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NGMC Braselton unveiled a new 180,000-square-foot emergency department on July 25, doubling treatment capacity and adding trauma, stroke and behavioral health spaces.
City inspection records show several neighborhood eateries were temporarily closed in July after inspections found rodents, roaches and sewage problems.
Delaware County’s Wellness on Wheels mobile clinic is offering MMR vaccines as measles RNA showed up in local wastewater and state case counts climbed. The unit will visit parks and community events ahead of school.
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones brought The Trevor Project’s daylong training to San Antonio to equip educators and youth‑serving adults with tools to spot and respond to mental‑health crises among LGBTQ+ youth.
Somerset Court of Cherryville agreed to pay $1,000 and require staff discharge training after state regulators found serious neglect tied to the alleged 'dumping' of a resident.
State health data show suicide deaths among 15–19-year-olds rose from 2022 to 2023, and national ED visits for self-harm top 616,000 annually. Experts and survivors urge early conversations and crisis resources.
Sunrise Children’s Hospital has added pediatric neurosurgeon Dr. Taryn Bragg, expanding local brain and spine care and reducing the need for families to travel out of state.
Mecklenburg County has confirmed Cyclospora cases as North Carolina joins a multi‑state outbreak. Officials urge careful washing of produce and prompt medical attention for persistent diarrhea.
Wellstar Kennestone moved newborns into a new 49‑bed, family-centered NICU in its Yellow Tower, adding private rooms, a milk lab and couplet care to expand neonatal services in Cobb County.
Boston pediatric burn teams warn gel‑filled squishy toys can rupture and spray hot, sticky gel that causes serious burns and long recovery.
Gwinnett inspectors gave Moobongri in Duluth a failing 61 after finding temperature, sanitation and labeling violations; a reinspection is set for July 31.
Florida regulators revoked Perfection Plastic Surgery’s surgical registration after inspectors found missing emergency drugs, undocumented exams and unsafe BBL procedures.
A federal appeals court affirmed an arbitrator’s roughly $275,000 award to NewYork‑Presbyterian nurses for chronic understaffing in a cardiac ICU.
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