Health

In the last two and a half months, the CDC has confirmed eight cases of locally-transmitted malaria. Seven of those cases are in Florida, the eighth comes from Texas. Infected mosquitos spread malaria. While health officials report close to 300,000,000 cases worldwide each year, this is the first time in 20 years the U.S. has had cases in which people were infected here in the country.

If you're tired of hearing your kids tell you they're bored, you're not alone. But, a little boredom may not be such a bad thing. In fact, one Children's Healthcare of Atlanta therapist says having downtime to do nothing, may be exactly what some kids need.

Breast cancer put a Lamar County couple's dream of starting a family on hold, but Kathryn and Josh Green still hope to one day become parents, and there is a good chance they will, thanks to fertility treatments they underwent before Kathryn began her cancer treatment.

Joey and Jackson Martin were both diagnosed with challenging diseases that took them out of the games they loved to play when they were younger. FOX Medical Team's Beth Galvin caught up with the pair who have not only gotten back to their respective fields, but are inspiring others to keep pushing, despite life's obstacles.

An Olympic gold medalist from Atlanta says she wants people who are having eye problems to find out more about thyroid eye disease. It's an illness Gail Devers has struggled with for years without even know what it was or what it was called. Here's why it's important not to wait to get it checked out.

Breast cancer put a Lamar County couple's dream of starting a family on hold, but Kathryn and Josh Green still hope to one day become parents, and there is a good chance they will, thanks to fertility treatments they underwent before Kathryn began her cancer treatment.

For 60 years, birth control pills have been on the market, but only with a prescription. That's expected to change soon. The FDA recently approved Opill, the first birth control pill to be sold over the counter.