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  • Healthy Eating
  • holiday
November 24, 2021

Making Over Holiday Favorites: Easy Healthy Cooking Substitutions

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  • bariatrics
  • Dessert
  • Recipe
November 23, 2021

Apple Cinnamon Ricotta Dessert

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  • Georgia Heart Institute
  • Heart
  • Valve Disease
November 19, 2021

How Serious Is Valve Disease?

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  • COVID-19
  • Vaccines
November 18, 2021

COVID-19 Vaccines and Fetal Cell Lines

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  • Children
  • Cold and Flu
  • RSV
November 17, 2021

A Quick Breakdown of RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus)

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  • Hospice
  • Hospice services
November 15, 2021

What is Hospice Care?

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  • Heart
  • mental health
November 12, 2021

How Is Mental Health Connected to Heart Health?

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  • Driving
  • Injury prevention
  • Roadtrip
November 8, 2021

How to Prep for the Autumn Roads Ahead

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  • COVID-19
  • Vaccines
November 4, 2021

What you need to know about the COVID-19 vaccine for kids 5-11 years old

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  • Hernia center
  • Hernia doctors
  • hernia surgery
November 2, 2021

Do I need hernia surgery? 3 signs it’s time to see a doctor

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November 1, 2021

When starting a weight loss journey, evaluate the factors that have attributed to weight gain

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  • Arrhythmia
  • heart health
October 30, 2021

Recognizing the Risk Factors for Arrhythmia

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  • Booster Shot
  • COVID
  • vaccine
October 28, 2021

COVID-19 booster shots and third doses: What you need to know

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  • Baby
  • SIDS
  • Women & Children
October 28, 2021

Creating a Safe Sleep Environment for Your Baby

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October 28, 2021

Northeast Georgia Health System Breaks Ground On New Medical Plaza in Jefferson

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  • Baby
  • Neonatal ICU
October 25, 2021

The Harkness Family Neonatal ICU Story

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  • Blood pressure
  • Georgia Heart Institute
  • heart health
October 20, 2021

6 Easy Tips to Lower Your Blood Pressure

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  • hernia
  • types of hernias
October 18, 2021

Could it be a hernia? Here’s how to tell.

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