Drive-thru flu shot clinics open across North Georgia
District 2 Public Health is again making it simple to get your flu shot this fall. County health departments across North Georgia will host...
Warnock and Ossoff call on RFK Jr. to resign as HHS Secretary
Both Democrats and Republicans put Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in the hot seat Thursday during an intense Senate hearing...
New Covid shots arriving in pharmacies. Why you may need a prescription – for...
As Georgia Covid rates rise, people who want to get the latest vaccine as it hits pharmacy shelves over the coming weeks will likely...
‘I hope this is a tipping point’: 3 CDC leaders walk out over RFK...
Three senior leaders walked out of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday in Atlanta after resigning over their opposition to the...
FDA approves updated COVID-19 shots with limits for some kids and adults
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators approved updated COVID-19 shots Wednesday but limited their use for many Americans — and removed one of the two...
Georgia committee discusses physician-assisted death for terminally ill Georgians
(Georgia Recorder) — For Jennifer Bullard, the decision to seek a physician-assisted death was not an act of wanting to die but of taking...
Vaccine expert says half of the children who died of COVID last year were...
The American Academy of Pediatrics released new COVID vaccination guidelines that strongly recommend the shots for all children between 6 months and 2 years...
Georgia health officials see federal funding cuts as chance to prioritize, but seek long-term...
(Georgia Recorder) — The Georgia Department of Public Health is navigating a period of financial uncertainty due to the Trump administration’s proposed cut in...
Emory cancer researchers can now track pediatric brain tumors, assess treatment by blood test
When Georgia Tech bioengineer A. Fatih Sarioglu gave a seminar at Emory Winship Cancer Institute describing a microfluidic device that he had developed, Dr....
Walmart recalls frozen shrimp over potential radioactive contamination
Walmart has recalled frozen, raw shrimp sold in 13 states because federal health officials say it could have potential radioactive contamination.
The U.S. Food and...
NGMC Gainesville first in region to offer advanced test for pacemaker infections
Heart patients in Northeast Georgia now have access to cutting-edge testing that could help detect a rare but potentially deadly infection—without leaving the region.
Northeast...
New nursing transfer agreement aims to boost Georgia’s healthcare workforce
In a move to strengthen Georgia’s healthcare workforce, Gov. Brian Kemp announced a new agreement that allows nursing students to transfer seamlessly from the...