by John Ruch April 27, 2020 | 11:37 am

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Brookhaven, Buckhead, Dunwoody, Georgia Voice, News, Public Safety, Top Stories

CDC recommends canceling public and private events of 50 or more people for eight weeks

by John Ruch March 15, 2020 | 10:10 pmMarch 15, 2020 | 10:11 pm

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Brookhaven, Buckhead, Dunwoody, Georgia Voice, Public Safety, Top Stories

CDC: Older adults, those with severe chronic conditions should stay home to avoid coronavirus

by John Ruch March 6, 2020 | 7:24 pmMarch 9, 2020 | 3:25 pm

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5 LGBTQ things you need to know today, Feb. 28

by Ronni Radner February 28, 2018 | 11:17 amMay 20, 2018 | 12:51 pm