Carter Center reaches major milestone in quest to eradicate Guinea worm
Jimmy Carter made eradicating the Guinea worm a top mission of The Carter Center. Now it could soon become the second disease eradicated in history.
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Jimmy Carter made eradicating the Guinea worm a top mission of The Carter Center. Now it could soon become the second disease eradicated in history.
Public health groups have sued the CDC and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in an attempt to reverse the changes to the recommended childhood vaccine schedule.
What was once a metro Atlanta restaurateur's modest tribute to her late mother has become a multi-million-dollar philanthropy operation saving lives.
A veteran who's advocating for an expansion of the Georgia existing medical marijuana program says prescription THC has been a real game-changer for his chronic pain.
Kaiser Permanente has reached a lawsuit settlement over alleged patient data breaches involving Kaiser websites and mobile applications, with members eligible to receive a payment from a $46 million settlement fund, the health care giant announced.
Georgia health officials say the state's first case of measles for 2026 has been confirmed in a baby too young to receive the vaccine.
Georgia health officials expect flu cases to rise as people return to work and class, and schools are doing what they can to prevent the spread.
The coyote attacked multiple people and dogs during three incidents over two days around Buford, health officials say.
For one Atlanta woman living with a chronic neurological condition, the post-holiday reset meant learning how to move again without fear.
Emory University researchers are studying how everyday experiences with racism may have immediate and long-term effects on the brain and body.
Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham, a critic of government vaccine mandates, has been quietly appointed to one of the CDC's top positions.
Doctors say new studies into genes can help them catch cancer earlier, but patients have to be tested.
Georgia agriculture officials say the highly-infectious bird flu is a serious threat to the state's top industry.
Fulton County health officials are warning residents after some mosquitoes tested positive for eastern equine encephalitis.
"They went in and fired entire programs, even statutorily mandated by law programs they cut entirely," she told CBS News. "So there is no staff to do this work anymore."