Mounjaro, typically for diabetes treatment, helped dieters lose 60 pounds in new study

Study results for Mounjaro confirm that the drug made by Eli Lilly & Co. has the potential to be one of the most powerful medical treatments for obesity to date, outside experts said.

Mary Lou Retton health update from family: 'Remarkable' progress

Olympic gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton is making "remarkable" progress in her battle with a rare form of pneumonia, her family said this weekend.

A doctors group calls its ‘excited delirium’ paper outdated and withdraws its approval

A leading doctors group formally withdrew its approval of a 2009 paper on “excited delirium,” a document that critics say has been used to justify excessive force by police.

Downtown Atlanta roads reopen after SWAT activity

Peachtree Street NE was closed for several hours on Thursday between Porter Place and Ralph McGill Boulevard because of police activity.

About 25% of U.S. adults may have 'silent' liver disease

As a pediatric gastroenterologist, Dr. Rene Romero guides young patients at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta through liver disease and sometimes transplant surgery.

School bus drivers appealing to Kemp over COVID unemployment repayments

Some of the Clayton County school bus drivers say they've been asked to pay $20,000 to $50,000 in unemployment benefits they received during the COVID-19 pandemic.

What is fatty liver disease?
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Your liver may not get a lot of love and attention, but they are workhorses. They're constantly filter blood and clearing toxins from the body. But a common, usually "silent" disease may be slowly damaging our livers. How a high carb and sugar diet could leave you vulnerable to fatty liver disease.

7-year-old Georgia boy uses entertaining personas to cope with cancer treatment

Turn on Michael Jackson, and DaKodah Searcy is going to dance, with his Batman socks sliding across the hardwood floor in the playroom of the Atlanta Ronald McDonald House on Gatewood Avenue.

Georgia boy dances his way through radiation
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A Crawford County second grader uses different personas to get through his cancer treatment. Sometimes Dakodah Searcy is Michael Jackson. Other days, he's wrestler John Cena. Everyday, he's a little trooper trying his hardest to "get better."

Mary Lou Retton's daughter shares health update, thanks for love and support

Mary Lou Retton, who captured the attention of the nation when she won the all-around women's gymnastics competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics, remains in an intensive care unit.

The most common phobias in each US state, according to search trends

“A fear of people" – or anthropophobia – was most commonly searched in populous states like California and New York, the report said.

Study finds many heart patients are missing out on cardiac rehab

A Canadian study finds many patients who could benefit from cardiac rehab are not getting access to the programs that could help them recover.

What is cardiac rehab and who needs it?
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A new study finds only about a third of heart patients get the recommended cardiac rehab. It can be a safe way to start exercising again after a major heart event. But researchers found many people don't know about cardiac rehab or are falling through the cracks when it comes to getting the follow up help they need.