Beth Galvin
Beth Galvin gets to the heart of the story… literally! Inspiring and informative, Beth brings you comprehensive and intelligent health stories you won’t see on any other Georgia TV station.
She began her on-air career at Chattanooga’s WTVC and was first seen on Atlanta-area televisions as a general assignment reporter for WXIA. In 1996, Beth joined FOX 5 Atlanta and became the regular face of our FOX Medical Team reports.
Battling a serious health problem reveals a person’s strength and vulnerability. Beth has been touched by many of the people she has covered, like a 19-year-old’s lifesaving heart transplant and a baby’s struggle with a defective heart.
Her reporting has not only caught the attention of viewers, but of media and medical professionals as well. She has won a regional Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in Medical Reporting and an award for Specialty Reporting from the Georgia Associated Press Broadcasters. The Georgia Physicians Association/Atlanta Medical Association also presented her with an award for Outstanding Health Reporting.
Beth attended Wesleyan College in Macon, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in international relations. Beth lives in Decatur with her husband, Brad. When she’s not working, Beth enjoys curling up with a good book, digging in her garden and traveling to national parks.
The latest from Beth Galvin
Talking to kids about violence can be hard: One psychiatrist shares tips for parents
Talking to children about violence and tragedy is complicated. But, psychiatrist Dr. Suvrat Bhargave of the Center for Family Psychiatry in Tyrone, Georgia, shares some advice on how to talk to kids about hard things.
With the gift of a kidney, Madison coworkers become linked for life
Coworkers Rachel Harrelson and Julie Patterson share a lifesaving connection. When Patterson's kidneys failed last winter, Harrelson decided she had to help her friend.
Fertility specialist says getting to a healthier weight may boost pregnancy chances
About 40% of young and middle age women in the US are overweight. Fertility specialist Dr. Desiree' McCarthy-Keith says losing 5% to 10% of your body weight, if you are overweight, may boost a woman's chances of success with fertility treatments.
'We did not know it was going to be that hard': Couple shares struggle to find a Black sperm donor
When Jamelia and Kewanda Walker got married and decided to start a family, the Sugar Hill, Georgia, couple went in search of a sperm donor who looked like them. That is when they discovered there were frustratingly few Black donors to be found.
Study finds unintentional weight loss in seniors may raise risk of dying
A new study drives home the importance of weighing ourselves as we get older.
Georgia woman's quick thinking helps mother survive a potentially lethal stroke
Marilyn Gandy moved in with her daughter Amber Simmons to help raise her only granddaughter. Instead, Gandy's daughter saved her life, when she suddenly experienced a stroke.
Weight loss drug comes with success, side effects for Georgia woman
The weight loss drug Wegovy helped Felicia Zorn lose 50 pounds going into her gastric bypass. Eighteen months later, she is still using the medication. But, Zorn says, it came with a pretty challenging side effect.
After 8 years and 2 weight loss surgeries, Georgia woman finally feels healthy
Weight loss surgery can be life-changing. Still, it is not uncommon for bariatric patients to lose a significant amount of weight and then gain much of it back. That is what happened to 36-year-old Felicia Zorn of Holly Springs, Georgia. Today, after 8 years and two weight loss surgery, Zorn is finally at a point where she feels healthy.
Facing tough diagnosis, Atlanta couple finds refuge in beekeeping
Neill and Robin Ferrill started taking classes in beekeeping during the pandemic, setting up hives in their Atlanta yard. Their bees, and their garden, would become their refuge during the most challenging year of their lives.
New monoclonal antibody treatment may help boost canine parvovirus survival rates
Canine parvovirus is a highly contagious, potentially devastating disease for young puppies and unvaccinated dogs. But, a new monoclonal antibody treatment, the first of its kind, may provide an immune boost to help dogs fight off the virus.