Piedmont Henry Hospital breaks ground on monumental $212-million expansion
Officials broke ground Wednesday on a new $212-million hospital tower.
1st person to receive pig kidney transplant dies nearly 2 months later
Pig kidney transplant recipient Richard Slayman has died nearly two months after he underwent the procedure. Here’s what’s known about xenotransplantation.
First look inside Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Arthur M. Blank Hospital emergency department
When the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Arthur M. Blank Hospital opens its doors on September 29, 2024, organizers say, it will become the busiest pediatric emergency department in the nation, treating an estimated 105,000 patients in the first year. The FOX Medical Team got an exclusive look inside the state-of-the-art facility.
About 300K Georgia kids lose insurance after pandemic-era protections end
A recent report from Georgetown University says the state of Georgia dropped about 300,000 children from its Medicaid and PeachCare programs in 2023.
Georgia nursing homes face a severe staffing shortage
Nursing homes in Georgia and across the US are facing a common problem: they can't find enough employees to take care of their residents.
Free Dunkin’ coffee offered to all nurses on National Nurses Day 2024
Nurses can get a free medium hot or iced coffee on May 6, 2024, at Dunkin’. Here’s what to know.
Piedmont Newnan Hospital's South Tower opens Wednesday
Piedmont Newnan Hospital is set to unveil its new South Tower tomorrow, a significant addition aimed at addressing the facility's bed shortage.
Grady plans to open ER in Union City to fill gap in emergency care
Grady Health System will be opening a freestanding emergency department in south Fulton County. The move is to increase emergency medical services in metro Atlanta following the closure of Wellstar’s Atlanta Medical Center South and Atlanta Medical Center in 2023.
Report from Sen. Ossoff blasts DFCS over child deaths, sex trafficking
A scathing report by a U.S. Senate subcommittee, chaired by Sen. Jon Ossoff, blasts Georgia DFCS for failing to protect children, with kids dying because of systemic failures and hundreds of children sex trafficked while in state care. DFCS fired back Tuesday, accusing Ossoff of "political gamesmanship."
Family warning others about getting plastic surgery in Mexico following sister's death
One family is speaking out and warning others after their sister died during a plastic surgery operation in Mexico.
Costco launches weight loss program for members
Costco members in all 50 states can get access to the new program
Pig kidney transplanted into man in surgical first
It’s the first time a genetically modified pig kidney has been transplanted into a living person.
Georgia GOP reject Democrats' final push for Medicaid expansion
Georgia Republicans shot down a last-ditch attempt by Democrats to expand Medicaid on Thursday in a state Senate committee, frustrating Democrats who say GOP leaders broke a promise to advance the bill.
Georgia grapples with nation's second worst nursing shortage
A nationwide nursing shortage is hitting Georgia especially hard.
Change Healthcare cyber attack: Metro Atlanta therapists suffer financially
Metro Atlanta therapists say many mental health professionals are struggling to stay afloat after the recent Change Healthcare cyberattack shut down reimbursement systems and left a lot of them unpaid.
Georgia Republicans seeking puberty blocker ban for minors
The new proposal by a Georgia Republican lawmaker would ban puberty blockers for anyone under 18 and end access to hormones for those already receiving therapy.
Single LSD dose provides lasting relief from anxiety, researchers find
MM120, an LSD formulation designed to treat generalized anxiety disorder, was recently granted a breakthrough therapy designation by the FDA.
Wegovy weight-loss medication gets FDA approval for use as heart disease prevention drug
The injectable semaglutide from Novo Nordisk was shown to reduce risk of cardiovascular death, heart attack and stroke.
Change Healthcare cyberattack cripples healthcare providers: What to know
Change Healthcare processes 14-15 billion transactions a year and touches one in every three patient records. A cyberattack has left healthcare providers reeling nationwide.
Georgia lawmakers rally to safeguard IVF treatments amid Alabama's controversial embryo ruling
eorgia Democratic lawmakers are looking at ways to protect IVF treatments in the state after neighboring Alabama had its state Supreme Court rule that frozen embryos have the same status as children.