The Georgia Health Report
Friday afternoons at 5:44 p.m. and Sunday afternoons at 5:35 p.m.
The WUGA Health Desk presents a weekly program, Georgia Health Report, focused on health news and issues facing Georgians. The program, hosted by Emma Auer, features regular news and commentary from Renuka Rayasam and Sam Whitehead of KFF Health News, and Rebecca Grapevine of Healthbeat. Jamia Wideman is the show's production intern.
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Coming up on the Georgia Health Report, as Atlanta prepares for the FIFA World Cup this summer, how agencies are fighting public health risks. -
Coming up on the Georgia Health Report, we look at Georgia’s debate over licensing midwives. Host Emma Auer sit down with Renuka Rayasam, a reporter for KFF Health News in Atlanta.
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Coming up on the Georgia Health Report, federal and state laws try to ensure that mental health care is covered by insurers the same way physical health is covered.
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Coming up on the Georgia Health Report, as Georgians prepare for hot weather, researchers say they should take into account the impact of heat on medications.
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Coming up on the Georgia Health Report, we look at how cancer survivors are dealing with the high cost of cancer care.
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Coming up on the Georgia Health Report, small food banks around the state are sounding the alarm that they can’t feed all of their community members experiencing need.
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Coming up on the Georgia Health Report, as lawmakers leave the capitol for the year, how the state’s health workforce may be impacted by new laws.
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Coming up on the Georgia Health Report, we look at how the Trump administration is using a little-known health agency to arrest migrants with no criminal record.
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Coming up on the Georgia Health Report, adults 50 to 64 have seen some of the biggest increases in Obamacare insurance costs since the expiration of enhanced federal help to pay for plans.
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Coming up on the Georgia Health Report, death rates from the flu are breaking records in the state.
