Health care providers, tech companies expand digital access to vaccine records
Technology companies and health care providers have developed digital vaccination records that you can access on your phone. The companies are explicit that these are not "vaccine passports," which have been linked to hot-button political debates.
N95 masks don't have to be rationed, reused anymore in US hospitals amid plentiful supply, FDA says
Medical providers may soon return to using one medical N95 mask per patient, a practice that was suspended during the pandemic due to deadly supply shortages.
COVID-19 patient credits GoMed nurse practitioner with saving his life
A former COVID-19 patient recently reunited with the nurse practitioner whom he credits with saving his life.
After COVID-19 vaccination, Atlanta nurse visits mom for first time in 14 months
Americans lining up for COVID-19 vaccinations have many reasons to roll up their sleeves: for the added protection, for work, and for the chance to travel again.
Restaurant manager relies on former healthcare training to save unconscious toddler
2-year-old Antonio Johnson II slipped and hit his head inside the WingStop in Bradenton and then went limp. A cashier called 911 while restaurant manager Jajahira Rosado put her training as a former hospital worker to work.
Amazon jumps into health care with telemedicine initiative
Amazon is making its first foray into providing health care services, announcing Wednesday that it will be offering its Amazon Care telemedicine program to employers nationwide.
Pharmacist hesitates to provide Tucker woman with medication for miscarriage
A Tucker woman struggled to get the medication she needed to recover from a miscarriage because the pharmacist did not want to supply it. But as it turns out a Georgia law does allow pharmacists to deny service.
More locally-owned pharmacies starting to administer COVID-19 vaccine
More locally pharmacies starting to administer the vaccine. For a lot of people, that's a better option.
Red Cross stress need for blood, plasma donations despite COVID-19 vaccine
The American Red Cross said there is a high demand for blood and plasma donations as the coronavirus pandemic continues.
Georgia House approves bill to allow limited nursing home visits
Relief could soon be on the way for Georgians who have not been able to visit their loved ones in the hospital or nursing homes in the state since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
House bill: Allow at least 1 visitor in medical facilities
Every Georgia hospital or nursing home patient could designate at least one person who would have at least one hour of access each day under a bill approved by the state House on Monday.
'Be The Match Day' asked for 430 people at the Gold Dome to join the registry
“Be The Match Day” was celebrated at Liberty Plaza at the Gold Dome on Thursday with several state lawmakers and staffers joining the national registry.
7-year-old Alabama girl sells lemonade to help fund her brain surgeries
Liza Scott has always tried to 'lift a bit of the burden' around the home.
Plastic surgeon appears in California traffic court video while operating
Dr. Scott Green appeared for his Sacramento Superior Court trial, held virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic, from an operating room. He was dressed in surgical scrubs with a patient undergoing the procedure just out of view; the beeps of medical machinery can be heard in the background.
Georgia could strip public health powers from local boards
Georgia lawmakers are considering a reorganization of the public health system that would strip power from county boards of health and give it to the state public health commissioner, saying the COVID-19 pandemic has underlined the need for a more centralized structure.
Georgia House wants sexual misconduct training for doctors
Doctors in Georgia could soon be required to undergo sexual misconduct training under a bill that passed the state House on Friday.
COVID-19’s impact on cancer care has been 'profound,' experts say, with many delaying routine screenings
A survey found many American adults aren’t keeping up with routine cancer screenings, citing fear of COVID-19 as the reason. But delays in diagnosis could lead to a spike in cancer deaths down the road.
Transplanted lungs tainted by coronavirus killed woman, infected surgeon, researchers say
Researchers from the University of Michigan Medical School recently published a report about a woman who died of complications related to COVID-19 three days after receiving a coronavirus-tainted double-lung transplant.
Georgia medical students train to help with COVID-19 vaccinations
Local medical students are receiving training to be able to help administer COVID-19 vaccinations.
Ossoff pledges to advance COVID relief bill while touring Atlanta facilities
Newly-elected U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) spent Thursday touring facilities in Atlanta at the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic.