ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following document as part of its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (No. 33) on September 4, 2025, entitled "Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Infection in a Child with No Known Exposure -- San Francisco, California, December 2024-January 2025.": Here are excerpts: * * * Summary What is already known about this topic? As of January   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following document as part of its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (No. 34) on September 11, 2025, entitled "Influenza-Associated Hospitalizations During a High Severity Season -- Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance Network, United States, 2024-25 Influenza Season.": Here are excerpts: * * * Summary What is already known about this topic? Sea  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following document as part of its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (No. 33) on September 4, 2025, entitled "Outbreak of Neisseria meningitidis Conjunctivitis in Military Trainees -- Texas, February-May 2025.": Here are excerpts: * * * Summary What is already known about this topic? Bacterial conjunctivitis is uncommon in immunocompetent adults.   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following document as part of its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (No. 32) on August 28, 2025, entitled "Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices -- United States, 2025-26 Influenza Season.": Here are excerpts: * * * Summary What is already known about this to  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following document as part of its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (No. 31) on August 21, 2025, entitled "Rabies Outbreak in an Urban, Unmanaged Cat Colony -- Maryland, August 2024.": Here are excerpts: * * * Summary What is already known about this topic? Cats are the most frequently reported rabid domestic animal in the United States, with app  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following document as part of its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (No. 31) on August 21, 2025, entitled "Reoccurring Salmonella Cotham Outbreak Linked to Pet Bearded Dragons -- United States, 2024.": Here are excerpts: * * * Summary What is already known about this topic? Bearded dragons have been linked to Salmonella outbreaks, including a 201  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following document as part of its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (No. 31) on August 21, 2025, entitled "Respiratory Syncytial Virus Immunization Coverage Among Infants Through Receipt of Nirsevimab Monoclonal Antibody or Maternal Vaccination -- United States, October 2023-March 2024.": Here are excerpts: * * * Summary What is already known abou  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following document as part of its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (No. 32) on August 28, 2025, entitled "Use of Clesrovimab for Prevention of Severe Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Associated Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Infants: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices -- United States, 2025.": Here are excerpts: *  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following document as part of its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (No. 30) on Augus 14, 2025, entitled "Vaccination Coverage Among Adolescents Aged 13-17 Years -- National Immunization Survey-Teen, United States, 2024.": Here are excerpts: * * * Summary What is already known about this topic? Three vaccines are routinely recommended for adolesc  more

MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida posted the following news release: * * * CEO of Georgia Company Convicted in International Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme A federal jury in Miami, Florida, convicted a U.S. businessman today for his role in a nearly five-year long scheme to bribe Honduran government officials and to launder money to secure business for a Georgia-based manufacturer of law enforcement uniforms and accessories.   more

COLUMBUS, Georgia, Sept. 17 -- Columbus State University issued the following news: * * * Five named to Alumni Association Board The Columbus State University Alumni Association welcomes directors to its volunteer board of directors. They include: Don Andrae '70 of Columbus holds a bachelor of business administration from Columbus State and is the manager of parking services at Auburn University. The former Men's Basketball standout is a 1998 inductee into the Columbus State Athletics Hall o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Nikema Williams Introduces Legislation to Help Black Churches Address Health Disparities * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) introduced the Health Access Innovation Act (HAIA) legislation that would establish a new grant program, administered by the HHS Office of Minority Health, to expand access to culturally and linguistically appropriate care, encou  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * County Employment and Wages in Alabama -- First Quarter 2025 * Employment increased in 3 of the 7 largest counties in Alabama from March 2024 to March 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that Baldwin County had the largest over-the-year increase in employme  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * County Employment and Wages in Kentucky -- First Quarter 2025 * Employment increased in 2 of the 3 largest counties in Kentucky from March 2024 to March 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that Boone County had the larger over-the-year increase in employmen  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * County Employment and Wages in Mississippi -- First Quarter 2025 * Employment increased in both large counties in Mississippi from March 2024 to March 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that Hinds County had the larger over-the-year increase in employment   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * County Employment and Wages in Tennessee -- First Quarter 2025 * Employment decreased in 2 of the 6 largest counties in Tennessee from March 2024 to March 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that Shelby County had the larger over-the-year decrease in employ  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 17 (TNSjou) -- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Telemental Health Services Improved Access to Mental Health Treatment for Publicly Insured Children with Depression During the COVID 19 Pandemic A new study (https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2838108) published in JAMA Network Open and led by researchers at the Rollins School of Public Health and Emory University School of Medicine found t  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona posted the following news release on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * Georgia Man Sentenced to Over 4 Years in Prison for Fraud Targeting AHCCCS Kenneth Terrell Harrison, 45, of College Park, Georgia was sentenced on Monday by United States District Judge Michael T. Liburdi to 52 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Harrison was also ordered to pay restitution to the Arizona Health Care   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 17 -- Georgia State University issued the following news: * * * Georgia State Hosts Thomas Lemieux for 20th Anniversary W.J. Usery Lecture For its 20th anniversary, the W.J. Usery Distinguished Lecture Series at Georgia State University's Andrew Young School of Policy Studies will welcome renowned labor economist Thomas Lemieux, whose research shapes global discussions on wage inequality. He will deliver his talk, "Unions, Firms and the Wage Distribution," Friday, Sept  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, released the following opening statement from a Sept. 9, 2025, hearing entitled "Unmasking Union Antisemitism": * * * Today's hearing will examine the ways in which unions are using federal labor law to pursue their anti-Israel political agenda and to harass and discriminate against Jewish workers. Today we will hear about how unions like the  more

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Providing Aerial Spray to the Joint Force * * Published Sept. 16, 2025 * By Tech. Sgt. Noah J. Tancer * 910th Airlift Wing JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, South Carolina -- Hidden among the salt marshes of Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, a scourge of mosquitoes wait each day, just out of reach, for the red rays of sunset to signal their hunt for blood among the base's populace and th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Johnson To Chief Justice Roberts: Democracy Under Category Six Code Red, Six-Alarm Fire * 'My hope is waning. Time is running out for hope, for justice, and for democracy itself' WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), ranking member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet, delivered the foll  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Johnson, Sen. Blumenthal Re-Introduce Legislation to End Forced Arbitration & Restore Accountability for Consumers, Workers * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Monday, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), ranking member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet, and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), announced that they re-in  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Representatives McBath, Houchin, Mrvan, Fitzpatrick, and Senators Reed and Collins Re-Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Resolution Designating "National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week" * Washington, DC - Representatives Lucy McBath (D-GA-06), Erin Houchin (R-IN-09), Frank Mrvan (D-IN-01), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) have introduced a resolution designating September 14th through Septembe  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Rick W. Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Representatives Rick Allen and George Whitesides Introduce the Bipartisan Contract Postal Unit Transparency Act * Today, U.S. Representatives Rick W. Allen (R-GA-12) and George Whitesides (D-CA-27) introduced the Contract Postal Unit Transparency Act, legislation designed to require the United States Postal Service (USPS) to provide reports on how the closure of contract postal units (CPUs) will i  more

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Reserve medics launch new program, increases readiness * By Jeremy Larlee  * 512th Airlift Wing Public Affairs DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del -- On Sept. 5, 2025, the 512th Aerospace Medicine Squadron launched a new program, offering reservists medical appointments on Fridays prior to unit training assemblies. The primary focus of the extra appointments is to help reservists maintain their indi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff Addresses End of Labor & Delivery Services at Northeast Georgia Hospital Due to Medicaid Cuts in Trump Budget * Lavonia, Ga. -- St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital in Northeast Georgia is ending services for delivering mothers and newborn babies due to Medicaid cuts in Trump's budget law. Last week, St. Mary's Health Care System announced that St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia wi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff Working Across the Aisle to Lower Taxes for Georgia Nurses * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working across the aisle to lower taxes for Georgia nurses. Sen. Ossoff is working to bring Republicans and Democrats together in Congress to pass the bipartisan Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act, which would cut taxes for nurses who join the Federal Nurse Corps - a national program aime  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 16 [Category: National Defense] -- The Air and Space Forces Association posted the following news release: * * * South Georgia AFA Honors AFROTC Cadet of the Year * Ian Bittinger, an Air Force ROTC cadet at Valdosta State University in Valdosta, Ga., was named AFA's South Georgia Chapter Cadet of the Year. The award was presented May 1, 2025, at Moody Air Force Base by Chapter President Senior Master Sgt. Jacoby Madden and Chapter Vice President Senior Master Serge  more

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Third Generation Pilot- A Legacy of Tradition and Family * * Published Sept. 15, 2025 * By Staff Sgt. Brittney Korte * 446th Airlift Wing Public Affairs JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- Capt. Cassidy Pickrell stood in front of her father with her flight wings in her hand, ready to carry on a legacy three generations strong. She carefully broke the shiny new set of Air Force pilot  more

KENNESAW, Georgia, Sept. 17 -- Kennesaw State University issued the following news release: * * * Trumpets, Tradition, and Trailblazing: KSU Music Student Takes Undergraduate Research Global When people imagine music majors, they often picture long hours spent in practice rooms, perfecting scales and preparing for the next performance. At Kennesaw State University's Bobbie Bailey School of Music, however, students are proving that their education is much more than practice; it's also groundbr  more