Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) has a positive financial impact on the local community and state, estimated at more than $3.5 billion according to a recent report by the Georgia Hospital Association (GHA).
Patients suffering from frequent heartburn or acid reflux are at a higher risk of developing esophageal cancer. According to the National Cancer Institute Center for Cancer Research, esophageal adenocarcinoma, the most common form of esophageal cancer, is often linked to a condition called Barrett’s Esophagus, which is believed to affect about one percent, or approximately 3.3 million, of people in the U.S. Esophageal cancer is often not found until it is advanced, but it can be treated successfully if it is found early through screenings. Early detection saves lives, and this screening technology can identify pre-cancerous cells that can be effectively eradicated.
Local and state law enforcement officials are now probing a phishing scam that a cybersecurity expert estimates has cost the Floyd County taxpayers in the neighborhood of $200,000.
Metro Atlanta area residents were left to pick up the pieces after being ravaged by heavy rain and thunderstorms that recently left trees and power lines downed across the area.
Suwanee tennis player Eshaan Dani won 893 points playing doubles tournaments in the junior Boys’ 18 category of the United States Tennis Association by the week ending Mar. 26.
Suwanee tennis player Robert Bauer won 6,038 points playing doubles tournaments in the junior Boys’ 18 category of the United States Tennis Association by the week ending Mar. 26.
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding businesses in Georgia to apply for working capital loans before the July 13 deadline. The disaster loan program is available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private nonprofit organizations affected by the severe flood damage from Hurricane Ida from Aug. 30 to Sept. 1, 2021.