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.

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.

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.

House pushes anew for paid parental leave for state workers

Georgia’s House of Representatives is trying again to give paid parental leave to state workers, teachers, and university employees.