Georgia woman finds kidney donor close to home
Shardae Orr said her life completely changed in 2016 when she started experiencing medical issues related to her need for a new kidney.
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Shardae Orr said her life completely changed in 2016 when she started experiencing medical issues related to her need for a new kidney.
Efforts continued Wednesday from dusk to dawn to spray and treat for mosquitoes at a popular Fulton County park after health officials said trapped specimens tested positive for West Nile virus.
Medicaid said it won't pay for gender-affirming surgeries or hormones for transgender minors.
President Trump signed an executive order on childhood vaccine schedules Monday.
As Atlanta marks one year since the deadly shooting at CDC headquarters, the community honors DeKalb County Police Officer David Rose; meanwhile, the CDC issues a new warning impacting healthcare facilities.
This week, a group of local wedding professionals and photographers joined the patients at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta for Family Portrait Day, a special event designed to bring some light to what can be a difficult time.
A New Mexico court has ordered Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta to pay $567 million to address harms to young people from its platforms.
At least 345 people — the majority in Colorado and Minnesota — have been sickened by a salmonella outbreak, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Cyclospora cases have been reported in at least 47 states total this year, and investigators have continued to probe how many could be linked to a common contaminated source.
The new campaign from the City of Atlanta is encouraging people to look at their surroundings a little differently, not just as places to visit, but as places to get moving.
After experiencing complications during the birth of their first child, a Georgia dad wanted to do everything he could to make to have his wife's back during their second pregnancy. So he enrolled in the Dads to Doulas online course.
New state data shows Georgia's kindergarten MMR vaccination rate has slipped below the level needed to keep classrooms and communities protected.
Through the Black Girl Joy Challenge, young women receive funding for projects that spread joy and create positive change.
What starts as grief can turn into something bigger, so metro Atlanta's Kate's Club helps young adults get into the community and grieve in a healthy way.
If confirmed by the full Senate, Dr. Erica Schwartz would become the 22nd director of the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
As temperatures continue to rise across Georgia, doctors and pharmacists are issuing a reminder about mixing medicine with extreme heat.
Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared before the Senate to testify on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic but invoked his Fifth Amendment rights in answering all questions.
Food safety experts say cuts to the public health system hobbled the response — and that the next outbreak could be much worse.
DeKalb County Department of Health is issuing an urgent warning for pets and people.
Mosquitoes found in two traps across DeKalb County have tested positive for the West Nile virus, and health officials want residents to stay safe.
As another sweltering Georgia summer settles in, two Atlanta skin cancer specialists say a few simple habits and ignoring some persistent myths can dramatically reduce your risk of skin cancer.
Georgia running back Dante Dowdell was injured in a recent off-campus accident and Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart didn't offer specifics.
A cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people across the country has some in Atlanta looking to see what they can do to stay healthy.
Federal health officials are continuing to investigate a nationwide increase in Cyclospora infections that has sickened hundreds of people.
A raccoon that had been attacked by multiple dogs last week has tested positive for rabies, Gwinnett County officials say.
The sheriff's office closed Heather Turner's nearly nine-year death investigation as a suicide. Paulding County's coroner says unanswered questions remain and wants the decision before a jury.
District 4 candidate Natalie Hall says Fulton residents should know how much water and electricity proposed data centers would use and what taxpayers get in return.
The CEO of Flock Safety apologized for alleged abuses of its service by law enforcement officers as the company rolled out new changes to how it operates.
Six people are alive today thanks to the swift actions of one of a group of roommates who saved the others from a Gwinnett County house fire.
A DeKalb County traffic stop on Aug. 4, 2026 led to six arrests and the seizure of over $40,000 cash and suspected marijuana valued at $2.8 million.