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GPB morning headlines for August 18, 2026
53+ min ago (75+ words) August 18, 2026 7:17 AM Georgia’s agency in charge of state Medicaid programs is asking the federal government for just as much money as it would get under full Medicaid expansion without moving forward with such a plan. Georgia's peach season ended a…...
New documentary highlights challenges in rural healthcare
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (365+ words) August 17, 2026 3:00 PM LISTEN: Georgia Rising: A Rural Health Story highlights the problems facing people in rural settings trying to access healthcare. GPB's Peter Biello speaks with Glenda Grant about the new documentary. A scene from the new documentary "Georgia Rising:…...
Study says mental health workers may stigmatize substance use disorder, hindering those seeking help
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (459+ words) August 17, 2026 2:00 PM LISTEN: Those working in the field of mental health, including treatment and support services, have higher levels of stigmatizing people with opioid addiction than the general population. GPB’s Ellen Eldridge reports on new findings from the University of…...
Nicotine pouches can be marketed as 'lower risk' than cigarettes. Is that dangerous?
1+ week, 5+ day ago (970+ words) August 5, 2026 7:25 AM The FDA allowed some Zyn nicotine pouches to be marketed as "lower risk" than cigarettes. / Getty Images It comes in flavors like "Cool Mint," "Smooth" and "Chill." It's on the Ferrari F1 race car. And it's addictive. A paperclip-size…...
A volunteer's unexpected advice changed how she faced cancer
1+ week, 5+ day ago (575+ words) August 5, 2026 6:31 AM After Annabelle Gurwitch was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer, a volunteer living with the same diagnosis offered advice that changed the way she saw the future. In 2020, Annabelle Gurwitch went to urgent care for a routine COVID test....
Two people in Michigan have died after becoming ill with cyclosporiasis
2+ week, 1+ day ago (569+ words) August 3, 2026 6:23 PM Cyclosporiasis is an intestinal illness caused by food or water contaminated with the parasite Cyclospora. / Getty Images Two people have died as part of the cyclosporiasis outbreak in Michigan, according to the state's Department of Health and Human…...
One Big Beautiful Bill cut healthcare funds. Now, Republicans have to sell the costs
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1147+ words) July 31, 2026 5:01 AM An ad from Rep. David Valadao, R-Calif., highlights affordability challenges for healthcare. Republicans campaigning in swing districts are running ads about healthcare after facing criticism of the cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Many of these…...
The Lumbee Tribe of N.C. wants better healthcare, but plans to fund it are in limbo
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1342+ words) July 30, 2026 5:01 AM Angie Lowery grows squash, onions, potatoes, and other produce in her backyard garden in Robeson County, North Carolina. She's tried to improve her health to be able to be there for her grandchildren. For stories of life in…...
Animal spillover? Lab leak? What the science says about the origins of COVID-19
2+ week, 5+ day ago (944+ words) July 29, 2026 7:02 PM Members of the Wuhan Hygiene Emergency Response Team leave the shuttered Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in the city of Wuhan, in Hubei, Province on January 11, 2020. Investigations of the origin of COVID-19 have centered on the animals sold at…...
The White House pushes healthy eating. It cut a landmark nutrition education program
3+ week, 4+ day ago (1701+ words) July 23, 2026 8:45 AM Kate Feurtado, a medical assistant at Spectrum Health, browses for produce at a farmers market in Philadelphia on July 15. The Food Trust, a Philadelphia-based nonprofit, uses SNAP-Ed funding to support its farmers markets. PHILADELPHIA — Wholesome eating is a…...